Severe Thunderstorm, Flooding, and Winter Weather Threats on Tuesday

Scattered severe thunderstorms are forecast Tuesday from the southern Plains into the southern Great Lakes vicinity. Thunderstorms may also produce heavy to excessive rain that could pose a flooding threat from central Texas into southern Oklahoma and northern Missouri into southern Michigan. A heavy wintry mix is forecast for the Great Lakes into northern Maine. Read More >

Current conditions at

Lexington, Davidson County Airport (KEXX)

Lat: 35.78°NLon: 80.3°WElev: 732ft.

Fair

54°F

12°C

Humidity 83%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.11 in
Dewpoint 49°F (9°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 9 Mar 11:35 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles ESE Lexington NC

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 52. Calm wind.

    Low: 52 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A chance of showers before 11am, then a slight chance of showers after 2pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.  Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    High: 79 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A chance of showers, mainly between 7pm and 8pm.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. Light south wind.  Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 61 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 84. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    High: 84 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A chance of showers after 2am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. Southwest wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 53 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Showers

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Showers, mainly between 8am and 2pm.  High near 63. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

    High: 63 °F

    Showers

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A chance of showers before 8pm.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 34. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 34 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 61.

    High: 61 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43.

    Low: 43 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Increasing clouds, with a low around 52. Calm wind.
Tuesday
A chance of showers before 11am, then a slight chance of showers after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday Night
A chance of showers, mainly between 7pm and 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. Light south wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 84. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Wednesday Night
A chance of showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. Southwest wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday
Showers, mainly between 8am and 2pm. High near 63. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Thursday Night
A chance of showers before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 34. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 61.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 43.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 49.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
Sunday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Monday
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
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Point Forecast:
5 Miles ESE Lexington NC
 35.78°N 80.18°W (Elev. 820 ft)
6:53 pm EDT Mar 9, 2026
11pm EDT Mar 9, 2026-6pm EDT Mar 16, 2026
 
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