Lexington Weather

Lexington, Massachusetts, USA

48°F

4/12/2026 6:39pm

Lexington Conditions: Mostly cloudy
Temperature: 47.5°F / 8.6°C
Dew Point: 31.6°F
Relative Humidity: 54%
Wind: Calm, 10-min avg: Calm, gust: 1 mph
Barometer: 30.30 in Falling Slowly
Visibility: 10 miles
Rain Today: 0.00 in

Watches, Warnings, and Advisories

Issued by the National Weather Service - Dodge City, KS

RED FLAG WARNING

Rush, KS

Red Flag Warning issued April 12 at 1:34PM CDT until April 13 at 9:00PM CDT by NWS Dodge City KS

RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM CDT MONDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR

Areas Affected: Ellis; Scott; Lane; Ness; Rush; Finney; Hodgeman; Pawnee; Stafford; Gray; Ford; Edwards; Kiowa; Pratt; Meade; Clark; Comanche; Barber

Urgency: Expected

Severity: Severe

Certainty: Likely

Alert Sent: Sunday 1:34pm CDT

Alert Effective: Sunday 1:34pm CDT

Alert Expires: Monday 1:45am CDT (expect updated alert by this time)

Event Onset: Monday 12:00pm CDT

Event Ends: Monday 9:00pm CDT

Issued by: NWS Dodge City KS

Details:

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM CDT MONDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR...

...Critical Fire Weather Conditions Through Tuesday...

The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a Red Flag
Warning for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect
from noon to 9 PM CDT Monday. A Fire Weather Watch has also been
issued. This Fire Weather Watch for wind and low relative
humidity is in effect from Tuesday afternoon through Tuesday
evening. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect.

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 031 Ellis, Fire Weather Zone
043 Scott, Fire Weather Zone 044 Lane, Fire Weather Zone 045
Ness, Fire Weather Zone 046 Rush, Fire Weather Zone 063
Finney, Fire Weather Zone 064 Hodgeman, Fire Weather Zone 065
Pawnee, Fire Weather Zone 066 Stafford, Fire Weather Zone 077
Gray, Fire Weather Zone 078 Ford, Fire Weather Zone 079
Edwards, Fire Weather Zone 080 Kiowa, Fire Weather Zone 081
Pratt, Fire Weather Zone 087 Meade, Fire Weather Zone 088
Clark, Fire Weather Zone 089 Comanche and Fire Weather Zone
090 Barber.

* TIMING...For the Red Flag Warning, from noon to 9 PM CDT
Monday. For the Fire Weather Watch, from Tuesday afternoon
through Tuesday evening.

* WINDS...Southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 11 percent.

* IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and 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:2.49.0.1.840.0.8c1d5427f0c6fa293e91ad9579825079903ec58e.002.2
Codes: KSZ031, KSZ043, KSZ044, KSZ045, KSZ046, KSZ063, KSZ064, KSZ065, KSZ066, KSZ077, KSZ078, KSZ079, KSZ080, KSZ081, KSZ087, KSZ088, KSZ089, KSZ090
Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.8c1d5427f0c6fa293e91ad9579825079903ec58e.002.2

FIRE WEATHER WATCH