Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
56.5°F
13.6°C
Cool
Few Clouds
Overnight: Lo 54 °F
Friday: Hi 69 °F
Dew Point:
52.9°F
Humidity: 88%
Barometer:
mb
Rain Rate: 0.00 in/hr
Rain Today: 0.00 in
Rain Thursday: 0.00 in
Visibility: 10 miles
Wind:
Now: Calm
Avg: Calm
Gusts: 1 mph
Issued by:
National Weather Service Boston / Norton, MA
Point Forecast Updated Fri Oct 30, 2026 1:28am EDT
- A much drier air mass arrives today as a cold front pushes offshore. Expect windy conditions this afternoon behind the front.
- Yet more high pressure arrives this weekend into much of next week with a moderating temperature trend. The next bonafide chance for widespread precipitation arrives later next week.
Mostly Cloudy
Lo 54 °F
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Southwest wind around 8 mph.
Mostly Sunny
Hi 69 °F
Mostly sunny. High near 69, with temperatures falling to around 63 in the afternoon. West wind 7 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Clear
Lo 40 °F
Clear, with a low around 40. Northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Sunny
Hi 56 °F
Sunny, with a high near 56. Northwest wind 3 to 9 mph.
Clear
Lo 31 °F
Clear, with a low around 31. Northwest wind around 3 mph.
Sunny
Hi 61 °F
Sunny, with a high near 61. West wind around 6 mph.
Mostly Clear
Lo 40 °F
Mostly clear, with a low around 40. Southwest wind around 6 mph.
Mostly Sunny
Hi 67 °F
Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. Southwest wind around 8 mph.
Partly Cloudy
Lo 47 °F
Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. West wind around 5 mph.
Partly Sunny
Hi 65 °F
Partly sunny, with a high near 65. Northeast wind 3 to 7 mph.
Mostly Cloudy
Lo 46 °F
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. East wind around 6 mph.
Partly Sunny
Hi 66 °F
Partly sunny, with a high near 66. Southeast wind 3 to 7 mph.
Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showers
Lo 50 °F
A slight chance of rain showers after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Chance Rain Showers
Hi 67 °F
A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 67. Southeast wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Issued by:
National Weather Service Boston / Norton, MA
Updated Fri Oct 30, 2026 1:28am EDT

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FXUS61 KBOX 300539
AFDBOX
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
139 AM EDT Fri Oct 30 2026
.WHAT HAS CHANGED...
Issued a Small Craft Advisory for the waters valid from this
afternoon through Saturday morning.
&&
.KEY MESSAGES...
- A much drier air mass arrives today as a cold front pushes
offshore. Expect windy conditions this afternoon behind the
front.
- Yet more high pressure arrives this weekend into much of next
week with a moderating temperature trend. The next bonafide
chance for widespread precipitation arrives later next week.
&&
.DISCUSSION...
KEY MESSAGE 1...A much drier air mass arrives today as a cold front
pushes offshore. Expect windy conditions this afternoon behind the
front.
Cold front quickly pushes offshore early this morning. It will be
moisture starved with a very dry antecedent air mass. Will see
increasing winds and falling dewpoints this afternoon as the
boundary layer becomes well-mixed. The combination of falling
relative humidity values (>40%) and gusty winds between 25 and 35
mph will pair to increase the fire risk. While we typically look for
RH values at 35 percent and below, the prolonged dry stretch and
leaf drop prior to today's elevated wind along with input from state
forestry and fire weather partners has prompted fire weather SPS's
for the entire region. In terms of temperatures, expect a warmer day
along the I-95 corridor with highs near 70 degrees. Further inland,
locations will see cooler temps as diabatic warming competes with
moderate to strong cold air advection. A sustained pretty tight
pressure gradient continues into Friday evening, which casts some
uncertainty on low temperatures. We opted to keep temps from the mid
30s to the low/mid 40s, highest towards the RI/eastern MA coasts
where winds will take longer to slacken off, and coolest readings
inland.
KEY MESSAGE 2...Yet more high pressure arrives this weekend into
much of next week with a moderating temperature trend. The next
bonafide chance for widespread precipitation arrives later next
week.
A series of high pressures will dominate the weather pattern over
southern New England this weekend clear through much of next week.
