Lexington Weather

Lexington, Massachusetts, USA

59°F
4/17/2026 2:10pm 
  • Lexington Conditions: Mist, Overcast
  • Temperature: 58.5°F / 14.7°CColder 0.1°F than last hour.
  • Dew Point: 56.5°FIncreased 0.6°Fsince last hour.
  • Relative Humidity: 93%Increased 2.0% since last hour.
  • Wind: Calm, 10-min avg: Calm, gust: 2 mph
  • Barometer: 29.86 in Steady
  • Visibility: 6 miles
  • Rain Today: 0.10 in
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Watches, Warnings, and Advisories

Issued by the National Weather Service - St. Louis, MO

    FLOOD WARNING  

Jersey County, IL

Flood Warning issued April 17 at 12:57PM CDT by NWS St Louis MO

FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

Areas Affected: Calhoun, IL; Greene, IL; Jersey, IL

Urgency: Immediate

Severity: Severe

Certainty: Observed

Alert Sent: Friday 12:57pm CDT

Alert Effective: Friday 12:57pm CDT

Alert Expires: Sunday 1:00am CDT

Event Onset: Sunday 1:00pm CDT

Issued by: NWS St Louis MO

Details: 
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...

...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Illinois...

Illinois River at Hardin.

River forecasts are based on observed precipitation and forecast
precipitation for the next 24 hours.

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Illinois River at Hardin.

* WHEN...From Sunday afternoon until further notice.

* IMPACTS...At 25.0 feet, Flood Stage.  Lowland flooding of
unprotected agricultural land begins.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 12:30 PM CDT Friday the stage was 24.6 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage early
Sunday afternoon and continue rising to a crest of 26.4 feet
Wednesday morning.
- Flood stage is 25.0 feet.

Information: 
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars
through flooded areas.

Rainfall heavier than forecast could cause river levels to rise even
higher than predicted. The National Weather Service will monitor this
developing situation and issue follow up statements as conditions
change.

This product, along with additional weather and stream information,
is available at https://water.noaa.gov/wfo/lsx

Meta data: 
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.61308f51b9c39fdec2fd1157c113850d6f56f06f.001.1
Codes: ILC013, ILC061, ILC083
Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.61308f51b9c39fdec2fd1157c113850d6f56f06f.001.1