Lexington Weather

Lexington, Massachusetts, USA

49°F
4/30/2026 12:16pm 
  • Lexington Conditions: Light rain, Mist, Overcast
  • Temperature: 48.9°F / 9.4°CWarmer 0.5°F than last hour.
  • Dew Point: 47.5°FIncreased 0.6°Fsince last hour.
  • Relative Humidity: 95% 
  • Wind: Calm, 10-min avg: Calm, gust: None
  • Barometer: 29.69 in Steady
  • Visibility: 3 miles
  • Rain Today: 0.23 in
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Flood Warning

Issued by the National Weather Service - Chicago, IL

    FLOOD WARNING  

Lake County, IL; Kane County, IL; McHenry County, IL

Flood Warning issued April 30 at 9:32AM CDT until May 5 at 1:00AM CDT by NWS Chicago IL

FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY TUESDAY MORNING

Areas Affected: Kane, IL; Lake, IL; McHenry, IL

Urgency: Immediate

Severity: Severe

Certainty: Observed

Alert Sent: Thursday 9:32am CDT

Alert Effective: Thursday 9:32am CDT

Alert Expires: Friday 3:45am CDT (expect updated alert by this time)

Event Onset: Thursday 9:32am CDT

Event Ends: Tuesday 1:00am CDT

Issued by: NWS Chicago IL

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

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

Fox River at Algonquin Lock & Dam tailwater affecting McHenry,
Kane and Lake IL Counties.

* WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is
forecast.

* WHERE...Fox River from Johnsburg downstream to Red Gate Road in
St. Charles, including the Algonquin Lock & Dam tailwater gauge.

* WHEN...Until early Tuesday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 11.0 feet, Structures threatened near Elgin Avenue
and Corey Street south of East Dundee. Lincoln Avenue threatened
in West Dundee. Filip Street and Fox River Drive threatened in
Algonquin. Fox River Trail threatened south of downtown Elgin.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:30 AM CDT Thursday the stage was 11.1 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to continue a gradual slow
fall.
- Flood stage is 9.5 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Information: 
A Flood Warning means water levels above flood stage are imminent or
may already be occurring. Persons along rivers and streams in the
warned area should take immediate precautions to protect life and
property.

These forecasts are based on observed precipitation as well as
forecast precipitation 24 hours into the future. Changes to the
rainfall forecast, or any additional rainfall after 24 hours, may
cause changes to these river forecasts.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.

The next statement will be issued by late tonight.

Meta data: 
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Codes: ILC089, ILC097, ILC111
Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.daed534977b7ab8ed099c24bfd52027acf202a19.001.1