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Weather in Lexington, Alabama

Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Lexington, AL
Sunday, May 17 at 2:43 AM
69
°
Clear
Feels like
71°
Humidity
72%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
5:44 AM
Sunset
7:46 PM
Lexington, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
59°
9p
55°
10p
52°
11p
51°
12a
49°
1a
48°
2a
47°
3a
47°
4a
47°
5a
46°
6a
51°
7a
58°
8a
63°
9a
67°
10a
70°
11a
73°
12p
76°
1p
78°
2p
80°
3p
80°
4p
79°
5p
78°
6p
75°
7p
71°
8p
L 46°H 80°
Lexington, AL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    82°59°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    87°60°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    87°61°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    14%
    86°68°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    64%
    82°64°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    58%
    84°65°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    62%
    82°66°
Lexington, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
221° · veering 66°
Direction
SW
221°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 7
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
avg 7 · pk 17 @ 7:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 66° from the sw.
Lexington, AL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
989.0
+0.7 mb in 3h · steady · 29.21 inHg
Now
989.0
mb
3h
+0.7
mb
12h
-2.1
mb
24h
+0.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 988992
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Lexington, AL
Air quality
86
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
7.5 μg/m³
PM 10
7.8 μg/m³
NO₂
2.9 μg/m³
Ozone
112.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Lexington, AL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:18 AM
Sunrise
5:44 AM
Daylight
14h 02m
Sunset
7:46 PM
Civil dusk
1:15 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Lexington, AL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:56 AM
Moonset
1:11 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Lexington, AL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open on the Piedmont edge

insect
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Lexington at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 17 (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.

ZIP codes in Lexington

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.