Weather in Lexington, South Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lexington, SC
Sunday, May 17 at 4:49 AM
69
°
Clear
Feels like
72°
Humidity
86%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:21 AM
Sunset
8:20 PM
Lexington, SC
Hour by hour · 24h
61°
12a
58°
1a
56°
2a
53°
3a
51°
4a
50°
5a
48°
6a
48°
7a
55°
8a
60°
9a
64°
10a
68°
11a
71°
12p
74°
1p
74°
2p
79°
3p
79°
4p
80°
5p
81°
6p
79°
7p
75°
8p
68°
9p
64°
10p
62°
11p
Lexington, SC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Overcast—93°65°
- MondayMay 18Mostly Clear—94°68°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—93°61°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast12%91°64°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle67%95°65°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle69%91°67°
- SaturdayMay 23Overcast65%88°66°
Lexington, SC
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Lexington, SC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
188° · steady
Direction
S
188°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
16
avg 6
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Lexington, SC
Air quality
75
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 12.3 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 15.4 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 4.8 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 90.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Lexington, SC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:56 AM
Sunrise
6:21 AM
Daylight
13h 59m
Sunset
8:20 PM
Civil dusk
12:48 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Lexington, SC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:34 AM
- Moonset
- 12:42 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Lexington, SC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Lexington at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 11 (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
Peak growing season
As of May 17, 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.