Lexington, Virginia Weather
Lexington, Virginia — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Lexington, Albemarle County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Lexington.
About Lexington, Virginia
Lexington, a place where the rolling Blue Ridge Mountains begin to soften their formidable embrace, lies cradled in a valley blessed with fertile earth and a sky that often stretches in an unbroken canvas of cerulean. It lies 11.6 miles north of Charlottesville, VA (from Charlottesville, VA: bearing 359°T), and is situated 6.0 miles north-north-west of Hollymead. The land here is a generous patchwork of verdant pastures, dotted with the stoic silhouettes of barns and the occasional gleaming white fence, a testament to the enduring agricultural spirit. Ancient oaks, their branches gnarled like the hands of time, stand sentinel along the winding country lanes, and in the humid hush of summer afternoons, the air itself feels thick with the scent of honeysuckle and the distant murmur of life. Creeks, clear and cool, thread their way through the landscape, their banks softened by moss and fern, offering a quiet counterpoint to the gentle undulation of the hills. The character of Lexington is deeply interwoven with its rich colonial past and its role as a center of learning and history. It is a place where the echoes of revolutionary fervor still seem to resonate, a legacy evident in its well-preserved architecture and the very names that grace its streets. The local economy, while still rooted in the bounty of the surrounding farms, has also been shaped by the presence of institutions of higher education, which imbue the community with a distinct intellectual vibrancy and a steady influx of new ideas. This juxtaposition of agrarian tradition and academic pursuit creates a unique rhythm, a blend of quiet contemplation and thoughtful engagement, a place where the past is not merely remembered but actively lived.
Live animated radar for Lexington and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Lexington, Albemarle County, Virginia |
| Coordinates | 38.197355°N, 78.482234°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 22936, 24450 |
| Area Code | 540 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Lexington, Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lexington, Virginia, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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 38.197355°N, 78.482234°W, situated in Albemarle County. ZIP code 22936, 24450. Telephone area code: 540. Timezone: Eastern Time (America/New_York).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.
