Forecast Details for Lexington, KY

Recent Locations: Lexington, KY  
This Afternoon: Partly sunny, with a high near 52. South wind 6 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Showers likely, mainly after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. Southeast wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tuesday: Showers. High near 53. Southwest wind 15 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tuesday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers, mainly before 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 34. West wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
New Year's Day: Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 38. West wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 25.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 38.
Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27.
Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 34.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 19.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 30.
Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19.
Sunday: A chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

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Weather Topic: What are Hole Punch Clouds?

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Hole Punch Clouds Next Topic: Mammatus Clouds

A hole punch cloud is an unusual occurrence when a disk-shaped hole appears in a cirrostratus, cirrocumulus, or altocumulus cloud.

When part of the cloud forms ice crystals, water droplets in the surrounding area of the cloud evaporate. The effect of this process produces a large elliptical gap in the cloud. The hole punch cloud formation is rare, but it is not specific to any geographic area.

Other names which have been used to describe this phenomena include fallstreak hole, skypunch, and cloud hole.

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Weather Topic: What are Nimbostratus Clouds?

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A nimbostratus cloud is similar to a stratus cloud in its formless, smooth appearance. However, a nimbostratus cloud is darker than a stratus cloud, because it is thicker.

Unlike a stratus cloud, a nimbostratus cloud typically brings with it the threat of moderate to heavy precipitation. In some cases, the precipitation may evaporate before reaching the ground, a phenomenon known as virga.

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