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 - St. Louis, MO

    FLOOD WARNING  

Pike County, IL; Marion County, MO

Flood Warning issued April 29 at 9:28PM CDT until May 3 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS St Louis MO

FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL SUNDAY EVENING

Areas Affected: Pike, IL; Marion, MO

Urgency: Immediate

Severity: Severe

Certainty: Observed

Alert Sent: Wednesday 9:28pm CDT

Alert Effective: Wednesday 9:28pm CDT

Alert Expires: Friday 9:30am CDT (expect updated alert by this time)

Event Onset: Wednesday 9:28pm CDT

Event Ends: Sunday 7:00pm CDT

Issued by: NWS St Louis MO

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

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

Mississippi River at Canton.

Mississippi River at Saverton.

Mississippi River at Winfield.

Mississippi River at Hannibal.

Mississippi River at Clarksville.

Mississippi River at Louisiana.

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 Hannibal.

* WHEN...Until Sunday evening.

* IMPACTS...At 19.0 feet, The Corps of Engineers begins flood fight
procedures.  At this level, preparations are made to install two
flood gates at Hill Street and Center Street if the forecast
exceeds 20.5 feet.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:15 PM CDT Wednesday the stage was 19.3 feet and falling.
- Recent Activity...The river first rose above flood stage on April
13. It crested near 20.0 feet on April 28.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage early
Saturday afternoon and continue falling over the following days.
- Flood stage is 17.0 feet.

Information: 
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars
through flooded areas.

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: ILC149, MOC127
Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.8418cce560db9c2bc130084831f521e5a6172350.004.1