Lexington Weather

Lexington, Massachusetts, USA

31°F
4/21/2026 7:30am 
  • Lexington Conditions: Clear
  • Temperature: 30.7°F / -0.7°CWarmer 0.3°F than last hour.
  • Dew Point: 23.7°FIncreased 0.9°Fsince last hour.
  • Relative Humidity: 75%Increased 2.0% since last hour.
  • Wind: Calm, 10-min avg: Calm, gust: None
  • Barometer: 30.33 in Steady
  • Visibility: 10 miles
  • Snow Today: 0.0 in
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Watches, Warnings, and Advisories

Issued by the National Weather Service - Houston/Galveston, TX

    RIP CURRENT STATEMENT  

Galveston Island, TX

Rip Current Statement issued April 20 at 10:56PM CDT until April 22 at 1:00AM CDT by NWS Houston/Galveston TX

HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT

Areas Affected: Matagorda Islands; Brazoria Islands; Galveston Island; Bolivar Peninsula

Urgency: Expected

Severity: Moderate

Certainty: Likely

Alert Sent: Monday 10:56pm CDT

Alert Effective: Monday 10:56pm CDT

Alert Expires: Tuesday 7:00am CDT (expect updated alert by this time)

Event Onset: Monday 10:56pm CDT

Event Ends: Wednesday 1:00am CDT

Issued by: NWS Houston/Galveston TX

Details: 
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

* WHERE...Gulf-facing beaches, including the Matagorda
Peninsula, Brazoria County beaches, Galveston Island and the
Bolivar Peninsula.

* WHEN...Through late Tuesday night.

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

Information: 
Swim near a lifeguard and away from rocks, jetties, and piers. 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:2.49.0.1.840.0.57e0a316ccc6f02cd94463c2ef4e172aa23bf24a.001.1
Codes: TXZ436, TXZ437, TXZ438, TXZ439
Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.57e0a316ccc6f02cd94463c2ef4e172aa23bf24a.001.1