Lexington Weather

Lexington, Massachusetts, USA

48°F

4/30/2026 11:20am

Lexington Conditions: Light rain, Mist, Overcast
Temperature: 48.4°F / 9.1°C
Dew Point: 46.9°F
Relative Humidity: 95%
Wind: Calm, 10-min avg: Calm, gust: None
Barometer: 29.69 in Falling Slowly
Visibility: 5 miles
Rain Today: 0.16 in

Watches, Warnings, and Advisories

Issued by the National Weather Service

FLOOD WARNING

Jackson County, IL

Flood Warning issued April 29 at 9:38PM CDT until May 6 at 11:48AM CDT by NWS St Louis MO

FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL WEDNESDAY MORNING

Areas Affected: Jackson, IL; Randolph, IL; Perry, MO; Ste. Genevieve, MO

Urgency: Immediate

Severity: Severe

Certainty: Observed

Alert Sent: Wednesday 9:38pm CDT

Alert Effective: Wednesday 9:38pm CDT

Alert Expires: Friday 9:45am CDT (expect updated alert by this time)

Event Onset: Wednesday 9:38pm CDT

Event Ends: Wednesday 11:48am CDT

Issued by: NWS St Louis MO

Details:

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL WEDNESDAY MORNING...

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

Mississippi River near Herculaneum.

Mississippi River at Mel Price LD.

Mississippi River at Chester.

Mississippi River at Grafton.

Mississippi River at Alton.

Mississippi River at St. Louis.

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

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

* WHERE...Mississippi River at Chester.

* WHEN...Until Wednesday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 33.5 feet, Water Street in Chester begins flooding.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:00 PM CDT Wednesday the stage was 28.9 feet and rising.
- Recent Activity...The river most recently rose above flood stage
on April 29.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 33.5 feet
Saturday morning. It will then fall below flood stage early
Tuesday morning.
- Flood stage is 27.0 feet.

Information:

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

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

Meta data:

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Codes: ILC077, ILC157, MOC157, MOC186
Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.58d38bfdd32528dae75dc06ac74907be66ccb408.003.1

FLOOD WARNING

Jackson County, IL

Flood Warning issued April 29 at 12:20PM CDT until May 6 at 11:17AM CDT by NWS Paducah KY

FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT TO WEDNESDAY, MAY 06

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

Urgency: Immediate

Severity: Severe

Certainty: Observed

Alert Sent: Wednesday 12:20pm CDT

Alert Effective: Wednesday 12:20pm CDT

Alert Expires: Thursday 2:30pm CDT (expect updated alert by this time)

Event Onset: Thursday 5:48am CDT

Event Ends: Wednesday 11:17am CDT

Issued by: NWS Paducah KY

Details:

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT TO WEDNESDAY, MAY 06...

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

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

Mississippi River at Thebes affecting Alexander and Scott
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 Cape Girardeau.

* WHEN...From late tonight to Wednesday, May 06.

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

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 12:00 PM CDT Wednesday the stage was 30.6 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
late tonight to a crest of 36.5 feet Sunday morning. It will
then fall below flood stage Wednesday, May 06.
- 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:

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Codes: ILC003, ILC077, ILC181, MOC031, MOC157, MOC201
Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.4da658b0a501a2fb38dbd238284d72e54ab6f156.001.1