East Lexington, Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
East Lexington weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast26%—97°68°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast73%—94°73°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail79%0.06″85°68°-9°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm59%0.18″77°69°-8°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast26%—93°68°+16°
- FridayJul 10Heavy Drizzle32%0.21″94°67°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Thunderstorm43%—81°65°-13°
AQI 38 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 11.0 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.0 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
- 11:34 PM
- Moonset
- 11:28 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
East Lexington at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 3 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
15-Day Forecast — East Lexington
- Sun97°68°26%
- Mon94°73°73%
- Tue85°68°79%
- Wed77°69°59%
- Thu93°68°26%
- Fri94°67°32%
- Sat81°65°43%
- Sun91°69°28%
- Mon85°66°14%
- Tue82°63°13%
- Wed84°63°13%
- Thu90°66°32%
- Fri88°69°33%
- Sat87°67°43%
- Sun89°65°43%
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 — East Lexington
SPC has placed East 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 East Lexington
- 24450