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Lexington-Fayette, KY 40526 Weather

Today: Sunny, high 76°F, low 49°F. Hourly and 10-day forecast from the National Weather Service. Times are local (EDT).

Lexington-Fayette, KY 40526 current weather

58°F

Mostly Cloudy

Forecast for this hour. No recent report from a nearby station.

H 76° / L 49°

  • No rain expected in the next 12 hours

No recent station report. NWS hourly forecast updated 10/28/2026, 7:06 AM PT

Hourly forecast

NWS, updated 10/28/2026, 7:06 AM PT

  1. Now58°
  2. 11 AM63°
  3. 12 PM67°
  4. 1 PM72°
  5. 2 PM74°
  6. 3 PM76°
  7. 4 PM76°
  8. 5 PM76°
  9. 6 PM74°
  10. 7 PM70°
  11. 8 PM67°
  12. 9 PM62°
  13. 10 PM60°
  14. 11 PM58°
  15. Thu12 AM56°
  16. 1 AM54°
  17. 2 AM53°
  18. 3 AM52°
  19. 4 AM51°
  20. 5 AM51°
  21. 6 AM50°
  22. 7 AM49°
  23. 8 AM49°
  24. 9 AM51°
  25. 10 AM59°
  26. 11 AM65°
  27. 12 PM69°
  28. 1 PM73°
  29. 2 PM75°
  30. 3 PM76°
  31. 4 PM76°
  32. 5 PM77°
  33. 6 PM75°
  34. 7 PM71°
  35. 8 PM67°
  36. 9 PM61°
  37. 10 PM59°
  38. 11 PM58°
  39. Fri12 AM56°
  40. 1 AM55°
  41. 2 AM54°
  42. 3 AM53°
  43. 4 AM53°
  44. 5 AM53°
  45. 6 AM51°
  46. 7 AM51°
  47. 8 AM51°
  48. 9 AM55°

10-day forecast

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  • Today10/28Low 49°High 76°

    Today: Sunny, with a high near 76. Southwest wind around 6 mph.

    Tonight: Clear, with a low around 49. South wind around 3 mph.

    Sunny
  • Thu10/29Low 51°High 77°

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

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51. Southwest wind around 5 mph.

    Sunny
  • Fri10/30Low 52°High 76°

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 76. North wind around 3 mph.

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

    Sunny
  • Sat10/3130% chance of precipitationLow 55°High 73°

    Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73.

    Saturday Night: A chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Mostly Cloudy
  • Sun11/151% chance of precipitationLow 54°High 68°

    Sunday: 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%.

    Chance Rain Showers
  • Mon11/238% chance of precipitationLow 56°High 70°

    Monday: 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 56. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    Chance Rain Showers
  • Tue11/345% chance of precipitationLow 54°High 72°

    Tuesday: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 72. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    Tuesday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54.

    Chance Rain Showers
  • Wed11/4Model blend42% chance of precipitationLow 48°High 67°

    Wednesday: Chance of rain. High near 67°. Low that night near 48°. About 0.65 in of precipitation.

    Computer model guidance from the NOAA National Blend of Models, not a forecast written by NWS forecasters. Expect changes this far out.

  • Thu11/5Model blend34% chance of precipitationLow 42°High 64°

    Thursday: Chance of rain. High near 64°. Low that night near 42°. About 0.21 in of precipitation.

    Computer model guidance from the NOAA National Blend of Models, not a forecast written by NWS forecasters. Expect changes this far out.

  • Fri11/6Model blendLow High 62°

    Friday: Mostly cloudy. High near 62°.

    Computer model guidance from the NOAA National Blend of Models, not a forecast written by NWS forecasters. Expect changes this far out.

Forecast for 38.030, -84.502 from the NWS LMK office, updated 10/28/2026, 7:06 AM PT · Official forecast on weather.gov

Days 8 to 10: NOAA National Blend of Models, station KLEX (Lexington/Blue Grass Arpt, 6 mi), model run 10/27/2026, 7:00 PM EDT

From the National Weather Service; may be delayed. Not for life-safety decisions. In an emergency, call 911.

