Lexington Weather

Lexington, Massachusetts, USA

79°F

7/12/2026 3:46pm

Lexington Conditions: Partly cloudy
Temperature: 79.2°F / 26.2°C
Dew Point: 58.3°F
Relative Humidity: 49%
Wind: Calm, 10-min avg: Calm, gust: 1 mph
Barometer: 30.12 in Steady
Visibility: 10 miles
Rain Today: 0.00 in

Archived Watches, Warnings, and Advisories

Issued by the National Weather Service - Boston / Norton, MA

RIP CURRENT STATEMENT

Eastern Norfolk

Rip Current Statement issued July 8 at 8:51AM EDT until July 8 at 11:00PM EDT by NWS Boston/Norton MA

HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING

Areas Affected: Eastern Essex; Southeast Middlesex; Suffolk; Eastern Norfolk; Eastern Plymouth; Barnstable; Nantucket

Urgency: Expected

Severity: Moderate

Certainty: Likely

Alert Sent: Wednesday 8:51am EDT

Alert Effective: Wednesday 8:51am EDT

Alert Expires: Wednesday 11:00pm EDT

Event Onset: Wednesday 8:51am EDT

Event Ends: Wednesday 11:00pm EDT

Issued by: NWS Boston/Norton MA

Details:

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

* WHERE...Eastern Essex MA, Southeast Middlesex MA, Suffolk MA,
Eastern Norfolk MA, Eastern Plymouth MA, Barnstable MA and
Nantucket MA Counties.

* WHEN...Through this evening.

* IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away
from shore into deeper water.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...East facing ocean beaches are most vulnerable.

Information:

Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and
float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a
direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the
shore and call or wave for help.

Meta data:

ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.658a00d20341e00ece0099259918fbef0f5a35de.001.1
Codes: MAZ007, MAZ014, MAZ015, MAZ016, MAZ019, MAZ022, MAZ024
Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.658a00d20341e00ece0099259918fbef0f5a35de.001.1