Temperature
40 F at 12 AM; 59 F at its warmest, 5 PM Thursday, and 40 F at its coolest, 12 AM.
- Now
- 40F
- 12 AM
- Highest
- 59F
- 5 PM Thursday
- Lowest
- 40F
- 12 AM
How it is measured: Stevenson screen and siting, Field Book FB-INS-009
Jim Kelly Field, Nebraska
Small airport in Dawson County, Nebraska* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 27-32 degrees likely, along with fairly widespread frost formation. * WHERE...Portions of north central Kansas and central, east central, and south central Nebraska, including the Tri Cities. * WHEN...From late Friday night through Saturday morning. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Confidence is increasing that at least slightly sub-freezing temperatures and widespread frost formation will likely occur early Saturday morning. As a result, it is probable that most, if not all, of this Watch will be converted to a Warning during the day Friday.
Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. To prevent water pipes from freezing; wrap or drain or allow them to drip slowly.
40°
52°/36°
Clear·
Feels like 32°·Moderate breeze 17 mph NNW
Alert. A Freeze Watch is in force for Jim Kelly Field until 9 AM tomorrow. Read the alert in full, and see what it means in the Field Book. Tomorrow is 10 degrees warmer: a high of 62° after 52° today.
Now. Jim Kelly Field is 40° and clear at 12 AM. With the wind it feels like 32°. The dew point is 31°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Moderate breeze from the north-northwest at 17 mph.
Today and tonight. It warms to about 51° by 4 PM. Tonight falls to about 30° by 4 AM, under a mostly clear sky. A freeze: protect plants and pipes. No rain is expected for the rest of the day.
The week. The warmest day ahead is Wednesday, near 77°, and the coolest tomorrow, near 62°. The days ahead look dry. The first freeze could come tomorrow, a low of 28°.
The sky tonight. The sun sets at 6:57 PM. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 34% lit, and sets at 10:53 PM. The next full Moon is Sunday, Oct 25. After dark, look for Saturn, bright in the east-southeast. A planet shines with a steady light where the stars around it twinkle. The Orionids meteor shower is active, peaking around Oct 21: at its peak, up to about 20 meteors an hour can be seen from a dark site. The sky is forecast to stay clear: a good night to look up. The day is 11 hours 7 minutes long, 2 minutes shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
-Air quality
70%Humidity
1%Cloud
Now
12:00 AM
40feels32
17mph
Today
Oct 16
5236
18mph
Sat
Oct 17
6228
18mph
Sun
Oct 18
6737
14mph
Mon
Oct 19
6741
overcast
Tue
Oct 20
7242
overcast
Wed
Oct 21
7751
overcast
Thu
Oct 22
7654
19%
12mph
40°
52°36°
62°28°
67°37°
67°41°
72°42°
77°51°
76°54°
As of 12:00 AM in Jim Kelly Field, Nebraska.
Precipitation
What has fallen at Jim Kelly Field
0.18 in in the last 24 hours, 0.26 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 11 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.18in
- Last 3 days
- 0.26in
3 days agoLast 24 hours 69%
Visibility
How far you can see at Jim Kelly Field, the next 44 hours
Visibility stays 9 miles or more through Sat 7 PM, lowest 10 miles Sat 8 AM.
F
Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Airfield
- Code
- LXN
- ICAO
- KLXN
- IATA
- LXN
- Field elevation
- 2,413 ft
- Serves
- Lexington
- Kind
- Small airport
- Scheduled service
- No
- Its own instrument
- LXN
- Wind now
- -
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Heading, true | Wind along it now | Crosswind now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 / 19 unlit | 3,200 ft | 250 ft | Grass | 18° / 198° | - | - |
| 14 / 32 | 5,489 ft | 100 ft | Concrete | 143° / 323° | - | - |
Measured here
What the airfield's own instrument measured, the last 24 hours
Every hour from Lexington (LXN), Jim Kelly Field's own instrument, measure by measure, on the field's own clock.
Humidity and dew point
A dew point of 31 F, the air 70% saturated; the humidity ran from 44% at 6 PM Thursday to 98% at 2 AM Thursday.
- Dew point now
- 31F
- 12 AM
- Humidity now
- 70%
- Humidity, range
- 44 to 98%
How it is measured: Humidity variables, Field Book FB-WAT-002
Wind
12 mph from the north northwest at 12 AM; at its strongest 24 mph, 5 PM Thursday, with a gust of 36 mph at 5 PM Thursday.
- Now
- 12mph
- from the north northwest
- Strongest
- 24mph
- 5 PM Thursday
- Highest gust
- 36mph
- 5 PM Thursday
How it is measured: Coriolis as geometry, Field Book FB-ENG-008
Pressure
30.50 inHg at 12 AM, rising 0.05 inHg over 3 hours; 0.42 inHg higher than a day before.
- Now
- 30.50inHg
- 12 AM
- 3 hours
- +0.05inHg
- rising
- 24 hours
- +0.42inHg
How it is measured: Hydrostatic balance, Field Book FB-ENG-003
Visibility
Down to 4 miles at 2 AM Thursday; 10 miles or more now.
- Now
- 10+mi
- Lowest
- 4mi
- 2 AM Thursday
- Hours under a mile
- 0
How it is measured: Fog types, Field Book FB-WAT-020
Cloud base
The lowest cloud base came down to 300 ft at 1 AM Thursday; a base was reported in 17 of the hours.
- Lowest base now
- -
- Lowest in 24 hours
- 300ft
- 1 AM Thursday
- Hours with a base reported
- 17
How it is measured: Cloud classification, Field Book FB-SKY-001
Precipitation
0.10 in measured in the gauge, the most, 0.07 in, in the hour to 2 AM Thursday.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.10in
- Wettest hour
- 0.07in
- 2 AM Thursday
- Hours with some
- 4
How it is measured: ASOS, Field Book FB-INS-002
Lexington: every reading, the last 7 days, 30 days and the year, and how well it reports
What is measuring near here
The 4 instruments nearest Jim Kelly Field, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.1 miles away.
measured now2 instruments
LexingtonLXN
At an airfield/0.1 mi away/2,396 ft/17 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
Elm Creek on I-80 @ MP 257.01NE011
Beside a road/21.9 mi away/2,249 ft/164 ft below here
temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip
measured daily2 instruments
Lexington 0.9 NWNE-DN-4
In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.2 mi away/2,399 ft/14 ft below here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
Canaday Steam PlantLEXN1
At a cooperative observer's station/7.8 mi away/2,365 ft/48 ft below here
snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low
What the snow tracker reads here
Every instrument in this state
0in
Snow on the ground
Measured at Canaday Steam Plant (LEXN1), 7.8 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 08:00. measured daily
Elsewhere in Nebraska
22 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.
Near Jim Kelly Field
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
Airports near Jim Kelly Field
- Brewster FieldHDE, 33 mi
- Cambridge Municipal AirportCSB, 39 mi
- Kearney Regional AirportEAR, 41 mi
- Broken Bow Municipal AirportBBW, 45 mi
- North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird FieldLBF, 53 mi
- McCook Ben Nelson Regional AirportMCK, 59 mi
- Evelyn Sharp FieldODX, 72 mi
- Hastings Municipal AirportHSI, 72 mi