Lexington Weather

Lexington, Massachusetts, USA

49°F
5/2/2026 3:53am 
  • Lexington Conditions: Mostly cloudy
  • Temperature: 48.7°F / 9.3°CWarmer 1.2°F than last hour.
  • Dew Point: 40.1°FIncreased 1.6°Fsince last hour.
  • Relative Humidity: 72%Increased 1.0% since last hour.
  • Wind: Wind from WSW WSW 2 mph, 10-min avg: Calm, gust: 2 mph
  • Barometer: 29.81 inFalling 0.02 inHg/hr Falling Slowly
  • Visibility: 10 miles
  • Rain Today: 0.00 in
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Watches, Warnings, and Advisories

Issued by the National Weather Service - Paducah, KY

    FLOOD WARNING  

Alexander County, IL

Flood Warning issued May 1 at 12:15PM CDT until May 5 at 11:30PM CDT by NWS Paducah KY

FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE TUESDAY EVENING

Areas Affected: Alexander, IL; Scott, MO

Urgency: Immediate

Severity: Severe

Certainty: Observed

Alert Sent: Friday 12:15pm CDT

Alert Effective: Friday 12:15pm CDT

Alert Expires: Saturday 2:15pm CDT (expect updated alert by this time)

Event Onset: Friday 12:15pm CDT

Event Ends: Tuesday 11:30pm CDT

Issued by: NWS Paducah KY

Details: 
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE TUESDAY EVENING...

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Illinois...Missouri...

Mississippi River at Thebes affecting Alexander and Scott
Counties.

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

Mississippi River at Cape Girardeau affecting Perry, Scott, Cape
Girardeau, Alexander, Union and Jackson Counties.

For the Mississippi River...including Cape Girardeau, Thebes,
Hickman, New Madrid...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Mississippi River at Thebes.

* WHEN...Until late Tuesday evening.

* IMPACTS...At 34.0 feet, The town of Thebes begins to flood.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 12:00 PM CDT Friday the stage was 32.8 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
late this afternoon to a crest of 34.5 feet early Sunday
afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage Tuesday
afternoon.
- Flood stage is 33.0 feet.

Information: 
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.

Meta data: 
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Codes: ILC003, MOC201
Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.8e6d3acf99525e58bd52fb96331b601feccb80ca.001.1

 

    FLOOD WARNING  

Alexander County, IL

Flood Warning issued May 1 at 12:15PM CDT until May 6 at 8:12PM CDT by NWS Paducah KY

FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL WEDNESDAY EVENING

Areas Affected: Alexander, IL; Jackson, IL; Union, IL; Cape Girardeau, MO; Perry, MO; Scott, MO

Urgency: Immediate

Severity: Severe

Certainty: Observed

Alert Sent: Friday 12:15pm CDT

Alert Effective: Friday 12:15pm CDT

Alert Expires: Saturday 2:15pm CDT (expect updated alert by this time)

Event Onset: Friday 12:15pm CDT

Event Ends: Wednesday 8:12pm CDT

Issued by: NWS Paducah KY

Details: 
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL WEDNESDAY EVENING...

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Illinois...Missouri...

Mississippi River at Thebes affecting Alexander and Scott
Counties.

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

Mississippi River at Cape Girardeau affecting Perry, Scott, Cape
Girardeau, Alexander, Union and Jackson Counties.

For the Mississippi River...including Cape Girardeau, Thebes,
Hickman, New Madrid...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Mississippi River at Cape Girardeau.

* WHEN...Until Wednesday evening.

* IMPACTS...At 36.0 feet, The flood gate on Themis Street closes.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 12:00 PM CDT Friday the stage was 34.0 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 12:00 PM CDT Friday was 34.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 35.5
feet early Sunday afternoon. It will then fall below flood
stage early Wednesday afternoon.
- Flood stage is 32.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Information: 
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.

Meta data: 
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.8e6d3acf99525e58bd52fb96331b601feccb80ca.002.1
Codes: ILC003, ILC077, ILC181, MOC031, MOC157, MOC201
Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.8e6d3acf99525e58bd52fb96331b601feccb80ca.002.1