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Lexington, South Carolina Weather

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Lexington weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Lexington, SC
Wednesday, June 3 at 8:35 PM
80
°
Clear
Feels like
76°
Humidity
23%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
6:14 AM
Sunset
8:32 PM
Lexington, SC
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastLexington, SC: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 59 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 59°H 86°
Lexington, SC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Clear
    80°55°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Clear
    87°59°+7°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    87°62°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    88°64°+1°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    91°67°+3°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Drizzle
    44%
    93°69°+2°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    40%
    81°63°-12°
Lexington, SC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
058° · veering 47°
Direction
ENE
058°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
14
avg 6
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
avg 6 · pk 14 @ 12:00p
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 127SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 47° from the ene.
Lexington, SC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1011.2
+0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 29.86 inHg
Now
1011.2
mb
3h
+0.4
mb
12h
0.0
mb
24h
+3.1
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10091014
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1013.61008.51011.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Lexington, SC
Air quality
44
AQI
Moderate
+2 in 6hPeak ~67 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 73 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Levels should ease through evening.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
4.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
121μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
6.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 73 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 73
UV peak
6.5 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 73
Lexington, SC
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
162.5mi
UNLIMITED
166 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
20:35 UTC ·Lexington, SC · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 21696x21696 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
20:35 UTC ·Lexington, SC · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Lexington, SC
Satellite · infrared · animated
Lexington, SC
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Lexington, SC
Almanac · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
9:46 AM
Sunrise
6:14 AM
Daylight
14h 18m
Sunset
8:32 PM
Civil dusk
1:02 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Lexington, SC
The moon
Waning Gibbous
89% illuminated
Moonrise
2:54 AM
Moonset
12:42 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Lexington, SC
Microseason
Jun 1–5

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Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Lexington at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 80°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 11 (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 3, 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.