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VIRGINIA · LEXINGTON

Lexington

7,802 people, 1,070 ft above sea level, an independent city.

1,070 ftElevation, city center
7,802People, 2024 estimate
2 sq miLand area
Clear 30°
Clear now Dew point 24° · WNW 21 mph · high 36°
City of Lexington River Interstate 2 miles
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The Lexington plate. Relief from Copernicus GLO-30; rivers and lakes from USGS NHD; watersheds from the USGS Watershed Boundary Dataset; roads and city limits from Census TIGER 2024.

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TODAY

Today in Lexington

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 6:00 PM EST
RIGHT NOW Hot Springs / Ingalls (KHSP) · 7:35 PM
Clear
30° Clear Feels like 17° · high of 36° near 11 PM
WindWNW 21 mphgusts 30
Humidity78%rising to 73% by morning
Pressure30.02 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 24° · Dryabout the same for three days
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Clear
Not this weeknone in the forecast for a week
LIKELY AMOUNT—nothing expected
LAST RAINNov. 60.11 in · 8 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Lexington
NWS Blacksburg and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 7:48 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 6:56 AM5:07 PM ↓
10 h 10 m of daylight, 2 minutes less than yesterday
Waxing crescent, 27% lit. Next full moon: Nov. 24.
AIR & POLLEN
27
GOODAir quality index · ozone
No pollen source yet.

The next three days, hour by hour

Sky: clear, cloudy, night Rain likely National Blend of Models
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SUNDAY, NOV. 15
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 19 to 29°

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 53° / 32°
SAT Nov. 14 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
36° 34°
0% rain — WNW 17, gusts 30 A
SUN Nov. 15 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
40° 32°
0% rain — NW 12, gusts 28 B
MON Nov. 16 Mostly sunny; warmer Mostly sunny; warmer
48° 30°
0% rain — NW 3 A
TUE Nov. 17 Sunny Sunny
53° 33°
0% rain — WNW 3 A
WED Nov. 18 Sunny Sunny
55° 36°
0% rain — SW 2 A
THU Nov. 19 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
58° 37°
0% rain — W 5 B
FRI Nov. 20 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
58° 40°
0% rain — WNW 3 B
How sure are we? AModels agree: highs within 4° BSome spread: within 8° CWide spread: check back
Range from the National Blend of Models percentiles · graded on Forecast Scores
AIR MAIL

Where today’s air came from

The air arriving over Lexington about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the open Pacific three days ago, and over the northern Plains a day ago, about 3,310 miles back along its path. It came down from about 13,100 feet up, warming and drying as it sank. Near the ground the air came from the Canadian Prairies; at 10,000 feet, from the Pacific north of Hawaii. It feels dry all the same. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses and the GFS beyond them, nine paths at each of three heights.

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THE GROUND

What Lexington stands on

Lexington’s center stands about 1,070 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 920 ft to 1,710 ft, a difference of 790 ft: hilly country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Bald Knob, about 4,040 ft, 12 miles east-southeast.

Under the town center the state geologic map shows Edinburg Formation, Lincolnshire and New Market Limestones, from the Ordovician, 445 to 487 million years old.

The section below crosses 13 rock units mapped at the surface.

Lexington, cut in half from south to north

A section south to north, 24 miles through the town center
1,000 ft2,000 ft3,000 ft LEXINGTON1,070 ftMaury Riverabout 770 ftRagged Mountain3,310 ft ← SN →

Heights every 0.1 mile from the Copernicus GLO-90 surface model; vertical exaggeration about 8×. The colored band under the surface is the rock the state geologic map shows at the surface, not a picture of what lies beneath.

Rock at the surface along the line

Edinburg Formation, Lincolnshire and New Market Limestones

Limestone. Age: Ordovician, 445 to 487 million years old. About 6 mi of the line.

Conococheague Formation

Limestone. Age: Cambrian to Ordovician, 445 to 542 million years old. About 4 mi of the line.

Chilhowee Group

Quartzite, conglomerate, sandstone. Age: Cambrian, 487 to 542 million years old. About 3 mi of the line.

Juniata, Oswego, Martinsburg (Reedsville and Dolly Ridge), and Eggleston Formations

Shale, sandstone. Age: Ordovician, 445 to 487 million years old. About 2 mi of the line.

Keefer, Rose Hill, and Tuscarora Formations

Arenite, shale, sandstone. Age: Silurian, 422 to 445 million years old. About 2 mi of the line.

Martinsburg and Oranda Formations

Shale. Age: Ordovician, 445 to 487 million years old. About 1 mi of the line.

From the USGS State Geologic Map Compilation (Horton and others, 2017), the states’ geologic maps joined at a common scale. 7 smaller units along the line are not listed.

Heights from Copernicus GLO-90 (a surface model: it includes buildings and tree canopy); summits from USGS GNIS; rivers from USGS NHDPlus HR; rock from the USGS State Geologic Map Compilation.
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THE WATER

Where Lexington’s rain goes

A raindrop that lands in Lexington reaches Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic Ocean by way of Woods Creek, the Maury and the James: about 300 river miles.

THE WAY DOWN, TO SCALE
Lexington≈ 300 mi · Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic Ocean
FROM THE CENTER OF LEXINGTON ≈ 300 mi to Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic Ocean Woods Creek → Maury → James

Traced down the USGS NHDPlus V2.1 river network from the Census center point of Lexington; river miles along the main stem, rounded.

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ON THE NETWORK

Around Lexington on the Forecast Network

Neighboring plates

Lynchburg VA · 30 MI 30 miles southeast Staunton VA · 33 MI 33 miles northeast Greensboro NC · 118 MI 118 miles south Durham NC · 128 MI 128 miles south Raleigh NC · 142 MI 142 miles south Washington DC · 153 MI 153 miles northeast
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VIRGINIA · LEXINGTON

Lexington

7,802 people, 1,070 ft above sea level, an independent city.

1,070 ftElevation
7,802People
2 sq miLand
Clear 30°
ClearDew point 24°
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Today in Lexington

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now partly cloudy night 34° 0%
10p partly cloudy night 35° 0%
1a mostly clear night 36° 0%
4a partly cloudy night 36° 1%
7a partly cloudy day 36° 1%
10a partly cloudy day 36° 2%
Clear
NEXT RAINNone this week
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Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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What Lexington stands on

Lexington’s center stands about 1,070 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 920 ft to 1,710 ft, a difference of 790 ft: hilly country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Bald Knob, about 4,040 ft, 12 miles east-southeast.

Lexington, south to north Lexington1,070 ftMaury Riverabout 770 ftRagged Mountain3,310 ft ← SN → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 16×. Colors: rock at the surface.
Elevation, center1,070 ft
Within 3 miles920 to 1,710 ft
Lie of the landHilly (790 ft of relief)
High point nearbyBald Knob, 4,040 ft, 12 mi east-southeast
Rock at the surfaceEdinburg Formation, Lincolnshire and New Market Limestones
Its ageOrdovician, 445 to 487 million years old
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Where the rain goes

≈ 300 mito the AtlanticWoods Creek → Maury → James

A raindrop that lands in Lexington reaches Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic Ocean by way of Woods Creek, the Maury and the James: about 300 river miles.