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Lexington, Nebraska

City in Dawson County, Nebraska

Precipitation

What has fallen at Lexington

0.17 in in the last 24 hours, 0.32 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 11 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.17in
Last 3 days
0.32in

Visibility

How far you can see at Lexington, the next 44 hours

Visibility stays 9 miles or more through Sat 7 PM, lowest 10 miles Sat 8 AM.

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On the radar over Lexington, NebraskaReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Lexington, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.6 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

LexingtonLXN

At an airfield/1.7 mi away/2,396 ft/3 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank112of 681

measured daily2 instruments

Lexington 0.9 NWNE-DN-4

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.6 mi away/2,399 ft/6 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Elm Creek on I-80 @ MP 257.01, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 20.1 mi from Lexington, Nebraska. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 11:17 PM local time: 3 of its 5 sheets.

The air

46.6 F with a dew point of 23.0 F, 39 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 5,300 ft up.

Chart of the air at Elm Creek on I-80 @ MP 257.01: temperature 46.6 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 23.0, 39 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 5,300 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NE011FIG. B THE AIR AT ELM CREEK ON I-80 @ MP 257.01THE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,00010 F20 F30 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 5,300 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 18.1 FTEMPERATURE 46.6 FDEW POINT 23.0 FSPREAD 23.6 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 39 PER CENTTHE AIR COOLS ABOUT 5.4 F EACH 1,000 FT IT RISES, AND ITS DEW POINT ABOUT 1 FSOLID: THE LIFTED AIR'S TEMPERATURE; DASHED: ITS DEW POINTTITLEElm Creek on I-80 @ MP 257.01, the airSTATION REPORT · RWIS NE011TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-NE011-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northwest (315 degrees) at 19 mph: force 5, a fresh breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Elm Creek on I-80 @ MP 257.01, north up: blowing from 315 degrees, the northwest, at 19 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 5, fresh breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NE011FIG. C THE WIND AT ELM CREEK ON I-80 @ MP 257.01PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 315°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE19NOW, 19 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEElm Creek on I-80 @ MP 257.01, the windSTATION REPORT · RWIS NE011TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-NE011-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 2,249 ft above sea level, 8 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 27.57 inHg and the temperature at 51.0 F; it reports 46.6 F, 4.4 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Elm Creek on I-80 @ MP 257.01 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 2,249 feet above sea level with 8 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 27.57 inches of mercury, and temperature, 51.0 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NE011FIG. D WHERE ELM CREEK ON I-80 @ MP 257.01 STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREELM CREEK ON I-80 @ MP 257.018 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT2,249 FT10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE27.57 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE51.0 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED46.6 FTITLEElm Creek on I-80 @ MP 257.01, the columnSTATION REPORT · RWIS NE011TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-NE011-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The full report of Elm Creek on I-80 @ MP 257.01, in 5 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Canaday Steam Plant (LEXN1), 6.5 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 08:00. measured daily

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