Lexington, Washington Weather
Lexington, Washington — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast for Lexington, Cowlitz County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Lexington. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Lexington is published on the Southwest Washington Regional Airport (KKLS) page, 8 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: Ed Carlson Memorial Field South Lewis County Airport (KTDO) 33 km · Scappoose Industrial Airpark (KSPB) 46 km · Chehalis Centralia Airport (KCLS) 55 km
Conditions reported at KKLS describe the airfield itself. Weather 8 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Lexington specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Lexington, Washington
Lexington rests in a broad, fertile valley where the Cowlitz River, a sinuous grey ribbon, meanders through the landscape. It lies 3.7 miles north-north-east of Longview, WA (from Longview, WA: bearing 25°T), and is situated 2.8 miles north of Kelso. Rolling hills, softened by a perennial green cloak of Douglas fir and alder, rise gently on either side, their slopes often kissed by a fine mist that clings to the air like a whispered secret. The sky here can shift with startling speed, from a bright, crisp blue to a brooding, pewter grey, reflecting the often-damp embrace of the Pacific Northwest climate. The air itself carries a clean, earthy scent, a blend of damp soil, pine needles, and the distant, subtle tang of the river. The land feels solid, grounded, a place where roots run deep into the rich, dark earth. This quiet corner of Cowlitz County was once a hub for logging, the great trees felled and floated down the Cowlitz to mills further afield, a history still faintly visible in the weathered barns and occasional abandoned skid roads that scar the hillsides. The economy today is a quieter affair, centered on agriculture and small businesses that serve the surrounding farms and the steady flow of residents. There are no grand monuments here, no bustling tourist attractions, but a genuine sense of place that has been shaped by the river's steady presence and the enduring spirit of the people who call Lexington home. The rhythm of life is unhurried, dictated more by the seasons and the needs of the land than by the clamor of the outside world.
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, Cowlitz County, Washington |
| Coordinates | 46.187334°N, 122.90539°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 98626 |
| Area Code | 360 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Lexington, Washington Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lexington, Washington, 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 46.187334°N, 122.905390°W, situated in Cowlitz County. ZIP code 98626. Telephone area code: 360. Timezone: Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles).
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.
