Lexington Weather

Lexington, Massachusetts, USA

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4/17/2026 5:38pm 
  • Lexington Conditions: Few Clouds
  • Temperature: 61.3°F / 16.3°CWarmer 1.0°F than last hour.
  • Dew Point: 54.1°FDecreased 0.2°Fsince last hour.
  • Relative Humidity: 77%Decreased 4.0% since last hour.
  • Wind: Calm, 10-min avg: Calm, gust: 2 mph
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  • Visibility: 10 miles
  • Rain Today: 0.10 in
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Beach Hazards Statement

Issued by the National Weather Service - Newport/Morehead City, NC

    BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT  

West Carteret, NC

Beach Hazards Statement issued April 17 at 11:32AM EDT until April 17 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Newport/Morehead City NC

BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING

Areas Affected: West Carteret

Urgency: Expected

Severity: Moderate

Certainty: Likely

Alert Sent: Friday 11:32am EDT

Alert Effective: Friday 11:32am EDT

Alert Expires: Friday 8:00pm EDT

Event Onset: Friday 11:32am EDT

Event Ends: Friday 8:00pm EDT

Issued by: NWS Newport/Morehead City NC

Details: 
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

* WHERE...Bogue Banks beaches.

* WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT this evening.

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

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The most likely time for strong rip
currents to occur is a couple hours either side of low tide,
which will occur around 1:59 PM Friday.

Information: 
Life-threatening rip currents. If caught in a rip current, remain
calm. Swim in a direction following the shoreline. If tired,
float or tread water until out of the rip current. If unable to
escape, face the shore and call or wave for help.

Meta data: 
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Codes: NCZ195
Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d67d6825567e833f7a5da081c6e1e3810afcec7d.001.1