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Lexington, North Carolina

City in Davidson County, North Carolina

Air quality

The air at Lexington

Index 62, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 11 PM from its reporting area, Forsyth County-Winston-Salem-Greensboro-High Point (NC), 17 miles off.

62Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)62Moderate0.4 mi
  • Ozone37Good13 ppb15 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)18Good20.2 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide4Good4 ppb20 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide0Good0.2 ppb20.2 mi

The days ahead

Highest 59, moderate, today, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 56, moderate.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sat 8 PM: the index from smoke stays at 50 or under.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Lexington

None in the last 3 days, to Thu 11 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
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Visibility

How far you can see at Lexington, the next 45 hours

Visibility stays 7 miles or more through Sat 8 PM, lowest 7 miles Fri 10 PM.

FriSat

On the radar over Lexington, North CarolinaReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Lexington, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.2 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Lexington 1.4 WNWNC-DS-29

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.2 mi away/735 ft/47 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Lexington - Fire Station No3LEXN7

At a fire lookout or ranger station/2.0 mi away/763 ft/19 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Lexington_Davidson_County_Airp, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 3.5 mi from Lexington, North Carolina. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 12:15 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 7 mi.

Section of the sky over Lexington_Davidson_County_Airp, height above the station to scale: no cloud detected below 12,000 feet, the reach of its ceilometer, and visibility of 7 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT EXXFIG. A THE SKY OVER LEXINGTON_DAVIDSON_COUNTY_AIRPSECTION, HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALE, EACH LAYER AT THE HEIGHT OF ITS BASE AS REPORTED; COVER IN EIGHTHS OF THE SKY; TOPS NOT MEASUREDFT ABOVE THE STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETNO CLOUD DETECTED BELOW 12,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 7 MI0510TITLELexington_Davidson_County_Airp, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS EXXTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-EXX-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

66.2 F with a dew point of 66.2 F, 100 per cent relative humidity. The air is saturated at the ground.

Chart of the air at Lexington_Davidson_County_Airp: temperature 66.2 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 66.2, 100 per cent relative humidity; the air saturated at the ground; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT EXXFIG. B THE AIR AT LEXINGTON_DAVIDSON_COUNTY_AIRPTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00060 F70 F80 FSATURATED AT THE GROUNDTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 66.2 F, 66.2 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 100 PER CENTTHE AIR COOLS ABOUT 5.4 F EACH 1,000 FT IT RISES, AND ITS DEW POINT ABOUT 1 FSOLID: THE LIFTED AIR'S TEMPERATURE; DASHED: ITS DEW POINTTITLELexington_Davidson_County_Airp, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS EXXTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-EXX-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Lexington_Davidson_County_Airp, north up: calm; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 0, calm, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT EXXFIG. C THE WIND AT LEXINGTON_DAVIDSON_COUNTY_AIRPPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONCALMBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM0NOW, 0 MPH1LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLELexington_Davidson_County_Airp, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS EXXTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-EXX-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Lexington_Davidson_County_Airp, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in North Carolina

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