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My family grew up in KY and my brother has lived in Birmingham since 1977 and much prefers the weather there. I live in San Antonio and my son lives in Lexington. And monitoring the weather there from San Antonio. And I can tell you the weather in Lexington sucks. The coldest weather I was ever was in was -19 in Lexington in 1985. If you want consistent good weather Lexington ain’t it.
Is the climate of Lexington all that different though from Louisville or the rest of KY? If there is an extreme cold snap as recently happened a couple of weeks ago, does it matter if you're in Lexington or let's say Bowling Green which might be 3-5 degrees warmer? If the temp is going to be -10 in Lexington or -5 somewhere else in KY, does it really make a difference at that point?
I'm asking because I can't imagine the average person doing anything other than staying indoors when it gets that cold.
Is the climate of Lexington all that different though from Louisville or the rest of KY? If there is an extreme cold snap as recently happened a couple of weeks ago, does it matter if you're in Lexington or let's say Bowling Green which might be 3-5 degrees warmer? If the temp is going to be -10 in Lexington or -5 somewhere else in KY, does it really make a difference at that point?
I'm asking because I can't imagine the average person doing anything other than staying indoors when it gets that cold.
Lexington and Louisville have virtually identical weather. Most of Ky is similar except NKY by Cincinnati gets more snow and southern KY is 5-7 degrees warmer on average.
Lexington and Louisville have virtually identical weather. Most of Ky is similar except NKY by Cincinnati gets more snow and southern KY is 5-7 degrees warmer on average.
Lexington has cooler low temperatures as Louisville has a large urban heat island.
Lexington has cooler low temperatures as Louisville has a large urban heat island.
Lexington also has higher elevation than does Louisville: close to 1,000 feet for Lexington, half that for Louisville. Spring arrives a week or ten days sooner in Louisville, which is usually a bit warmer than Lexington.
Lexington has cooler low temperatures as Louisville has a large urban heat island.
While technically true, the difference is not really noticeable except in the summer. Downtown Louisville may not get below 78 at night in the summer at its worse.
Likewise, in the winter, Louisville stays "warmer." It is more likely to be 32 in the city when it is 25 in surrounding exurbs and smaller towns like Lex.
When I visited in October, the night temps in Lexington were in the 30s but the days warmed nicely. I loved the moist cold air. It felt so good to me. I would get up and out of the hotel at 6 a.m. just to walk around outside. I know you guys must think I'm nuts, but it was fun and enjoyed it thoroughly.
Allergies are a funny thing. I currently live in the CA desert southwest and it's rare I don't have at least one sneezing episode with stuffy nose at least once a day no matter what time of the year it is. On my recent trip to KY in Oct I never sneezed even once and to my surprise, fall had barely started. Everything was still very green.
Funny you say this.... I lived in Lexington for 17 years and never had allergy problems.... EVER! :-) That changed when I moved to Phoenix 13 years ago... Dust will do that to a person... among other things.
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