Lexington, Ohio Weather
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Lexington weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 5Overcast——84°57°—
- SaturdayJun 6Light Showers93%0.26″84°67°0°
- SundayJun 7Light Drizzle62%—78°62°-6°
- MondayJun 8Heavy Drizzle10%—79°59°+1°
- TuesdayJun 9Drizzle41%0.04″73°67°-6°
- WednesdayJun 10Light Showers37%0.21″78°67°+5°
- ThursdayJun 11Light Drizzle28%—78°65°0°
AQI 67 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI down 17 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. Ozone at AQI 40 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 18 by mid-afternoon.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 40 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 18 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 40
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 18
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.7 µg/m³ (AQI 37) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.87
- 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).
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
- Moonrise
- 4:32 AM
- Moonset
- 2:34 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias
Lexington at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 5, 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 Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3SLGTSlight Risk
Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.
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.