Fire Weather in the Central and Southern Plains; Pacific Storms Impacting the West

Gusty to high winds and low relative humidity will bring elevated to critical fire weather to the central and southern Plains into Wednesday. Two Pacific storms will impact the western U.S. into Wednesday with gusty winds, low elevation rain, and heavy mountain snow. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Red Flag Warning in effect from February 17, 12:00 PM CST until February 17, 08:00 PM CST

Current conditions at

Lexington, Jim Kelly Field Airport (KLXN)

Lat: 40.79°NLon: 99.78°WElev: 2415ft.

Fair

52°F

11°C

Humidity	56%
Wind Speed	SE 6 mph
Barometer	29.76 in
Dewpoint	37°F (3°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	50°F (10°C)
Last update	16 Feb 10:15 pm CST

More Information:

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Extended Forecast for

Lexington NE

Red Flag Warning February 17, 12:00pm until February 17, 08:00pm

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Red Flag Warning

Tonight
Low: 38 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 76 °F
Increasing
Clouds and
Breezy
Tuesday Night
Low: 31 °F
Mostly Clear
and Breezy
Wednesday
High: 60 °F
Mostly Sunny
Wednesday Night
Low: 23 °F
Slight Chance
Rain then
Chance
Rain/Snow
Thursday
High: 34 °F
Snow Likely
and Breezy
Thursday Night
Low: 11 °F
Chance Snow
then Partly
Cloudy
Friday
High: 38 °F
Sunny
Friday Night
Low: 16 °F
Chance Snow

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. Southeast wind around 5 mph.

Tuesday

Increasing clouds, with a high near 76. Breezy, with a southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west southwest 15 to 25 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 31. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Wednesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 60. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night

A slight chance of rain before midnight, then a chance of rain and snow between midnight and 3am, then a chance of snow after 3am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northeast 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Thursday

Snow likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 34. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Thursday Night

A 30 percent chance of snow before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 11.

Friday

Sunny, with a high near 38.

Friday Night

A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 16.

Saturday

A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 43.

Saturday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 15.