Lexington Weather

Lexington, Massachusetts, USA

49°F
5/2/2026 3:33am 
  • Lexington Conditions: Mostly cloudy
  • Temperature: 48.6°F / 9.2°CWarmer 0.9°F than last hour.
  • Dew Point: 39.9°FIncreased 2.0°Fsince last hour.
  • Relative Humidity: 72%Increased 3.0% since last hour.
  • Wind: Calm, 10-min avg: Calm, gust: None
  • Barometer: 29.80 in Steady
  • Visibility: 10 miles
  • Rain Today: 0.00 in
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Watches, Warnings, and Advisories

Issued by the National Weather Service - Central Illinois

    FLOOD WARNING  

Clay County, IL

Flood Warning issued May 1 at 8:50PM CDT until May 5 at 5:00AM CDT by NWS Lincoln IL

FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY TUESDAY MORNING

Areas Affected: Clay, IL; Richland, IL

Urgency: Immediate

Severity: Severe

Certainty: Observed

Alert Sent: Friday 8:50pm CDT

Alert Effective: Friday 8:50pm CDT

Alert Expires: Saturday 1:00pm CDT (expect updated alert by this time)

Event Onset: Friday 8:50pm CDT

Event Ends: Tuesday 5:00am CDT

Issued by: NWS Lincoln IL

Details: 
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...

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

Little Wabash River below Clay City affecting Richland and Clay
Counties.

.The following forecasts are based on observed precipitation, soil
moisture conditions, and forecast precipitation.

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

* WHERE...Little Wabash River below Clay City.

* WHEN...Until early Tuesday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 22.0 feet, North Clay Road...1 mile east of the gage
is flooded.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:45 PM CDT Friday the stage was 21.3 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 8:45 PM CDT Friday was 21.3 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 21.5
feet tomorrow morning. It will then fall below flood stage
late Monday evening.
- Flood stage is 18.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Information: 
Persons with interests along this river need to remain aware of the
latest forecasts and associated flood risk for their area. Stay
tuned for further updates on this flooding situation.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.

Meta data: 
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Codes: ILC025, ILC159
Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.3b19835cb9a2140f74992c3cc46d119e8a6c0515.001.1