Lexington, North Carolina Weather
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Lexington weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 13Overcast10%—96°71°—
- SundayJun 14Light Drizzle44%0.02″98°74°+2°
- MondayJun 15Overcast26%—86°67°-12°
- TuesdayJun 16Light Drizzle20%—86°64°0°
- WednesdayJun 17Light Drizzle10%—94°63°+8°
- ThursdayJun 18Overcast18%—97°76°+3°
- FridayJun 19Light Drizzle48%—89°72°-8°
AQI 39 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 5.4 µg/m³ (AQI 30) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.4 µg/m³ (AQI 30) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
Cut your thistles before St. John, you will have two instead of one.
- Moonrise
- 4:16 AM
- Moonset
- 7:39 PM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Sun climbs to its northern throne
Lexington at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 22 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 11–15
- Planting window: Prune spring-blooming shrubs after flowers fade.
15-Day Forecast — Lexington
- Sat96°71°10%
- Sun98°74°44%
- Mon86°67°26%
- Tue86°64°20%
- Wed94°63°10%
- Thu97°76°18%
- Fri89°72°48%
- Sat91°64°24%
- Sun94°67°22%
- Mon92°69°22%
- Tue74°64°32%
- Wed84°64°41%
- Thu82°66°45%
- Fri93°70°41%
- Sat92°69°29%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 13, 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.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Lexington
SPC has placed Lexington in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.
ZIP codes in Lexington
- 27292
- 27295
- 27294