Lexington Weather

Lexington, Massachusetts, USA

61°F
4/17/2026 5:30pm 
  • Lexington Conditions: Few Clouds
  • Temperature: 61.3°F / 16.3°CWarmer 1.8°F than last hour.
  • Dew Point: 54.1°FIncreased 0.1°Fsince last hour.
  • Relative Humidity: 77%Decreased 5.0% since last hour.
  • Wind: Calm, 10-min avg: Calm, gust: None
  • Barometer: 29.91 inRising 0.03 inHg/hr Rising Slowly
  • Visibility: 10 miles
  • Rain Today: 0.10 in
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Flood Watch

Issued by the National Weather Service - Quad Cities, IA/IL

    FLOOD WATCH  

Jo Daviess, IL; Stephenson, IL; Carroll, IL; Whiteside, IL; Rock Island, IL; Henry, IL; Bureau, IL; Putnam, IL; Mercer, IL; Henderson, IL; Warren, IL; Hancock, IL; McDonough, IL

Flood Watch issued April 17 at 12:46PM CDT until April 18 at 4:00AM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL

FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT

Areas Affected: Buchanan; Delaware; Dubuque; Linn; Jones; Jackson; Johnson; Cedar; Clinton; Muscatine; Scott; Washington; Louisa; Henry; Des Moines; Lee; Jo Daviess; Stephenson; Carroll; Whiteside; Rock Island; Henry; Bureau; Putnam; Mercer; Henderson; Warren; Hancock; McDonough; Clark

Urgency: Future

Severity: Severe

Certainty: Possible

Alert Sent: Friday 12:46pm CDT

Alert Effective: Friday 12:46pm CDT

Alert Expires: Saturday 4:00am CDT

Event Onset: Friday 12:46pm CDT

Event Ends: Saturday 4:00am CDT

Issued by: NWS Quad Cities IA IL

Details: 
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.

* WHERE...Portions of Illinois, including the following areas,
Bureau, Carroll, Hancock, Henderson, Henry IL, Jo Daviess,
McDonough, Mercer, Putnam, Rock Island, Stephenson, Warren and
Whiteside, Iowa, including the following areas, Buchanan, Cedar,
Clinton, Delaware, Des Moines, Dubuque, Henry IA, Jackson,
Johnson, Jones, Lee, Linn, Louisa, Muscatine, Scott and
Washington, and northeast Missouri, including the following area,
Clark.

* WHEN...Through late tonight.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
Low-water crossings may be flooded. Area creeks and streams are
running high and could flood with more heavy rain.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Recent rounds of heavy rain have resulted in saturated soils
north of Interstate 80. South of Interstate 80, soils are
quite moist.

Information: 
You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood
Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared
to take action should flooding develop.

Meta data: 
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Codes: ILZ001, ILZ002, ILZ007, ILZ009, ILZ015, ILZ016, ILZ017, ILZ018, ILZ024, ILZ025, ILZ026, ILZ034, ILZ035
Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.58a38cc82d6fba571c1d330c7d0257cb6635b4f9.001.1