Lexington Weather

Lexington, Massachusetts, USA

57°F
4/13/2026 9:46am 
  • Lexington Conditions: Overcast
  • Temperature: 56.5°F / 13.6°CWarmer 2.4°F than last hour.
  • Dew Point: 51.4°FIncreased 1.9°Fsince last hour.
  • Relative Humidity: 83%Decreased 1.0% since last hour.
  • Wind: Wind from SW SW 3 mph, 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 - Wichita, Kansas

    RED FLAG WARNING  

Russell, KS; Lincoln, KS; Barton, KS; Ellsworth, KS; Rice, KS; Reno, KS; Kingman, KS; Harper, KS

Red Flag Warning issued April 13 at 4:34AM CDT until April 13 at 9:00PM CDT by NWS Wichita KS

RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR AREAS WEST OF I-135

Areas Affected: Russell; Lincoln; Barton; Ellsworth; Rice; Reno; Kingman; Harper

Urgency: Expected

Severity: Severe

Certainty: Likely

Alert Sent: Monday 4:34am CDT

Alert Effective: Monday 4:34am CDT

Alert Expires: Monday 7:45pm CDT (expect updated alert by this time)

Event Onset: Monday 12:00pm CDT

Event Ends: Monday 9:00pm CDT

Issued by: NWS Wichita KS

Details: 
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR AREAS WEST OF I-135...

...EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER THIS AFTERNOON...

.Southwest winds may gust over 30 mph at times as relative
humidity falls into the teens behind a dryline this afternoon.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE
DANGER FOR AREAS WEST OF I-135...

* Extreme Grassland Fire Danger...

* Winds...Southwest 25 to 35 mph with gusts around 40 mph possible.

* Relative Humidity...As low as 14 percent.

* Impacts...Any fires that start will spread quickly and be
difficult to control.

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.

Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the
field of this fire weather product.

A fire weather watch means that critical fire weather conditions
are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible
red flag warnings.

Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the
field of this fire weather product.

Meta data: 
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.e677a302344c1b43c0ee94789648009d283d618d.001.1
Codes: KSZ032, KSZ033, KSZ047, KSZ048, KSZ050, KSZ067, KSZ082, KSZ091
Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.e677a302344c1b43c0ee94789648009d283d618d.001.1