Lexington, Tennessee Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lexington weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Rain38%0.11″87°72°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast22%—86°69°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers30%—86°71°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle11%—90°70°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle10%—93°70°+3°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle27%—95°73°+2°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle43%—90°72°-5°
AQI 45 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 55 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 55 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 55
- UV peak
- 5.0 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 55
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.92
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 1h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:08 PM
- Moonset
- 11:07 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Lexington at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 38351
16-Day Forecast — Lexington
- Sun88°72°38%
- Mon86°69°22%
- Tue86°71°30%
- Wed90°70°11%
- Thu93°70°10%
- Fri95°73°27%
- Sat90°72°43%
- Sun92°72°31%
- Mon92°69°11%
- Tue79°62°8%
- Wed84°59°6%
- Thu89°63°28%
- Fri90°68°29%
- Sat92°71°32%
- Sun90°68°35%
- Mon90°68°35%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Lexington
SPC has placed Lexington in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.
ZIP codes in Lexington
- 38351