Next 6 hours

NWS hourly forecast

  1. Now58°Mostly Cloudy1%3 mph
  2. 11 AM63°Mostly Sunny1%3 mph
  3. 12 PM67°Sunny1%5 mph
  4. 1 PM72°Sunny2%5 mph
  5. 2 PM74°Sunny2%6 mph
  6. 3 PM76°Sunny2%5 mph

Hourly details

Next 7 days: temperature chart, feels like, rain and snow amounts, sky cover, wind and gustsShow
45°63°80°0%100%WedThuFriSatSunMonTue76°58°77°49°76°51°73°52°67°56°69°55°71°56°

Line: temperature °F. Bars: chance of precipitation.

  1. WedNow58°1%3
  2.  11 AM63°1%3
  3.  12 PM67°1%5
  4.  1 PM72°2%5
  5.  2 PM74°2%6
  6.  3 PM76°2%5
  7.  4 PM76°2%5
  8.  5 PM76°2%3
  9.  6 PM74°2%2
  10.  7 PM70°2%1
  11.  8 PM67°0%1
  12.  9 PM62°0%1
  13.  10 PM60°0%1
  14.  11 PM58°0%2
  15. Thu 10/2912 AM56°0%2
  16.  1 AM54°0%2
  17.  2 AM53°0%2
  18.  3 AM52°0%2
  19.  4 AM51°0%3
  20.  5 AM51°0%3
  21.  6 AM50°0%3
  22.  7 AM49°1%3
  23.  8 AM49°0%3
  24.  9 AM51°0%5
  25.  10 AM59°0%5
  26.  11 AM65°0%6
  27.  12 PM69°0%6
  28.  1 PM73°0%7
  29.  2 PM75°0%7
  30.  3 PM76°0%7
  31.  4 PM76°0%7
  32.  5 PM77°0%6
  33.  6 PM75°0%5
  34.  7 PM71°0%3
  35.  8 PM67°0%3
  36.  9 PM61°0%2
  37.  10 PM59°0%2
  38.  11 PM58°0%2
  39. Fri 10/3012 AM56°0%2
  40.  1 AM55°0%2
  41.  2 AM54°0%2
  42.  3 AM53°0%2
  43.  4 AM53°0%2
  44.  5 AM53°0%2
  45.  6 AM51°0%2
  46.  7 AM51°0%1
  47.  8 AM51°0%1
  48.  9 AM55°0%1
  49.  10 AM61°0%2
  50.  11 AM66°0%2
  51.  12 PM70°0%2
  52.  1 PM72°0%3
  53.  2 PM74°0%3
  54.  3 PM76°0%3
  55.  4 PM76°0%3
  56.  5 PM76°0%3
  57.  6 PM74°0%3
  58.  7 PM71°0%3
  59.  8 PM67°0%3
  60.  9 PM64°0%3
  61.  10 PM61°0%5
  62.  11 PM59°0%5
  63. Sat 10/3112 AM58°0%5
  64.  1 AM57°0%6
  65.  2 AM56°0%6
  66.  3 AM55°0%6
  67.  4 AM55°0%6
  68.  5 AM54°0%6
  69.  6 AM53°0%6
  70.  7 AM52°0%6
  71.  8 AM53°0%6
  72.  9 AM55°0%6
  73.  10 AM59°0%5
  74.  11 AM63°0%5
  75.  12 PM66°0%5
  76.  1 PM69°0%5
  77.  2 PM70°2%5
  78.  3 PM72°2%5
  79.  4 PM73°2%3
  80.  5 PM72°2%3
  81.  6 PM71°2%3
  82.  7 PM69°2%3
  83.  8 PM67°6%3
  84.  9 PM64°6%3
  85.  10 PM62°6%3
  86.  11 PM60°6%3
  87. Sun 11/112 AM59°6%3
  88.  1 AM59°6%3
  89.  1 AM59°30%3
  90.  2 AM58°30%3
  91.  3 AM58°30%5
  92.  4 AM57°30%5
  93.  5 AM56°30%5
  94.  6 AM56°30%5
  95.  7 AM56°51%5
  96.  8 AM58°51%5
  97.  9 AM61°51%6
  98.  10 AM63°51%6
  99.  11 AM64°51%6
  100.  12 PM65°51%7
  101.  1 PM66°51%7
  102.  2 PM67°51%7
  103.  3 PM67°51%7
  104.  4 PM67°51%7
  105.  5 PM66°51%7
  106.  6 PM64°51%6
  107.  7 PM62°47%6
  108.  8 PM60°47%6
  109.  9 PM59°47%6
  110.  10 PM58°47%6
  111.  11 PM57°47%6
  112. Mon 11/212 AM57°47%5
  113.  1 AM57°35%5
  114.  2 AM57°35%5
  115.  3 AM56°35%6
  116.  4 AM56°35%6
  117.  5 AM55°35%6
  118.  6 AM55°35%5
  119.  7 AM56°30%5
  120.  8 AM58°30%5
  121.  9 AM61°30%6
  122.  10 AM64°30%6
  123.  11 AM65°30%6
  124.  12 PM66°30%7
  125.  1 PM67°37%7
  126.  2 PM68°37%7
  127.  3 PM69°37%7
  128.  4 PM69°37%7
  129.  5 PM68°37%6
  130.  6 PM66°37%6
  131.  7 PM64°36%5
  132.  8 PM62°36%5
  133.  9 PM61°36%6
  134.  10 PM60°36%6
  135.  11 PM59°36%6
  136. Tue 11/312 AM59°36%6
  137.  1 AM59°38%6
  138.  2 AM58°38%7
  139.  3 AM58°38%7
  140.  4 AM57°38%8
  141.  5 AM56°38%8
  142.  6 AM56°38%8
  143.  7 AM57°40%8
  144.  8 AM60°40%8
  145.  9 AM63°40%9
  146.  10 AM66°40%9
  147.  11 AM68°40%9
  148.  12 PM69°40%9
  149.  1 PM70°45%9
  150.  2 PM71°45%9
  151.  3 PM71°45%10
  152.  4 PM71°45%10
  153.  5 PM70°45%9
  154.  6 PM68°45%8
  155.  7 PM66°39%7
  156.  8 PM64°39%7

