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Lexington, Kentucky weather · now

86°

Mostly Cloudy

Feels
95°
High / Low
91° / 70°
Wind
21 mph SW
Humidity
70%
Dry now; thunderstorms expected around 6:00 PM.

Precipitation · next 12 hrs

Peak 50% · 8 PM

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Sun 6:49 AM 8:36 PM 13h 47m
Moon Waning Crescent 3% lit

Current weather and 7-day forecast for Lexington, Kentucky, sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Expect slight chance showers and thunderstorms today. Today's high is 91° with a low near 70°. 1 active weather alert in effect.

What to wear today

Loose, light, and water nearby

91°F — wear breathable fabrics and stay hydrated.

Next 24 hours

65° 80° 95° ↑ 90° ↓ 72° 12 PM 3 PM 6 PM 9 PM 12 AM 3 AM 6 AM 9 AM

  1. 12 PM

    86°

    1%

  2. 2 PM

    88°

    5%

  3. 4 PM

    90°

    8%

  4. 6 PM

    87°

    31%

  5. 8 PM

    82°

    50%

  6. 10 PM

    78°

    17%

  7. 12 AM

    75°

    54%

  8. 2 AM

    73°

    51%

  9. 4 AM

    73°

    53%

  10. 6 AM

    72°

    73%

  11. 8 AM

    73°

    29%

  12. 10 AM

    79°

    13%

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7 days

  1. Today 8/11 Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 57% 91° · 70°
    1. 12 PM 86° Partly Sunny 1%
    2. 1 PM 87° Partly Sunny 3%
    3. 2 PM 88° Partly Sunny 5%
    4. 3 PM 89° Mostly Sunny 8%
    5. 4 PM 90° Partly Sunny 8%
    6. 5 PM 87° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 20%
    7. 6 PM 87° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 31%
    8. 7 PM 85° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 44%
    9. 8 PM 82° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 50%
    10. 9 PM 80° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 31%
    11. 10 PM 78° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 17%
    12. 11 PM 76° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 41%
  2. Wed 8/12 Showers And Thunderstorms Likely then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 73% 92° · 72°
    1. 12 AM 75° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 54%
    2. 1 AM 74° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 53%
    3. 2 AM 73° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 51%
    4. 3 AM 73° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 47%
    5. 4 AM 73° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 53%
    6. 5 AM 72° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 57%
    7. 6 AM 72° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 73%
    8. 7 AM 72° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 70%
    9. 8 AM 73° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 29%
    10. 9 AM 75° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 16%
    11. 10 AM 79° Mostly Sunny 13%
    12. 11 AM 82° Mostly Sunny 11%
    13. 12 PM 85° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 22%
    14. 1 PM 87° Partly Sunny 13%
    15. 2 PM 89° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 41%
    16. 3 PM 90° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 26%
    17. 4 PM 90° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 26%
    18. 5 PM 91° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 29%
    19. 6 PM 89° Partly Cloudy 1%
    20. 7 PM 87° Partly Cloudy
    21. 8 PM 86° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 49%
    22. 9 PM 81° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 49%
    23. 10 PM 78° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 49%
    24. 11 PM 77° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 49%
  3. Thu 8/13 Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 55% 90° · 72°
    1. 12 AM 76° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 49%
    2. 1 AM 75° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 49%
    3. 2 AM 74° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 49%
    4. 3 AM 73° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 49%
    5. 4 AM 73° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 49%
    6. 5 AM 73° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 49%
    7. 6 AM 72° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 49%
    8. 7 AM 72° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 49%
    9. 8 AM 72° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 53%
    10. 9 AM 75° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 53%
    11. 10 AM 78° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 53%
    12. 11 AM 81° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 53%
    13. 12 PM 84° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 53%
    14. 1 PM 86° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 53%
    15. 2 PM 87° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 39%
    16. 3 PM 89° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 39%
    17. 4 PM 89° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 39%
    18. 5 PM 89° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 39%
    19. 6 PM 88° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 39%
    20. 7 PM 86° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 39%
    21. 8 PM 84° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 32%
