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Weather in Lexington Park, Maryland

Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Lexington Park, MD
Sunday, May 17 at 2:43 AM
71
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
69°
Humidity
58%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:53 AM
Sunset
8:10 PM
Lexington Park, MD
Hour by hour · 24h
55°
10p
54°
11p
52°
12a
51°
1a
51°
2a
50°
3a
49°
4a
49°
5a
49°
6a
51°
7a
54°
8a
56°
9a
58°
10a
61°
11a
63°
12p
66°
1p
68°
2p
69°
3p
71°
4p
71°
5p
70°
6p
69°
7p
64°
8p
61°
9p
L 49°H 71°
Lexington Park, MD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Clear
    84°55°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    13%
    88°66°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    10%
    96°67°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    85°67°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    44%
    84°67°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    53%
    67°60°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    55%
    60°53°
Lexington Park, MD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
183° · steady
Direction
S
183°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 9
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 9 · pk 23 @ 8:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze holding from the s.
Lexington Park, MD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1010.5
-0.2 mb in 3h · rising · 29.84 inHg
Now
1010.5
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
-3.5
mb
24h
-3.9
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10111017
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Lexington Park, MD
Air quality
102
AQI
Unhealthy for sensitive
PM 2.5
11.1 μg/m³
PM 10
11.4 μg/m³
NO₂
3.7 μg/m³
Ozone
116.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Lexington Park, MD
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:25 AM
Sunrise
5:53 AM
Daylight
14h 17m
Sunset
8:10 PM
Civil dusk
12:41 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Lexington Park, MD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
9:59 AM
Moonset
12:36 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Lexington Park, MD
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open along the stoops

plant
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Lexington Park at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 71°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 6 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
  • Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.

Right now in the garden

Warm-season window is open

As of May 17, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.

ZIP codes in Lexington Park

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.