Lexington Weather

Lexington, Massachusetts, USA

57°F
4/13/2026 9:48am 
  • Lexington Conditions: Overcast
  • Temperature: 56.7°F / 13.7°CWarmer 2.6°F than last hour.
  • Dew Point: 51.6°FIncreased 2.1°Fsince last hour.
  • Relative Humidity: 83%Decreased 1.0% since last hour.
  • Wind: Wind from SW SW Calm, 10-min avg: 1 mph, gust: 10 mph
  • Barometer: 29.99 inFalling 0.02 inHg/hr Falling Slowly
  • Visibility: 10 miles
  • Rain Today: 0.00 in
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Red Flag Warning

Issued by the National Weather Service - Hastings, NE

    RED FLAG WARNING  

Phillips, KS; Smith, KS; Jewell, KS; Rooks, KS; Osborne, KS; Mitchell, KS

Red Flag Warning issued April 13 at 6:10AM CDT until April 13 at 9:00PM CDT by NWS Hastings NE

RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS

Areas Affected: Phillips; Smith; Jewell; Rooks; Osborne; Mitchell

Urgency: Expected

Severity: Severe

Certainty: Likely

Alert Sent: Monday 6:10am CDT

Alert Effective: Monday 6:10am CDT

Alert Expires: Monday 4:00pm CDT (expect updated alert by this time)

Event Onset: Monday 12:00pm CDT

Event Ends: Monday 9:00pm CDT

Issued by: NWS Hastings NE

Details: 
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS...

...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON
AREA-WIDE AND POSSIBLE AGAIN ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON IN NORTH
CENTRAL KANSAS...

* WINDS...For today, mainly from the west, sustained 15 to 20 MPH
and gusting 20 to 30 MPH. For Tuesday, from the southwest,
sustained 15 to 25 MPH and gusting 25 to 35 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...For today, as low as 10 to 15 percent. For
Tuesday, as low as 15 to 20 percent.

* IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will spread quickly. Outdoor
burning is not recommended.

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.

A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions
are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible
Red Flag Warnings.

Meta data: 
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0c08b3e3b970c1349b58b9088fb1d131b7436533.001.1
Codes: KSZ005, KSZ006, KSZ007, KSZ017, KSZ018, KSZ019
Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0c08b3e3b970c1349b58b9088fb1d131b7436533.001.1