Lexington, Virginia Weather
Lexington, Virginia — 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, Albemarle County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Lexington. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Lexington is published on the Charlottesville Albemarle Airport (KCHO) 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. 6 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: Gordonsville Municipal Airport (KGVE) 28 km · Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport (KSHD) 37 km · Orange County Airport (KOMH) 38 km · Bridgewater Air Park (KVBW) 46 km · Luray Caverns Airport (KLUA) 52 km
Conditions reported at KCHO 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, 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.
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, 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 | September 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, 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 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. 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.
