Lexington, Tennessee Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lexington weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Showers—0.06″92°68°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Showers24%1.1″90°71°-2°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm43%—87°71°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast39%—85°66°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast19%—88°65°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle29%—90°68°+2°
- FridayJul 10Mostly Clear38%—95°74°+5°
AQI 48 (Good), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 63 now. With UV 9.6 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 81 around 1 PM.
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 63 now. With UV 9.6 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 81 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 63
- UV peak
- 9.6 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 81
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.92
- Wind
- calm
- 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
- 10:42 PM
- Moonset
- 10:04 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Lexington at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°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
- Sat92°68°8%
- Sun90°71°24%
- Mon87°71°43%
- Tue85°66°39%
- Wed88°65°19%
- Thu90°68°29%
- Fri95°74°38%
- Sat82°72°36%
- Sun79°63°26%
- Mon81°59°13%
- Tue83°60°10%
- Wed85°63°13%
- Thu83°67°10%
- Fri91°69°13%
- Sat80°70°21%
- Sun77°68°29%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 4, 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 includes Lexington in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
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