Lexington, KY 40574 Weather

Fayette County3:06 PM EDT38.03°N, 84.47°W

Current conditions

Clear
72°
Clear
Feels like 70°
High 71°·Low 42°
WindCalm
Humidity31%
Dew point39°
Pressure30.23 inHg
Visibility10 mi
Cloud cover2%
UV index4 Moderate
Sunrise7:53 AM
Sunset6:53 PM

Observed at Lexington Blue Grass Airport · 31 min ago

Forecast

10-day

  • This Afternoon

    Sunny, with a high near 71. North wind around 3 mph.

  • Tonight

    Clear, with a low around 42. North wind around 3 mph.

  • Thursday

    Sunny, with a high near 70. North wind 2 to 7 mph.

National Weather Service forecast updated 39 min ago.

Hourly

Hourly forecast
  1. Now Sunny 70°
  2. 4 PM Sunny 71°
  3. 5 PM Sunny 71°
  4. 6 PM Clear 70°
  5. 7 PM Clear 66°
  6. 8 PM Clear 60°
  7. 9 PM Clear 57°
  8. 10 PM Clear 54°
  9. 11 PM Clear 52°
  10. Thu12 AM Clear 50°
  11. 1 AM Clear 49°
  12. 2 AM Clear 46°
  13. 3 AM Clear 46°
  14. 4 AM Clear 45°
  15. 5 AM Clear 44°
  16. 6 AM Sunny 43°
  17. 7 AM Sunny 42°
  18. 8 AM Sunny 42°
  19. 9 AM Sunny 45°
  20. 10 AM Sunny 53°
  21. 11 AM Sunny 58°
  22. 12 PM Sunny 62°
  23. 1 PM Sunny 65°
  24. 2 PM Sunny 68°

10-day forecast

Details
  1. TodayOct 21 Sunny Sunny42°71°
  2. ThuOct 22 Sunny Sunny41°70°
  3. FriOct 23 Sunny Sunny44°69°
  4. SatOct 24 Sunny Sunny44°70°
  5. SunOct 25 Sunny Sunny45°72°
  6. MonOct 26 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny46°73°
  7. TueOct 27 Partly Sunny Partly Sunny47°70°
  8. WedOct 28 Sunny Sunny52°75°
  9. ThuOct 29 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy55°76°
  10. FriOct 30 Light rain Light rain0.34 in53°62°

Days after the National Weather Service's seven are MET Norway's outlook, a computer model with no forecaster's review.

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Air quality

37
Good
Ozone

Air quality is satisfactory, and air pollution poses little or no risk.

Forecast

  • WedGood

Lexington, KY reporting area · 2 hrs ago. Data from AirNow (EPA and its state, local and tribal partners); preliminary and subject to change.

Sun & moon

Sunrise 7:53 AM
Sunset 6:53 PM
Daylight 11 h 0 min (−2 min 19 s tomorrow)
Waxing Gibbous · 79% lit
Moonrise 4:28 PM Moonset 3:01 AM
Full moon Oct 26 New moon Nov 9

Almanac

Monthly
Normal high / low67° / 45°
Record high85° (1953)
Record low24° (1952)
Wettest1.48 in (1929)
Yesterday71° / 39°
Month to date1.76 in (normal 2.38 in)

Lexington Area, records since 1872. Normals 1991–2020. Data from NOAA's Regional Climate Centers (ACIS).

Nearby

Forecasters' discussion

From the National Weather Service office in LMK, issued 1 hr ago

Key Messages

* Patchy dense river valley fog is possible early this morning.

* Beautiful weather is expected into early next week. Dry weather will continue through at least next Tuesday.

Discussion

Issued at 330 AM EDT Wed Oct 21 2026

====== Pleasant Weather with Cool Mornings and Warm Afternoons =====

It is a clear, cool morning with temperatures ranging from the upper 30s in decoupled valleys to around 50 degrees on ridges. Most places will see temperatures bottom out in the upper 30s and lower 40s this morning. Winds are calm - high pressure at the surface continues to influence our weather. River valley fog has just started to develop in portions of central KY, and we'll likely see fog expand at least along the Kentucky and Cumberland rivers through sunrise. Patchy fog will be possible elsewhere, most likely near rivers and in typical fog-prone locations.

Broad mid and upper level ridging remains in place over the central CONUS today. There is a weak mid-level shortwave disturbance generating some mid-level clouds early this morning across portions of KS and western MO, but this feature is forecast to dive southeast over the Lower MS Valley later today. We'll enjoy sunny skies with afternoon highs in the low to mid 70s. Based on yesterday's observed high temps and model 1000-850 mb thickness trends, decided to go slightly warmer than the NBM for highs today. The only other short term change was to again lower afternoon dewpoints, as afternoon mixing to near 4 kft should bring some drier air aloft to the surface. This will likely produce afternoon RH values in the 25-35 percent range, though a light NE wind will keep the fire danger low.

The forecast heading into the weekend is largely unchanged. Upstream ridging aloft, combined with sfc high pressure centered off to our N/NE, will preserve the dry airmass and give us a stretch of spectacular weather. Expect several dry days with fairly steady temps as well (chilly early mornings and pleasant afternoons).

The upper level ridge slowly drifts east with time and finally moves overhead this weekend. Model consensus suggests the ridge will deamplify through the early to middle portion of next week, with an active pattern emerging across the north-central US. The vast majority (>90%) of ensemble members keep us dry through next Tuesday, however. Forecast confidence is much lower beyond Tuesday due to increasing model spread.

Aviation

Issued at 139 PM EDT Wed Oct 21 2026

VFR conditions will continue now through the evening and early overnight hours. Winds primarily from the N-NE will be very light, or calm to variable this afternoon. Calm winds are expected overnight. There is a slightly stronger signal for fog at some airports Thursday morning and was included in the TAF at HNB-BWG- RGA. Otherwise, light winds return from the N-NE tomorrow with VFR conditions and sunny skies.

Lmk Watches

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