    22. 9 PM 82° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 32%
    23. 10 PM 79° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 32%
    24. 11 PM 77° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 32%
  4. Fri 8/14 Showers And Thunderstorms Likely then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 55% 88° · 69°
    1. 12 AM 76° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 32%
    2. 1 AM 75° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 32%
    3. 2 AM 75° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 55%
    4. 3 AM 74° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 55%
    5. 4 AM 74° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 55%
    6. 5 AM 74° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 55%
    7. 6 AM 73° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 55%
    8. 7 AM 72° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 55%
    9. 8 AM 72° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 30%
    10. 9 AM 74° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 30%
    11. 10 AM 77° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 30%
    12. 11 AM 80° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 30%
    13. 12 PM 82° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 30%
    14. 1 PM 84° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 30%
    15. 2 PM 85° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 44%
    16. 3 PM 87° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 44%
    17. 4 PM 87° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 44%
    18. 5 PM 87° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 44%
    19. 6 PM 86° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 44%
    20. 7 PM 85° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 44%
    21. 8 PM 82° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 16%
    22. 9 PM 79° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 16%
    23. 10 PM 76° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 16%
    24. 11 PM 74° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 16%
  5. Sat 8/15 Mostly Sunny 8% 89° · 71°
    1. 12 AM 73° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 16%
    2. 1 AM 72° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 16%
    3. 2 AM 72° Partly Cloudy 7%
    4. 3 AM 72° Partly Cloudy 7%
    5. 4 AM 71° Partly Cloudy 7%
    6. 5 AM 71° Partly Cloudy 7%
    7. 6 AM 70° Mostly Sunny 7%
    8. 7 AM 69° Mostly Sunny 7%
    9. 8 AM 69° Mostly Sunny 8%
    10. 9 AM 72° Mostly Sunny 8%
    11. 10 AM 75° Mostly Sunny 8%
    12. 11 AM 79° Mostly Sunny 8%
    13. 12 PM 82° Mostly Sunny 8%
    14. 1 PM 84° Mostly Sunny 8%
    15. 2 PM 86° Mostly Sunny 8%
    16. 3 PM 87° Mostly Sunny 8%
    17. 4 PM 88° Mostly Sunny 8%
    18. 5 PM 88° Mostly Sunny 8%
    19. 6 PM 87° Partly Cloudy 8%
    20. 7 PM 86° Partly Cloudy 8%
    21. 8 PM 84° Partly Cloudy 5%
    22. 9 PM 81° Partly Cloudy 5%
    23. 10 PM 78° Partly Cloudy 5%
    24. 11 PM 76° Partly Cloudy 5%
  6. Sun 8/16 Sunny 13% 94° · 73°
    1. 12 AM 75° Partly Cloudy 5%
    2. 1 AM 74° Partly Cloudy 5%
    3. 2 AM 74° Mostly Clear 4%
    4. 3 AM 74° Mostly Clear 4%
    5. 4 AM 73° Mostly Clear 4%
    6. 5 AM 73° Mostly Clear 4%
    7. 6 AM 72° Sunny 4%
    8. 7 AM 72° Sunny 4%
    9. 8 AM 73° Sunny 5%
    10. 9 AM 76° Sunny 5%
    11. 10 AM 80° Sunny 5%
    12. 11 AM 84° Sunny 5%
    13. 12 PM 87° Sunny 5%
    14. 1 PM 89° Sunny 5%
    15. 2 PM 91° Mostly Sunny 8%
    16. 3 PM 92° Mostly Sunny 8%
    17. 4 PM 93° Mostly Sunny 8%
    18. 5 PM 93° Mostly Sunny 8%
    19. 6 PM 92° Partly Cloudy 8%
    20. 7 PM 90° Partly Cloudy 8%
    21. 8 PM 88° Mostly Clear 13%
    22. 9 PM 85° Mostly Clear 13%
    23. 10 PM 82° Mostly Clear 13%
    24. 11 PM 79° Mostly Clear 13%
  7. Mon 8/17 Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 30% 89° · 68°
    1. 12 AM 77° Mostly Clear 13%
    2. 1 AM 77° Mostly Clear 13%
    3. 2 AM 76° Mostly Clear 13%
    4. 3 AM 76° Mostly Clear 13%
    5. 4 AM 75° Mostly Clear 13%
    6. 5 AM 75° Mostly Clear 13%
    7. 6 AM 74° Sunny 13%
    8. 7 AM 74° Sunny 13%
    9. 8 AM 74° Mostly Sunny 14%
    10. 9 AM 76° Mostly Sunny 14%
    11. 10 AM 79° Mostly Sunny 14%
    12. 11 AM 82° Mostly Sunny 14%
    13. 12 PM 84° Mostly Sunny 14%
    14. 1 PM 86° Mostly Sunny 14%
    15. 2 PM 87° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 30%
    16. 3 PM 88° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 30%
    17. 4 PM 88° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 30%
    18. 5 PM 88° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 30%
    19. 6 PM 87° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 30%
    20. 7 PM 85° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 30%
    21. 8 PM 83° Slight Chance Rain Showers 18%
    22. 9 PM 80° Slight Chance Rain Showers 18%
    23. 10 PM 77° Slight Chance Rain Showers 18%
    24. 11 PM 74° Slight Chance Rain Showers 18%
Extended outlook days 8–16
  1. Tue 8/18 Partly Cloudy 8% 84° · 61°
  2. Wed 8/19 Cloudy 8% 86° · 64°
  3. Thu 8/20 Cloudy 13% 85° · 64°
  4. Fri 8/21 Sunny 14% 94° · 66°
  5. Sat 8/22 Drizzle 25% 95° · 71°
  6. Sun 8/23 Rain Showers 16% 75° · 59°
  7. Mon 8/24 Partly Cloudy 16% 72° · 51°
  8. Tue 8/25 Sunny 17% 75° · 49°
  9. Wed 8/26 Cloudy 28% 80° · 53°