Temperature °F · chance of precipitation · wind in mph

NWS hourly forecast updated 10/28/2026, 7:06 AM PT

Radar and satellite

National radar

NEXRAD (last 50 min) and GOES

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Nearby hazards

Kentucky hazards

Severe storm and flash flood outlooks, expected rain, river flooding and wildfires near this area

  • Severe storm outlook today:No thunderstorm risk area over this locationOutlook map
  • Excessive rainfall outlook (flash flood risk):Could not check the Weather Prediction Center outlook right now.
  • River gauges within 40 miles at or above flood stage: None reported
  • Active wildfires within 50 miles: None reported

Drought

By county

Fayette County, week of 10/20/2026

71% of the county is abnormally dry. No drought.

Sun and moon

Local time, center of the area

Sunrise
7:59 AM
Sunset
6:43 PM
Daylight
10 hr 44 min
Moon
Waning Gibbous 93% lit
First light (civil dawn)
7:32 AM
Last light (civil dusk)
7:10 PM
Moonrise
8:13 PM
Moonset
10:59 AM

Normal October weather

Climate

Normal October high 69°, low 47°, precipitation 3.66 in for the month. 1991 to 2020 normals at Lexington Bluegrass AP, 6 mi away.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the high temperature today in Lexington-Fayette, KY 40526?
The National Weather Service forecast for today calls for a high near 76°F. Sunny.
Will it rain in Lexington-Fayette, KY 40526 in the next 24 hours?
The NWS hourly forecast does not show any hour with a 50% or higher chance of precipitation in the next 24 hours.
What is the 10-day forecast for Lexington-Fayette, KY 40526?
The first 7 days come from the National Weather Service forecast. Days 8 to 10 (Nov 4 to Nov 6) come from the NOAA National Blend of Models, with highs of 62°F to 67°F and up to a 42% chance of precipitation. Model guidance this far out often changes.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Lexington-Fayette, KY 40526 today?
Sunrise is about 7:59 AM EDT and sunset is about 6:43 PM EDT (calculated for the center of the area, within a few minutes).
What is the normal October weather in Lexington-Fayette, KY 40526?
At Lexington Bluegrass AP, the 1991 to 2020 normal high in October is 69°F and the normal low is 47°F.

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