View
Units

Lexington, Kentucky weather · now

70°

Light Rain

High / Low
82° / 68°
Wind
33 mph SSW
Humidity
100%
Currently precipitating; clearing around 9:00 AM (40 min).

Precipitation · next 12 hrs

Peak 80% · 3 PM

8 AM
·
·
11 AM
·
·
2 PM
·
·
5 PM
·
7 PM
GoodAir quality PollenTreeNoneGrassHighWeedLow
Sun 6:24 AM 9:02 PM 14h 38m
Moon Waning Crescent 12% lit

Current weather and 7-day forecast for Lexington, Kentucky, sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Expect showers and thunderstorms likely then chance showers and thunderstorms today. Today's high is 82° with a low near 68°. 1 active weather alert in effect.

What to wear today

Rain jacket and umbrella

Plan for showers (80%). Skip cotton or anything that dries slow.

Next 24 hours

65° 75° 85° ↑ 81° ↓ 68° 8 AM 11 AM 2 PM 5 PM 8 PM 11 PM 2 AM 5 AM

  1. 8 AM

    71°

    71%

  2. 10 AM

    74°

    52%

  3. 12 PM

    76°

    37%

  4. 2 PM

    79°

    54%

  5. 4 PM

    80°

    74%

  6. 6 PM

    79°

    72%

  7. 8 PM

    78°

    52%

  8. 10 PM

    74°

    47%

  9. 12 AM

    72°

    65%

  10. 2 AM

    71°

    60%

  11. 4 AM

    70°

    39%

  12. 6 AM

    69°

    38%

Live radar

View full radar →
Open full radar →

7 days

  1. Today 7/11 Showers And Thunderstorms Likely then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 80% 82° · 68°
    1. 8 AM 71° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 71%
    2. 9 AM 72° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 56%
    3. 10 AM 74° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 52%
    4. 11 AM 75° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 41%
    5. 12 PM 76° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 37%
    6. 1 PM 77° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 33%
    7. 2 PM 79° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 54%
    8. 3 PM 80° Showers And Thunderstorms 80%
    9. 4 PM 80° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 74%
    10. 5 PM 81° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 68%
    11. 6 PM 79° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 72%
    12. 7 PM 79° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 54%
    13. 8 PM 78° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 52%
    14. 9 PM 76° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 47%
    15. 10 PM 74° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 47%
    16. 11 PM 72° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 53%
  2. Sun 7/12 Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 66% 81° · 67°
    1. 12 AM 72° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 65%
    2. 1 AM 71° Showers And Thunderstorms 79%
    3. 2 AM 71° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 60%
    4. 3 AM 71° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 43%
    5. 4 AM 70° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 39%
    6. 5 AM 70° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 41%
    7. 6 AM 69° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 38%
    8. 7 AM 68° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 29%
    9. 8 AM 70° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 31%
    10. 9 AM 71° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 34%
    11. 10 AM 74° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 29%
    12. 11 AM 75° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 33%
    13. 12 PM 76° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 43%
    14. 1 PM 77° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 38%
    15. 2 PM 78° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 21%
    16. 3 PM 79° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 16%
    17. 4 PM 79° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 66%
    18. 5 PM 79° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 56%
    19. 6 PM 80° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 57%
    20. 7 PM 79° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 52%
    21. 8 PM 78° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 39%
    22. 9 PM 76° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 39%
    23. 10 PM 74° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 39%
    24. 11 PM 72° Chance Rain Showers 39%
  3. Mon 7/13 Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 49% 84° · 67°
    1. 12 AM 71° Chance Rain Showers 39%
    2. 1 AM 70° Chance Rain Showers 39%
    3. 2 AM 70° Slight Chance Rain Showers 15%
    4. 3 AM 70° Slight Chance Rain Showers 15%
    5. 4 AM 70° Slight Chance Rain Showers 15%
    6. 5 AM 69° Slight Chance Rain Showers 15%
    7. 6 AM 69° Slight Chance Rain Showers 15%
    8. 7 AM 68° Slight Chance Rain Showers 15%
    9. 8 AM 68° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 47%
    10. 9 AM 70° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 47%
    11. 10 AM 73° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 47%