The post frontal airmass kicks off the weekend much cooler as 925 mb
temps drop from 12-15C Friday to 0-3C Saturday. Under dry NW flow
beneath a high building in from New York we'll see high temperatures
climb just into the mid to upper 50s on Halloween with evening temps
in the 40s. Fortunately, by then the pressure gradient should have
lessened enough that winds will be light. The light winds and clear
post-frontal skies allow for radiational cooling Halloween night
with lows in the 20s inland and 30s across the coastal plain.
Similar weather picture on Sunday albeit a bit warmer as a weak
southwesterly return flow develops as the center of high pressure
moves offshore.
A mid-level trough looks to pass well to our northeast around
Tuesday but lack of moisture and the transient nature of the feature
will likely keep rain away before another high pressure takes hold
Wednesday into Thursday keeping dry and warmer than average weather
in place until the pattern may break down moving into next weekend.
Guidance is still largely split on the eventual evolution of the
upper level pattern with a wide range of solutions possible. The
most aggressive guidance wrt to a pattern change is the GFS which
depicts a deep shortwave trough over the eastern CONUS by Thursday.
&&
.AVIATION /06Z FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
Forecaster Confidence Levels...
Low - less than 30 percent.
Moderate - 30 to 60 percent.
High - greater than 60 percent.
06z TAF Update:
Today and Tonight: High confidence in TAF.
VFR. Gusty windshift to NW 14-18 kt with gusts 25-30 kt during
at least the daytime hours. Guidance has trended towards
maintaining breezy conditions through much of the overnight at
most TAF sites.
KBOS Terminal... High confidence in TAF.
KBDL Terminal...High confidence in TAF.
Outlook /Saturday through Tuesday/...
Saturday: VFR. Breezy.
Saturday Night through Sunday Night: VFR.
Monday: VFR. Breezy.
Monday Night through Tuesday: VFR.
&&
.MARINE...
Forecaster Confidence Levels...
Low - less than 30 percent.
Moderate - 30 to 60 percent.
High - greater than 60 percent.
Through Friday Night: High confidence.
SCA issued for the eastern near coastal and outer waters. SCA in
effect from 18z Friday to 12z Saturday for the near coastal
waters. SCA conditions linger a bit longer for the outer waters
where the advisory is in effect through 18z Saturday. SCA
conditions will be driven by a cold front which brings a period
of gusty NW winds between 25-30 kt this afternoon into Saturday
morning. Seas gradually build to 3-5 ft this afternoon and
maintain through much of the day on Saturday. Conditions
gradually improve Saturday evening and overnight.
Outlook /Saturday Night through Tuesday/...
Saturday Night: Winds less than 25 kt. Seas locally approaching
5 ft.
Sunday through Tuesday: Winds less than 25 kt.
&&
.BOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CT...None.
MA...None.
RI...None.
MARINE...Small Craft Advisory from 2 PM this afternoon to 8 AM EDT
Saturday for ANZ231-232-255-256.
Small Craft Advisory from 2 PM this afternoon to 2 PM EDT
Saturday for ANZ250-254.
&&
$$
DISCUSSION...BW/FT
AVIATION...BW/FT
MARINE...BW/FT
Radar images courtesy Weather Underground / Intellicast.
Note: Rain measured automatically by weather station. Rain totals do not necessarily include melted frozen precipitation.
For more accurate, manually measured rain data, see the Local Precip Data page.
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Rain Rate (/hr):
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Rain Last 60 min:
0.00 in
Rain Today:
0.00 in
Thursday:
2.24 in
October:
26.58 in
2026
4:00am
56.8°F
High today:
12:02am
56.1°F
Low today:
3:06pm
69.1°F
High Thursday:
12:16am
46.6°F
Low Thursday:
2:32am
45.3°F
Low wind chill Thursday:
4:00am
53.2°F
High dew pt today:
1:18pm
54.5°F
High dew pt Thursday:
12:07am
8 mph
Wind gust today:
1:20pm
14 mph
Wind gust Thursday:
No snow expected in Lexington.
First Light:
6:47am
Sunrise:
7:16am
Sunset:
5:41pm
Twilight ends:
6:10pm
Daylight length:
10 hours 25 minutes
Phase:
Waning Gibbous (77%)
Moon set:
12:36pm
Moon rise:
9:23pm