Weather in Lexington, Nebraska
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lexington, NE
Sunday, May 17 at 6:01 AM
61
°
Overcast
Feels like
60°
Humidity
89%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
6:19 AM
Sunset
8:51 PM
Lexington, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
61°
1a
58°
2a
54°
3a
53°
4a
51°
5a
49°
6a
47°
7a
53°
8a
60°
9a
70°
10a
77°
11a
85°
12p
89°
1p
91°
2p
93°
3p
93°
4p
92°
5p
91°
6p
89°
7p
84°
8p
75°
9p
71°
10p
69°
11p
67°
12a
Lexington, NE
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Thunderstorm70%81°53°
- MondayMay 18Drizzle54%51°45°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast54%64°42°
- WednesdayMay 20Heavy Drizzle14%54°47°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle28%57°48°
- FridayMay 22Showers28%74°48°
- SaturdayMay 23Overcast27%79°55°
Lexington, NE
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Lexington, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ESE
109° · veering 125°
Direction
ESE
109°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
24
mph
Peak 24h
41
avg 14
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Lexington, NE
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 5.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 5.0 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 77.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Lexington, NE
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:50 AM
Sunrise
6:19 AM
Daylight
14h 32m
Sunset
8:51 PM
Civil dusk
2:22 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Lexington, NE
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:27 AM
- Moonset
- 2:23 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Lexington, NE
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Lexington at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 21 (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.