    12. 11 AM 76° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 47%
    13. 12 PM 78° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 47%
    14. 1 PM 79° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 47%
    15. 2 PM 81° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 49%
    16. 3 PM 82° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 49%
    17. 4 PM 83° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 49%
    18. 5 PM 83° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 49%
    19. 6 PM 83° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 49%
    20. 7 PM 82° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 49%
    21. 8 PM 80° Partly Cloudy 4%
    22. 9 PM 78° Partly Cloudy 4%
    23. 10 PM 75° Partly Cloudy 4%
    24. 11 PM 73° Partly Cloudy 4%
  4. Tue 7/14 Sunny 9% 87° · 69°
    1. 12 AM 72° Partly Cloudy 4%
    2. 1 AM 71° Mostly Clear 4%
    3. 2 AM 70° Mostly Clear 1%
    4. 3 AM 69° Mostly Clear 1%
    5. 4 AM 68° Mostly Clear 1%
    6. 5 AM 68° Partly Cloudy 1%
    7. 6 AM 67° Sunny 1%
    8. 7 AM 68° Sunny 1%
    9. 8 AM 69° Sunny 1%
    10. 9 AM 73° Sunny 1%
    11. 10 AM 76° Sunny 1%
    12. 11 AM 80° Sunny 1%
    13. 12 PM 82° Sunny 1%
    14. 1 PM 84° Sunny 1%
    15. 2 PM 85° Sunny 9%
    16. 3 PM 86° Sunny 9%
    17. 4 PM 87° Sunny 9%
    18. 5 PM 87° Sunny 9%
    19. 6 PM 87° Mostly Clear 9%
    20. 7 PM 86° Mostly Clear 9%
    21. 8 PM 85° Mostly Clear 1%
    22. 9 PM 82° Mostly Clear 1%
    23. 10 PM 79° Mostly Clear 1%
    24. 11 PM 76° Mostly Clear 1%
  5. Wed 7/15 Sunny 11% 90° · 71°
    1. 12 AM 74° Mostly Clear 1%
    2. 1 AM 73° Mostly Clear 1%
    3. 2 AM 72° Mostly Clear
    4. 3 AM 71° Mostly Clear
    5. 4 AM 71° Mostly Clear
    6. 5 AM 71° Mostly Clear
    7. 6 AM 70° Sunny
    8. 7 AM 70° Sunny
    9. 8 AM 71° Mostly Sunny 2%
    10. 9 AM 74° Mostly Sunny 2%
    11. 10 AM 78° Mostly Sunny 2%
    12. 11 AM 82° Mostly Sunny 2%
    13. 12 PM 85° Mostly Sunny 2%
    14. 1 PM 87° Mostly Sunny 2%
    15. 2 PM 88° Sunny 11%
    16. 3 PM 89° Sunny 11%
    17. 4 PM 89° Sunny 11%
    18. 5 PM 89° Sunny 11%
    19. 6 PM 89° Mostly Clear 11%
    20. 7 PM 88° Mostly Clear 11%
    21. 8 PM 86° Mostly Clear 6%
    22. 9 PM 83° Mostly Clear 6%
    23. 10 PM 80° Mostly Clear 6%
    24. 11 PM 77° Mostly Clear 6%
  6. Thu 7/16 Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 20% 89° · 70°
    1. 12 AM 75° Mostly Clear 6%
    2. 1 AM 75° Mostly Clear 6%
    3. 2 AM 74° Mostly Clear 2%
    4. 3 AM 73° Mostly Clear 2%
    5. 4 AM 73° Mostly Clear 2%
    6. 5 AM 73° Mostly Clear 2%
    7. 6 AM 72° Sunny 2%
    8. 7 AM 72° Sunny 2%
    9. 8 AM 73° Sunny 6%
    10. 9 AM 76° Sunny 6%
    11. 10 AM 79° Sunny 6%
    12. 11 AM 82° Sunny 6%
    13. 12 PM 84° Sunny 6%
    14. 1 PM 86° Sunny 6%
    15. 2 PM 87° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 20%
    16. 3 PM 88° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 20%
    17. 4 PM 88° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 20%
    18. 5 PM 88° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 20%
    19. 6 PM 88° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 20%
    20. 7 PM 87° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 20%
    21. 8 PM 85° Partly Cloudy 7%
    22. 9 PM 83° Partly Cloudy 7%
    23. 10 PM 80° Partly Cloudy 7%
    24. 11 PM 77° Partly Cloudy 7%
  7. Fri 7/17 Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 33% 88° · 69°
    1. 12 AM 75° Partly Cloudy 7%
    2. 1 AM 74° Partly Cloudy 7%
    3. 2 AM 73° Mostly Clear 7%
    4. 3 AM 72° Mostly Clear 7%
    5. 4 AM 72° Mostly Clear 7%
    6. 5 AM 72° Mostly Clear 7%
    7. 6 AM 71° Sunny 7%
    8. 7 AM 71° Sunny 7%
    9. 8 AM 72° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 33%
    10. 9 AM 75° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 33%
    11. 10 AM 78° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 33%
    12. 11 AM 81° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 33%
    13. 12 PM 83° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 33%
    14. 1 PM 84° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 33%
    15. 2 PM 85° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 31%
    16. 3 PM 86° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 31%
    17. 4 PM 87° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 31%
    18. 5 PM 87° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 31%
    19. 6 PM 86° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 31%
    20. 7 PM 85° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 31%
Extended outlook days 8–16
  1. Sat 7/18 Drizzle 20% 87° · 72°
  2. Sun 7/19 Cloudy 30% 88° · 73°
  3. Mon 7/20 Cloudy 30% 90° · 73°
  4. Tue 7/21 Cloudy 22% 91° · 74°
  5. Wed 7/22 Sunny 35% 92° · 74°
  6. Thu 7/23 Sunny 40% 93° · 74°
  7. Fri 7/24 Sunny 32% 93° · 75°
  8. Sat 7/25 Cloudy 39% 93° · 74°
  9. Sun 7/26 Cloudy 33% 93° · 76°

