Lexington, North Carolina Weather
Lexington, North Carolina — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Lexington, Davidson County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Lexington. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Lexington is published on the Davidson County Executive Airport (KEXX) page, 7 km away. It carries the current METAR decoded into plain language — surface wind, visibility, cloud layers and ceiling, temperature and dewpoint, and altimeter setting — alongside the raw observation as transmitted. 4 airfields within reach of Lexington have their own pages, listed below.
The Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) is shown across its full validity period, with each change group broken out so you can see when conditions are expected to shift. Flight category is derived automatically — VFR, MVFR, IFR or LIFR — from reported ceiling and visibility, with runway details and field elevation alongside. Observations update roughly hourly and forecasts several times a day.
Other airports near Lexington: Hiatt Airport (KN97) 13 km · Mid-Carolina Regional Airport (KRUQ) 31 km · Stanly County Airport (KVUJ) 46 km
Conditions reported at KEXX describe the airfield itself. Weather 7 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Lexington specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Lexington.
About Lexington, North Carolina
Lexington rests in a gentle fold of the Piedmont, where the land exhales a soft, rolling breath. It lies 10.4 miles west-south-west of Thomasville, NC (from Thomasville, NC: bearing 247°T), and is situated 9.2 miles south-south-west of Midway. The air here, especially in the languid afternoons, carries a humid sweetness, a scent of ripening tobacco and sun-baked earth. Oak and pine trees, their branches thick with summer green, line the roadways, offering dappled shade that shifts with the breeze. The terrain, not dramatically steep but possessing a subtle, persistent incline, suggests the slow, steady flow of water over time, shaping the low hills and shallow draws that define the landscape. The sky, often a vast, pale blue in the morning, deepens to a bruised, magnificent purple at dusk, painting the scattered farmsteads and the quiet streets with a transient, evocative glow. The character of Lexington is deeply intertwined with the legacy of its barbecue, a smoky, vinegary art form that draws pilgrims from across the country. This distinct culinary heritage is more than just a food trend; it's a cornerstone of local identity, a warm invitation to share in a cherished tradition. For generations, the economy here has been anchored by agriculture, particularly tobacco, its fields a defining feature of the surrounding countryside for much of the year. While that industry has evolved, the spirit of hard work and community persists, finding new avenues in manufacturing and a growing service sector. Scattered across the landscape, old farmhouses with broad porches and stoops speak of a history of resilience and connection to the land, a quiet testament to the lives lived and the stories whispered by the wind through the fields.
Live animated radar for Lexington and surroundings — RainViewer.
NOAA GOES-16 GEOCOLOR — live animated loop updated every 10 minutes. Shows cloud cover, storm systems and weather patterns across the continental US.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Lexington, Davidson County, North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 35.824026°N, 80.253384°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 27292, 27293, 27294, 27295 |
| Area Code | 336 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Lexington, North Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lexington, North Carolina, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Aviation weather — live METAR observations and TAF forecasts — is published separately on the pages for the nearest reporting airports, linked from the aviation section above. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Lexington includes coordinates 35.824026°N, 80.253384°W, situated in Davidson County. ZIP code 27292, 27293, 27294, 27295. Telephone area code: 336. Timezone: Eastern Time (America/New_York).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
