Lexington Weather

Lexington, Massachusetts, USA

48°F
4/30/2026 11:12am 
  • Lexington Conditions: Light rain, Mist, Overcast
  • Temperature: 48.4°F / 9.1°CWarmer 0.7°F than last hour.
  • Dew Point: 46.9°FIncreased 0.7°Fsince last hour.
  • Relative Humidity: 95% 
  • Wind: Calm, 10-min avg: Calm, gust: None
  • Barometer: 29.70 in Steady
  • Visibility: 5 miles
  • Rain Today: 0.14 in
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Flood Warning

Issued by the National Weather Service - Central Illinois

    FLOOD WARNING  

Clay County, IL; Richland County, IL

Flood Warning issued April 29 at 8:21PM CDT until May 4 at 10:49AM CDT by NWS Lincoln IL

FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE MONDAY MORNING

Areas Affected: Clay, IL; Richland, IL

Urgency: Immediate

Severity: Severe

Certainty: Observed

Alert Sent: Wednesday 8:21pm CDT

Alert Effective: Wednesday 8:21pm CDT

Alert Expires: Thursday 12:30pm CDT (expect updated alert by this time)

Event Onset: Wednesday 8:21pm CDT

Event Ends: Monday 10:49am CDT

Issued by: NWS Lincoln IL

Details: 
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE MONDAY MORNING...

...The Flood Warning continues 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 late Monday morning.

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

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 7:45 PM CDT Wednesday the stage was 20.9 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 7:45 PM CDT Wednesday was 20.9 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 21.2
feet tomorrow evening. It will then fall below flood stage
early Monday morning.
- 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: 
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.e3bc2a3eaf761527a1d81016d35ca98efc32cd33.001.1
Codes: ILC025, ILC159
Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.e3bc2a3eaf761527a1d81016d35ca98efc32cd33.001.1