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Severe Thunderstorm and Flash Flood Risk Continues for the Central/Southern Plains; Heat Wave Continues in the East

A Moderate Risk of severe thunderstorms is in place tonight for the threat of widespread, damaging thunderstorm wind gusts, large hail, and a few tornadoes across the southern and central High Plains. A Moderate Risk for excessive rainfall continues from the northern Texas Panhandle into southeast Nebraska. In the Southeast, record high temperatures remain possible into the mid-week period. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Lexington, Jim Kelly Field Airport (KLXN)

Lat: 40.79°NLon: 99.78°WElev: 2415ft.

Rain

58°F

14°C

Humidity 100%
Wind Speed N 6 mph
Barometer 29.88 in
Dewpoint 58°F (14°C)
Visibility 7.00 mi
Last update 27 May 12:15 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Gothenburg NE

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Periods of showers and thunderstorms. Low around 57. East southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    T-storms

    Low: 57 °F

  • Memorial
    Day

    Memorial Day: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 7am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 78. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    T-storms
    Likely then
    Slight Chance
    T-storms

    High: 78 °F

  • Monday
    Night

    Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly clear, with a low around 50. East wind 10 to 15 mph becoming south after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

    Slight Chance
    T-storms

    Low: 50 °F

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. East wind 10 to 15 mph becoming south in the afternoon. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Mostly Sunny
    then Chance
    T-storms

    High: 71 °F

  • Tuesday
    Night

    Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Chance
    T-storms

    Low: 47 °F

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63.

    Slight Chance
    T-storms

    High: 63 °F

  • Wednesday
    Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46.

    Mostly Cloudy

    Low: 46 °F

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.

    Mostly Sunny

    High: 73 °F

  • Thursday
    Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49.

    Mostly Clear

    Low: 49 °F

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Periods of showers and thunderstorms. Low around 57. East southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Memorial Day
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 7am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 78. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Monday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly clear, with a low around 50. East wind 10 to 15 mph becoming south after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Tuesday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. East wind 10 to 15 mph becoming south in the afternoon. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 49.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 78.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
Saturday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Sunday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 74.
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Point Forecast:
Gothenburg NE
 40.93°N 100.17°W (Elev. 2572 ft)
Last Update:
11:46 pm CDT May 26, 2019
Forecast Valid:
12am CDT May 27, 2019-6pm CDT Jun 1, 2019
 
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