Temperature
73 F at 12 AM; 87 F at its warmest, 3 PM Thursday, and 66 F at its coolest, 7 AM Thursday.
- Now
- 73F
- 12 AM
- Highest
- 87F
- 3 PM Thursday
- Lowest
- 66F
- 7 AM Thursday
How it is measured: Stevenson screen and siting, Field Book FB-INS-009
Mexia Limestone County Airport, Texas
Small airport in Limestone County, Texas* WHAT...North winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...North and Central Texas * WHEN...From 4 AM to 7 PM CDT Friday. * IMPACTS...Unsecured outdoor items may be blown around in the wind. Driving on area roadways may become difficult, especially for high-profile vehicles. Small tree limbs could break and cause damage.
A Wind Advisory means that sustained winds of at least 20 to 30 mph are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Boaters should use extra caution when venturing onto area lakes. Residents may wish to take action to secure trash cans, lawn furniture, and other lightweight outdoor objects that may be blown around in the strong winds.
73°
66°/59°
Mostly cloudy·
Feels like 73°·Gentle breeze 9 mph NNE
Alert. A Wind Advisory is in force for Mexia Limestone County Airport until 7 PM today. Read the alert in full, and see what it means in the Field Book.
Now. Mexia Limestone County Airport is 73° and mostly cloudy at 12 AM. The dew point is 66°, so the air feels oppressive. Gentle breeze from the north-northeast at 9 mph.
Today and tonight. The warmest of the day has passed; it cools to about 57° by 8 PM. Tonight falls to about 47° by 7 AM, under a mostly clear sky. The sun is strong around midday: UV index 7, high. Unprotected skin can burn in under half an hour.
The week. The warmest day ahead is Thursday, near 86°, and the coolest tomorrow, near 65°. The days ahead look dry.
The sky tonight. The sun sets at 6:53 PM. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 34% lit, and sets at 11:11 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 24 minutes long, 2 minutes shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
48Air quality
78%Humidity
73%Cloud
Now
12:00 AM
73feels73
now, partly cloudy
Today
Oct 16
6659
41%
28mph
UV 7
Sat
Oct 17
6547
13mph
UV 8
Sun
Oct 18
6942
UV 7
Mon
Oct 19
7546
overcast
Tue
Oct 20
8152
overcast
Wed
Oct 21
8456
overcast
Thu
Oct 22
8659
overcast
73°
66°59°
65°47°
69°42°
75°46°
81°52°
84°56°
86°59°
As of 12:00 AM in Mexia Limestone County Airport, Texas.
Air quality
The air at Mexia Limestone County Airport
Index 48, good, led by fine particles. Read at 11 PM from its reporting area, Waco-Killeen (TX), 37 miles off.
48Good
- Fine particles (PM2.5)48Good-
- Ozone33Good-
The days ahead
Good each day through Sun Oct 18, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 32, good.
GoodModerate
- 32YesterdayOct 14
- GoodTodayOct 16
- GoodSatOct 17
- GoodSunOct 18
Smoke, the next 44 hours
Little smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM: the index from smoke stays at 11 or under.
Precipitation
What has fallen at Mexia Limestone County Airport
None in the last 24 hours; 0.54 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 11 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.00in
- Last 3 days
- 0.54in
3 days agoLast 24 hours 0%
Visibility
How far you can see at Mexia Limestone County Airport, the next 44 hours
Visibility stays 6 miles or more through Sat 7 PM, lowest 7 miles Fri 3 AM.
F
Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Airfield
- Code
- LXY
- ICAO
- KLXY
- IATA
- -
- Field elevation
- 544 ft
- Serves
- Mexia
- Kind
- Small airport
- Scheduled service
- No
- Its own instrument
- LXY
- Wind now
- From 310° at 13 mph, read 15 Oct, 23:55
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Heading, true | Wind along it now | Crosswind now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 / 36 | 5,000 ft | 75 ft | Asphalt | 189° / 9° | 7 mph head, on 36 | 11 mph from the left |
Measured here
What the airfield's own instrument measured, the last 24 hours
Every hour from Mexia Limestone (LXY), Mexia Limestone County Airport's own instrument, measure by measure, on the field's own clock.
Humidity and dew point
A dew point of 66 F, the air 77% saturated; the humidity ran from 45% at 4 PM Thursday to 100% at 6 AM Thursday.
- Dew point now
- 66F
- 12 AM
- Humidity now
- 77%
- Humidity, range
- 45 to 100%
How it is measured: Humidity variables, Field Book FB-WAT-002
Wind
9 mph from the north northwest at 12 AM; at its strongest 10 mph, 10 AM Thursday, with a gust of 18 mph at 10 AM Thursday.
- Now
- 9mph
- from the north northwest
- Strongest
- 10mph
- 10 AM Thursday
- Highest gust
- 18mph
- 10 AM Thursday
How it is measured: Coriolis as geometry, Field Book FB-ENG-008
Pressure
30.11 inHg at 12 AM, rising 0.04 inHg over 3 hours; 0.10 inHg higher than a day before.
- Now
- 30.11inHg
- 12 AM
- 3 hours
- +0.04inHg
- rising
- 24 hours
- +0.10inHg
How it is measured: Hydrostatic balance, Field Book FB-ENG-003
Visibility
Down to 0.5 miles at 7 AM Thursday, under a mile for 1 hour; 10 miles or more now.
- Now
- 10+mi
- Lowest
- 0.5mi
- 7 AM Thursday
- Hours under a mile
- 1
How it is measured: Fog types, Field Book FB-WAT-020
Cloud base
The lowest cloud base came down to 100 ft at 6 AM Thursday; a base was reported in 9 of the hours.
- Lowest base now
- 6,500ft
- Lowest in 24 hours
- 100ft
- 6 AM Thursday
- Hours with a base reported
- 9
How it is measured: Cloud classification, Field Book FB-SKY-001
Precipitation
None measured in the gauge in the last 24 hours.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.00in
- Wettest hour
- -
- Hours with some
- 0
How it is measured: ASOS, Field Book FB-INS-002
Mexia Limestone: every reading, the last 7 days, 30 days and the year, and how well it reports
What is measuring near here
The 5 instruments nearest Mexia Limestone County Airport, 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 now3 instruments
At an airfield/0.1 mi away/546 ft/2 ft above here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
Riesal ScanRIET2
At a river or reservoir gauge/24.2 mi away/539 ft/5 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
RieselS2199
At a soil climate station/24.3 mi away/539 ft/5 ft below here
temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture
measured daily2 instruments
Tehuacana 0.6 SSWTX-LT-10
In a volunteer observer's own ground/6.9 mi away/650 ft/106 ft above here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
Navarro Mills RsvrDAWT2
At a reservoir/24.2 mi away/449 ft/95 ft below here
snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low
What the snow tracker reads here
Every instrument in this state
-
Snow on the ground
Elsewhere in Texas
20 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.
Near Mexia Limestone County Airport
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
Airports near Mexia Limestone County Airport
- C David Campbell Field Corsicana Municipal AirportCRS, 28 mi
- TSTC Waco AirportCNW, 33 mi
- Waco Regional AirportACT, 42 mi
- Hillsboro Municipal AirportINJ, 46 mi
- McGregor Executive AirportPWG, 48 mi
- Palestine Municipal AirportPSN, 48 mi
- Hearne Municipal AirportLHB, 53 mi
- Athens Municipal AirportF44, 54 mi