Lexington, KY Weather Forecast and Current Conditions (40502)
Current Conditions From Nearby Local Station
Feels Like 49°F
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Current Conditions From Nearby Local Station
Feels Like 49°F
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Point Forecast at a Glance
7-Day Temperature Trend
Week Ahead Summary
High temperatures remain relatively stable through the week, ranging from 51°F to 62°F. Unsettled weather expected with rain likely on at least 4 days.
Climate Context
This week's forecast shows temperatures running 7°F below the historical average for October-November. Normal highs for this period are around 63°F with lows around 40°F.
This Date in Weather History
1987 - Severe thunderstorms in Arizona produced wind gusts to 86 mph at the Glendale Airport near Phoenix, baseball size hail and 70 mph winds at Wickenburg, and up to an inch of rain in fifteen minutes in Yavapai County and northwest Maricopa County. Arizona Public Service alone reported 2.5 million dollars damage from the storms.
More on this and other weather history
Lexington 7 Day Weather Forecast Details
Tuesday Oct 28
Night: Rain showers likely after midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 46. East wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Wednesday Oct 29
Day: Rain showers. Cloudy, with a high near 51. Northeast wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Night: Rain showers. Cloudy, with a low around 45. Northeast wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Thursday Oct 30
Day: Rain showers. Cloudy, with a high near 51. Northwest wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Night: A chance of rain showers before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. West wind 7 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Friday Oct 31
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 56.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 38.
Saturday Nov 1
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 57.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday Nov 2
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 56. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Monday Nov 3
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 62. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 37.
Tuesday Nov 4
Day: Sunny, with a high near 59.
Sun & Moon Monthly
Sunrise 8:00 AM
Sunset 6:44 PM
Last Light 7:12 PM
Moonset 11:58 PM
Contiguous United States Extremes
Tue's High Temperature
101 at Zapata, TX and 2 Miles North-northeast Of La Puerta, TX
Tue's Low Temperature
-10 at Peter Sinks, UT
Weather Folklore
If you see toadstools in the morning, expect rain by evening.
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About Lexington, Kentucky
Lexington is a consolidated city coterminous with Fayette County, Kentucky, United States, of which it is also the county seat. As of the 2020 census the city's population was 322,570, making it the second-most populous city in Kentucky (after Louisville), the 14th-most populous city in the Southeast, and the 59th-most populous city in the United States. By area, it is the country's 33rd-largest city.
Lexington is known as the "Horse Capital of the World" due to the hundreds of horse farms in the region, as well as the Kentucky Horse Park, The Red Mile and Keeneland race courses. It is within the state's Bluegrass region. Notable locations within the city include venues Rupp Arena and Central Bank Center, colleges and universities such as the University of Kentucky, Transylvania University, and Bluegrass Community and Technical College, and the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) Headquarters.
The city anchors the Lexington–Fayette metropolitan area of 516,811 people and the greater Lexington–Fayette–Richmond–Frankfort combined statistical area of 747,919 people. It has been consolidated entirely within Fayette County since 1974 and has a nonpartisan mayor-council form of government, with 12 council districts and three members elected at large, with the highest vote-getter designated vice mayor.
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