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Lexington, Massachusetts, USA

35°F

2/16/2025 7:17pm

Lexington Conditions: Overcast
Temperature: 35.1°F / 1.7°C
Dew Point: 32.4°F
Relative Humidity: 90%
Wind: Calm, 10-min avg: Calm, gust: None
Barometer: 29.00 in Falling Slowly
Visibility: 10 miles
Rain Today: 0.01 in
UV Index: $VPuv None

Watches, Warnings, and Advisories

Issued by the National Weather Service - Wichita, Kansas

RED FLAG WARNING

Butler, KS

Red Flag Warning issued March 12 at 1:58AM CDT until March 12 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Wichita KS

RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS

Areas Affected: Chase; Butler; Cowley

Urgency: Expected

Severity: Severe

Certainty: Likely

Alert Sent: Thursday 1:58am CDT

Alert Effective: Thursday 1:58am CDT

Alert Expires: Thursday 6:00pm CDT (expect updated alert by this time)

Event Onset: Thursday 12:00pm CDT

Event Ends: Thursday 8:00pm CDT

Issued by: NWS Wichita KS

Details:

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...

The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a Red Flag
Warning for extreme grassland fire danger, which is in effect
from noon today to 8 PM CDT this evening.

* Extreme Grassland Fire Danger...

* Winds...Southwest 25 to 35 mph with gusts around 45 mph.

* Relative Humidity...As low as 22 percent.

* Impacts...Any fires that develop will have the potential to
spread quickly and behave erratically.

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.

Meta data:

ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.5343e0e99505a57a6ca76ffec4fab1f4e8b65c4c.001.1
Codes: KSZ053, KSZ069, KSZ093
Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.5343e0e99505a57a6ca76ffec4fab1f4e8b65c4c.001.1

WIND ADVISORY

Butler, KS

Wind Advisory issued March 12 at 1:53AM CDT until March 12 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Wichita KS

WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING

Areas Affected: Russell; Lincoln; Barton; Ellsworth; Saline; Rice; McPherson; Marion; Chase; Reno; Harvey; Butler; Kingman; Sedgwick

Urgency: Expected

Severity: Moderate

Certainty: Likely

Alert Sent: Thursday 1:53am CDT

Alert Effective: Thursday 1:53am CDT

Alert Expires: Thursday 6:00pm CDT (expect updated alert by this time)

Event Onset: Thursday 11:00am CDT

Event Ends: Thursday 7:00pm CDT

Issued by: NWS Wichita KS

Details:

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Southwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph
expected.

* WHERE...Portions of Central and South Central Kansas.

* WHEN...From 11 AM this morning to 7 PM CDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Small
tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.

Information:

Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high
profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

Meta data:

ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.8731ecde9fbaff17745714c34be177c4b73d3ce3.001.1
Codes: KSZ032, KSZ033, KSZ047, KSZ048, KSZ049, KSZ050, KSZ051, KSZ052, KSZ053, KSZ067, KSZ068, KSZ069, KSZ082, KSZ083
Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.8731ecde9fbaff17745714c34be177c4b73d3ce3.001.1