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Lexington, Massachusetts, USA

46°F
4/12/2026 9:42pm 
  • Lexington Conditions: Overcast
  • Temperature: 46.4°F / 8.0°CColder 1.4°F than last hour.
  • Dew Point: 34.9°FIncreased 2.9°Fsince last hour.
  • Relative Humidity: 64%Increased 10.0% since last hour.
  • Wind: Calm, 10-min avg: Calm, gust: 2 mph
  • Barometer: 30.31 in Steady
  • Visibility: 10 miles
  • Rain Today: 0.00 in
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Red Flag Warning

Issued by the National Weather Service - Dodge City, KS

    RED FLAG WARNING  

Hamilton, KS; Kearny, KS; Stanton, KS; Grant, KS; Haskell, KS; Morton, KS; Stevens, KS; Seward, KS

Red Flag Warning issued April 12 at 1:34PM CDT until April 12 at 10:00PM CDT by NWS Dodge City KS

RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/ TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ MONDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY

Areas Affected: Hamilton; Kearny; Stanton; Grant; Haskell; Morton; Stevens; Seward

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: Sunday 1:34pm CDT

Event Ends: Sunday 10:00pm CDT

Issued by: NWS Dodge City KS

Details: 
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/ TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ MONDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

...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 CDT /11 AM MDT/ to 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ 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 The Fire Weather Watch is no
longer in effect.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 061 Hamilton, Fire Weather
Zone 062 Kearny, Fire Weather Zone 074 Stanton, Fire Weather
Zone 075 Grant, Fire Weather Zone 076 Haskell, Fire Weather
Zone 084 Morton, Fire Weather Zone 085 Stevens and Fire
Weather Zone 086 Seward.

* TIMING...For the first Red Flag Warning, until 10 PM CDT /9 PM
MDT/ this evening. For the second Red Flag Warning, from noon
CDT /11 AM MDT/ to 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ 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 9 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.001.4
Codes: KSZ061, KSZ062, KSZ074, KSZ075, KSZ076, KSZ084, KSZ085, KSZ086
Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.8c1d5427f0c6fa293e91ad9579825079903ec58e.001.4