Weather in Lexington, Texas
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lexington, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 3:51 AM
74
°
Overcast
Feels like
77°
Humidity
80%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
6:32 AM
Sunset
8:15 PM
Lexington, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
73°
10p
71°
11p
70°
12a
69°
1a
68°
2a
68°
3a
70°
4a
71°
5a
71°
6a
70°
7a
71°
8a
73°
9a
75°
10a
78°
11a
80°
12p
82°
1p
84°
2p
86°
3p
87°
4p
86°
5p
84°
6p
82°
7p
78°
8p
77°
9p
Lexington, TX
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—86°68°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm10%87°74°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm14%89°75°
- TuesdayMay 19Drizzle58%88°75°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers54%75°68°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle67%80°66°
- FridayMay 22Thunderstorm66%85°69°
Lexington, TX
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Lexington, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
155° · backing 11°
Direction
SSE
155°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
22
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 11
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, TX
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 8.3 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 12.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.4 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 71.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Lexington, TX
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:08 AM
Sunrise
6:32 AM
Daylight
13h 43m
Sunset
8:15 PM
Civil dusk
1:43 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Lexington, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:50 AM
- Moonset
- 1:38 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Lexington, TX
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Lexington at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 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.