Lexington, NE Weather Forecast
Dawson County, Nebraska
Live radar, warnings and storm tracking for Lexington, with free alerts the moment it counts.
The next few hours
Taller, warmer bars mean heavier rain. Dotted means no reading for that hour.
Hour by hour
Sunrise and sunset
Next five days, scored 0 to 100The first day or two use the HRRR and NBM cloud layers. Later days only have total cloud, so treat them as a rough guide.
Know when sunset at this place will be worth a photo
We score every sunrise and sunset here from the cloud, haze and smoke forecast, and let you know when one is likely to light up. Sunrise the evening before, sunset a few hours ahead.
Seven-day outlook
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Lexington, NE at a glance
Lexington is home to about 10,816 people in Dawson County, across 5.1 square miles. It ranks 16th by population of 51 places in Nebraska with a forecast here. The nearest neighbour with its own forecast is Cozad, 14 miles away.
- County
- Dawson County
- Population
- 10,816 2023 est.
- Land area
- 5.1 sq mi
- People per sq mi
- 2,131
- Forecast point
- 40.7773°N, 99.7466°W
How well can the network see Lexington?
The nearest Doppler radar is KUEX (Hastings, NE), to the ESE. Its lowest scan passes about 6,300 ft above Lexington. The beam is above the lowest few thousand feet here, so a warning for Lexington can come before anything looks dramatic on radar.
The closest weather station is KLXN (Lexington/Kelly Fld). Close enough that its readings are the conditions in town.
Forecasts near Lexington
- Cozad, NE14 mi
- Gothenburg, NE24 mi
- Holdrege, NE30 mi
- Kearney, NE35 mi
- Broken Bow, NE44 mi
- Minden, NE45 mi
- North Platte, NE58 mi
- McCook, NE61 mi
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