Lexington Weather

Lexington, Massachusetts, USA

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4/14/2026 12:02pm 
  • Lexington Conditions: Clear
  • Temperature: 78.6°F / 25.9°CWarmer 4.3°F than last hour.
  • Dew Point: 59.0°FIncreased 0.4°Fsince last hour.
  • Relative Humidity: 51%Decreased 7.0% since last hour.
  • Wind: Wind from SSW SSW 1 mph, 10-min avg: Calm, gust: 6 mph
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  • Rain Today: 0.00 in
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Beach Hazards Statement

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

    BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT  

East Carteret, NC; Ocracoke Island, NC; Hatteras Island, NC

Beach Hazards Statement issued April 14 at 3:50AM EDT until April 14 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Newport/Morehead City NC

BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING

Areas Affected: East Carteret; Ocracoke Island; Hatteras Island

Urgency: Expected

Severity: Moderate

Certainty: Likely

Alert Sent: Tuesday 3:50am EDT

Alert Effective: Tuesday 3:50am EDT

Alert Expires: Tuesday 4:00pm EDT (expect updated alert by this time)

Event Onset: Tuesday 7:00am EDT

Event Ends: Tuesday 8:00pm EDT

Issued by: NWS Newport/Morehead City NC

Details: 
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

* WHERE...The beaches from Oregon Inlet to Cape Lookout.

* WHEN...From 7 AM EDT this morning through 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 noon Tuesday.

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: 
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d9a9d6645b8df46e982b511c054136584d1012bf.001.1
Codes: NCZ196, NCZ204, NCZ205
Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d9a9d6645b8df46e982b511c054136584d1012bf.001.1