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Lexington, KY weather

It is 54°F and clear at Lexington Blue Grass Airport as of Oct 28, 5:05 AM EDT. Overnight: Mostly Cloudy, low near 51°F. Forecast from the National Weather Service, issued Oct 28, 2:26 AM EDT.

Updated Oct 28, 5:13 AM EDT (snapshot)

Current conditions

Temperature

54°F

Clear

Wind

SSE 6 mph

Humidity 71% · dew point 45°F

Pressure · visibility

30.26 inHg

Visibility 10 mi

Observed at Lexington Blue Grass Airport (KLEX), Oct 28, 5:05 AM EDT. Station readings can lag or be missing.

Alerts for this area

No active NWS alerts cover the Lexington forecast zone right now.

Around the NWS LMK forecast area

No active alerts in zones served by the LMK office near Lexington.

From the alert snapshot of Oct 28, 2026, 5:12 AM EDT. No alerts are active anywhere in Kentucky.

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Next 24 hours

Hourly forecast for Lexington (local time)
TimeTempForecastPrecip. chanceWind
Wed 7 AM52°FCloudy0%S 2 mph
Wed 8 AM51°FMostly Cloudy1%S 2 mph
Wed 9 AM53°FMostly Cloudy1%S 3 mph
Wed 10 AM60°FPartly Sunny1%SW 3 mph
Wed 11 AM65°FMostly Sunny1%SW 3 mph
Wed 12 PM69°FMostly Sunny1%SW 5 mph
Wed 1 PM73°FSunny2%SW 5 mph
Wed 2 PM74°FSunny2%SW 6 mph
Wed 3 PM76°FSunny2%SW 5 mph
Wed 4 PM76°FSunny2%SW 5 mph
Wed 5 PM75°FSunny2%SW 3 mph
Wed 6 PM74°FClear2%SW 2 mph
Wed 7 PM70°FClear2%S 1 mph
Wed 8 PM65°FClear0%S 1 mph
Wed 9 PM62°FClear0%S 1 mph
Wed 10 PM59°FClear0%S 1 mph
Wed 11 PM58°FMostly Clear0%S 2 mph
Thu 12 AM55°FMostly Clear0%S 2 mph
Thu 1 AM54°FClear0%S 2 mph
Thu 2 AM53°FClear0%S 2 mph
Thu 3 AM52°FClear0%S 2 mph
Thu 4 AM51°FClear0%S 3 mph
Thu 5 AM50°FClear0%S 3 mph
Thu 6 AM50°FSunny0%S 3 mph

Hourly values come from the NWS gridded forecast for the 2.5 km grid square that covers the city's center point. Conditions elsewhere in Lexington can differ.

7-day forecast

Overnight

Low 51°F

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. South wind around 2 mph.

Wednesday

High 76°F·Low 48°F

Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Southwest wind 2 to 6 mph.

Wednesday Night: Clear, with a low around 48. South wind around 3 mph.

Thursday

High 77°F·Low 50°F

Sunny, with a high near 77. Southwest wind 3 to 7 mph.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50. Southwest wind around 5 mph.

Friday

High 76°F·Low 52°F

Sunny, with a high near 76.

Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52.

Saturday

High 73°F·Low 54°F

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73.

Saturday Night: A chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday

High 68°F·Low 54°F

A chance of rain showers. Cloudy, with a high near 68. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Sunday Night: A chance of rain showers. Cloudy, with a low around 54. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Monday

High 70°F·Low 55°F

A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Monday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Tuesday

High 72°F

A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 72.

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About this forecast

Forecast office
Lexington is served by the National Weather Service LMK forecast office, forecast zone KYZ041, county zone KYC067.
Location used
The Census Bureau's internal point for Lexington (38.0407, -84.4583), in Fayette County. Population: 329,437 (2024 estimate), number 2 of the 19 Kentucky cities on this site.
NWS place name
The National Weather Service lists this forecast point as near Lexington-Fayette, KY.
Radar
Nearest NWS radar: KJKL. View it on radar.weather.gov.

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Sources

  • Forecast, hourly forecast, observations and alerts: National Weather Service API, api.weather.gov/points/38.0407,-84.4583 (forecast issued Oct 28, 2:26 AM EDT).
  • Official forecast page: forecast.weather.gov.
  • City location and population: U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2024 population estimates and 2024 Gazetteer files.
  • Snapshot taken Oct 28, 2026. The NWS and Census Bureau do not endorse OpenForecast.

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