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Air quality in Lexington

Air quality index (AQI) and PM2.5 air pollution in Lexington · 18:00, 6 Nov local time

Over the next 24 hours the index should stay between 5 and 12: cleanest air around 23:00, most polluted around Sat 07:00.

Modelled values: Copernicus CAMS, via OpenWeather · updated 18:00

Hourly air quality forecast in Lexington

4-day forecast, 96 hours
  1. 6 PM853°7 mph
  2. 7 PM752°7 mph
  3. 8 PM650°11 mph
  4. 9 PM649°10 mph
  5. 10 PM648°6 mph
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Daily air quality forecast in Lexington

DayPeak AQIiconHigh / LowWind
Fri68avg 653° / 48°F8 mph
Sat722avg 1052° / 37°F6 mph
Sun852avg 4157° / 33°F7 mph
Mon958avg 5361° / 38°F7 mph
Tue1065avg 6164° / 42°F11 mph

Each day shows its worst hour (peak) and its average.

Last update: 18:00
  • PM2.5 Fine particles (≤ 2.5 µm)1.4 µg/m³8
  • PM10 Coarse particles (≤ 10 µm)1.7 µg/m³1
  • NO₂ Nitrogen dioxide4.6 µg/m³2
  • SO₂ Sulphur dioxide0.9 µg/m³0
  • CO Carbon monoxide167.6 µg/m³1
  • O₃ Ozone50.9 µg/m³23

What this means today

Air quality is satisfactory and poses little or no risk. Normal outdoor activity is fine for everyone.

Sensitive groups
No restrictions
Outdoor exercise
Go ahead
Windows
Open freely

The index is set by PM2.5 at 1.4 µg/m³ (sub-index 8).

These values come from the Copernicus atmospheric model as distributed by OpenWeather, sampled at the coordinates of Lexington. They are modelled concentrations on a grid, not readings from a monitoring station inside the town, so neighbouring localities in the same grid cell will show similar figures. Treat them as a regional indication rather than a measurement taken at your street.

Air quality history in Lexington

20 US AQI · Good · November average

26% lower than the 12-month average (27).

Last 30 days
5010045 (max 54)8 Oct29 (max 38)23 (max 29)13 (max 29)46 (max 60)49 (max 60)13 Oct41 (max 52)36 (max 48)32 (max 57)4 (max 8)9 (max 13)18 Oct18 (max 24)33 (max 48)49 (max 58)56 (max 63)44 (max 51)23 Oct50 (max 56)54 (max 55)48 (max 55)54 (max 57)55 (max 57)28 Oct59 (max 63)64 (max 69)47 (max 53)21 (max 29)16 (max 18)2 Nov19 (max 27)7 (max 16)28 (max 34)27 (max 38)

Hourly model data (Copernicus CAMS via OpenWeather), US AQI computed by Weatheo

Air quality near Lexington

Modelled (Copernicus CAMS via Open-Meteo), worst first · Updated 18:00

#PlaceUS AQI
1Shelbyville25
2Georgetown23
3Frankfort21
4Winchester21
5Berea20
6Lexington20
7Nicholasville20
8Richmond20
9Danville19

United States: cities ranked by air quality right now

Modelled (Copernicus CAMS via Open-Meteo), worst first · Updated 17:00

#PlaceUS AQI
1Houston84
2San Diego63
3Phoenix61
4Los Angeles55
5Tampa55
6Atlanta54
7Seattle54
8Denver52
9San Francisco52
10Brooklyn51
11New York51
12Queens50
13Miami47
14Dallas37
15Washington35
16Chicago32
17Philadelphia28
18Minneapolis27
19Detroit26
20Boston23

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Lexington air quality: your questions

What is the air pollution index in Lexington?

Right now the air quality index in Lexington is 8 (Good). The main pollutant is fine particles (PM2.5) at 1 µg/m³. Over the next 24 hours the index stays between 5 and 12, best around 11:00 PM. Current weather: Lexington weather today.

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