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.

Saturday, 8/15

Mostly Sunny, 89° / 71°

  1. Tomorrow92°72°
  2. Thu90°72°
  3. Fri88°69°
  4. Sat89°71°
  5. Sun94°73°
  6. Mon89°68°

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 7 AM

    warm at 69°F · calm wind · no rain expected · rain should clear by 6 AM · pollen moderate today

    Excellent92 / 100
  • BikeTomorrow 9 AM

    comfortable at 75°F · light wind (9 mph) · slight chance of rain (16%) · rain should clear by 8 AM · pollen moderate today

    Excellent100 / 100
  • GolfTomorrow 9 AM

    comfortable at 75°F · light wind (9 mph) · slight chance of rain (16%) · rain should clear by 8 AM · pollen moderate today

    Excellent100 / 100
  • PicnicTomorrow 9 AM

    comfortable at 75°F · light wind (9 mph) · slight chance of rain (16%) · rain should clear by 8 AM · pollen moderate today

    Excellent100 / 100
  • Magic ShowAnytime

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

    Corporate Magician Scott Henderson

How well did we do?

Average miss by lead time.

Each morning we save the day's predicted high/low. As later days arrive, we grade what we said against what the station actually recorded.

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  1. Sat, Aug 8pending
    High89°——
    Low70°——
  2. Thu, Aug 6pending
    High88°——
    Low71°——
  3. Wed, Aug 5pending
    High88°——
    Low69°——
  4. Tue, Aug 4pending
    High85°——
    Low66°——

Climate normals

What weather to expect in Lexington

Lexington in August typically averages 84° highs and 65° lows, with about 12 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°18
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.

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Detailed forecast (NWS)

This Afternoon
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 91. West wind 9 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Wednesday
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 8am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. Heat index values as high as 100. Southwest wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Thursday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 90. Southwest wind 5 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Friday
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 8am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 88. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Forecast details

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