Days 8+ from the Open-Meteo multi-model ensemble — treat as a guide; accuracy drops past day 7.

Best day this week

Mild temps, low rain chance, clearer skies.

Tuesday, 7/14

Sunny, 87° / 69°

  1. Tomorrow81°67°
  2. Mon84°67°
  3. Tue87°69°
  4. Wed90°71°
  5. Thu89°70°
  6. Fri88°69°

Best time to head outside

Picks the upcoming daytime hour with the most favorable conditions for each activity. Factors in temperature, wind, precipitation timing, and pollen.

  • RunTomorrow 6 AM

    warm at 67°F · calm wind · no rain expected · rain should clear by 6 AM · pollen high today — allergy sufferers, take note

    Excellent96 / 100
  • BikeTomorrow 2 PM

    comfortable at 78°F · light wind (7 mph) · slight chance of rain (21%) · pollen high today — allergy sufferers, take note

    Excellent100 / 100
  • GolfTomorrow 3 PM

    comfortable at 79°F · light wind (7 mph) · slight chance of rain (16%) · rain should clear by 2 PM · pollen high today — allergy sufferers, take note

    Excellent100 / 100
  • PicnicTomorrow 2 PM

    comfortable at 78°F · light wind (7 mph) · slight chance of rain (21%) · pollen high today — allergy sufferers, take note

    Excellent100 / 100
  • Magic ShowAnytime

    Any weather is magic show weather. Indoors or out, magic doesn't care.

    Corporate Magician Scott Henderson

Climate normals

What weather to expect in Lexington

Lexington in July typically averages 87° highs and 70° lows, with about 17 days of rain. The hottest stretch is July (average high 87°); the coldest is January (average low 21°). May is the wettest month on average.

MonthAvg highAvg lowRainy days
Jan35°21°12
Feb45°29°13
Mar62°42°15
Apr70°51°15
May72°56°19
Jun82°66°18
Jul87°70°17
Aug84°65°12
Sep80°62°13
Oct68°50°8
Nov56°41°16
Dec45°32°18

Normals derived from the past two years of observations via Open-Meteo's historical archive.

More for Lexington

Other cities in Kentucky

Detailed forecast (NWS)

Today
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 10am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10am and 3pm, then showers and thunderstorms between 3pm and 5pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 82. West wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Sunday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11am and 4pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely between 4pm and 5pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. East wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Monday
A slight chance of rain showers before 8am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8am and 11am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 84. Northeast wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 87.

Forecast details

NWS gridpoint
LMK 95,71
Radar station
KJKL
Time zone
America/New_York
Coordinates
38.041, -84.504