Tracking Storm System Across the Eastern U.S.

A storm system will continue to produce widespread showers and thunderstorms as it progresses eastward across the central U.S. into the Northeast through the weekend. There are risks of severe thunderstorms and excessive rainfall on Saturday from the Ozarks into the mid-Mississippi River Valley with potential for damaging winds, large hail, tornadoes, and flash flooding. Read More >

Current conditions at

Lexington Blue Grass Airport (KLEX)

Lat: 38.03°NLon: 84.61°WElev: 955ft.

Fair

80°F

27°C

Humidity 49%
Wind Speed S 12 mph
Barometer 29.84 in (1009.6 mb)
Dewpoint 59°F (15°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index81°F (27°C)
Last update 18 Oct 5:54 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles E Lexington, Blue Grass Airport KY

Wind Advisory October 19, 01:00am until October 19, 09:00am
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Wind Advisory
  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 5am.  Low around 57. South wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 57 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Showers

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 2pm, then showers likely.  Temperature falling to around 54 by 5pm. Breezy, with a south wind 21 to 23 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 38 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

    High: 66 °F

    Showers and
    Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Showers likely, mainly before 8pm.  Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 40. West wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 40 °F

    Showers
    Likely then
    Chance
    Showers

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 65. Southwest wind 6 to 8 mph.

    High: 65 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. South wind 6 to 10 mph.

    Low: 47 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 66.

    High: 66 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 40.

    Low: 40 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 59.

    High: 59 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 36.

    Low: 36 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 5am. Low around 57. South wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 2pm, then showers likely. Temperature falling to around 54 by 5pm. Breezy, with a south wind 21 to 23 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Sunday Night
Showers likely, mainly before 8pm. Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 40. West wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 65. Southwest wind 6 to 8 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 47. South wind 6 to 10 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 66.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 40.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 59.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 36.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 61.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 37.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 64.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles E Lexington, Blue Grass Airport KY
 38.06°N 84.55°W (Elev. 899 ft)
5:13 pm EDT Oct 18, 2025
6pm EDT Oct 18, 2025-6pm EDT Oct 25, 2025
 
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