Lexington Weather

Lexington, Massachusetts, USA

53°F
4/17/2026 7:12am 
  • Lexington Conditions: Rain, Mist, Overcast
  • Temperature: 53.4°F / 11.9°CColder 0.7°F than last hour.
  • Dew Point: 51.8°FDecreased 0.7°Fsince last hour.
  • Relative Humidity: 94% 
  • Wind: Calm, 10-min avg: Calm, gust: None
  • Barometer: 29.75 inRising 0.06 inHg/hr Rising Rapidly
  • Visibility: 4 miles
  • Rain Today: 0.05 in
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Watches, Warnings, and Advisories

Issued by the National Weather Service - Lubbock, TX

    RED FLAG WARNING  

Yoakum, TX

Red Flag Warning issued April 16 at 8:56PM CDT until April 17 at 9:00PM CDT by NWS Lubbock TX

RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM CDT FRIDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE FAR SOUTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE, THE SOUTH PLAINS, AND MUCH OF THE ROLLING PLAINS

Areas Affected: Parmer; Castro; Swisher; Briscoe; Hall; Childress; Bailey; Lamb; Hale; Floyd; Motley; Cottle; Cochran; Hockley; Lubbock; Crosby; Dickens; Yoakum; Terry; Lynn; Garza

Urgency: Expected

Severity: Severe

Certainty: Likely

Alert Sent: Thursday 8:56pm CDT

Alert Effective: Thursday 8:56pm CDT

Alert Expires: Friday 9:00pm CDT

Event Onset: Friday 12:00pm CDT

Event Ends: Friday 9:00pm CDT

Issued by: NWS Lubbock TX

Details: 
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM CDT FRIDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE FAR SOUTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE, THE SOUTH PLAINS, AND MUCH OF THE ROLLING PLAINS...

* Timing... From 12 PM to 9 PM on Friday.

* Wind...Southwest at 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.

* Humidity...Ranging from 6 to 11 percent on Friday.

* Fuels...Critically dry.

* Impacts...Any fires that develop can spread rapidly. Outdoor
burning is discouraged.

Information: 
A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions
are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of
strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can
contribute to extreme fire behavior.

Meta data: 
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.e4afda0ff01e69f4f399b5fcfd393f214c5ba469.001.1
Codes: TXZ021, TXZ022, TXZ023, TXZ024, TXZ025, TXZ026, TXZ027, TXZ028, TXZ029, TXZ030, TXZ031, TXZ032, TXZ033, TXZ034, TXZ035, TXZ036, TXZ037, TXZ039, TXZ040, TXZ041, TXZ042
Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.e4afda0ff01e69f4f399b5fcfd393f214c5ba469.001.1