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Extreme Heat and Excessive Rainfall Today

Dangerous and extreme heat will remain across portions of the southern U.S. through the weekend. A heat wave over the Southwest U.S. will intensify this week, peaking and expanding into the Intermountain West and northern High Plains this weekend. Multiple rounds of thunderstorms will produce heavy to excessive rainfall with significant flash flooding across portions of southern New England. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Lexington, Jim Kelly Field Airport (KLXN)

Lat: 40.79°NLon: 99.78°WElev: 2415ft.

Fair

78°F

26°C

Humidity 83%
Wind Speed SE 8 mph
Barometer 29.96 in
Dewpoint 72°F (22°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index80°F (27°C)
Last update 29 Jul 8:55 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Lexington NE

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 69. East southeast wind around 10 mph.

    Low: 69 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 92. South southeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 92 °F

    Gradual
    Clearing

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 66. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north northwest in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 66 °F

    Showers
    Likely then
    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 85. Breezy, with a north wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 85 °F

    Sunny then
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59. North northeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming light north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 59 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 86.

    High: 86 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 60.

    Low: 60 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 88.

    High: 88 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63.

    Low: 63 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 69. East southeast wind around 10 mph.
Thursday
Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 92. South southeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Thursday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 66. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north northwest in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 85. Breezy, with a north wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 59. North northeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming light north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 86.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 60.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 88.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 63.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 92. Breezy.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 65. Breezy.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 86.
Tuesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 62.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 88.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Lexington NE
 40.78°N 99.75°W (Elev. 2408 ft)
Last Update:
7:31 pm CDT Jul 29, 2026
Forecast Valid:
8pm CDT Jul 29, 2026-6pm CDT Aug 5, 2026
 
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