Lexington Weather

Lexington, Massachusetts, USA

79°F
7/13/2026 8:08pm 
  • Lexington Conditions: Clear
  • Temperature: 79.3°F / 26.3°CColder 1.1°F than last hour.
  • Dew Point: 65.7°FDecreased 1.4°Fsince last hour.
  • Relative Humidity: 63%Decreased 1.0% since last hour.
  • Wind: Calm, 10-min avg: Calm, gust: 1 mph
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  • Visibility: 10 miles
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Southeast Middlesex County, MA - Heat Advisory
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Rip Current Statement

Issued by the National Weather Service - New York, NY

    RIP CURRENT STATEMENT  

Southern Queens, NY; Southern Nassau, NY

Rip Current Statement issued July 13 at 6:17PM EDT until July 14 at 9:00PM EDT by NWS Upton NY

COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING

Areas Affected: Southern Queens; Southern Nassau

Urgency: Expected

Severity: Moderate

Certainty: Likely

Alert Sent: Monday 6:17pm EDT

Alert Effective: Monday 6:17pm EDT

Alert Expires: Tuesday 2:30am EDT (expect updated alert by this time)

Event Onset: Tuesday 8:00am EDT

Event Ends: Tuesday 9:00pm EDT

Issued by: NWS Upton NY

Details: 
...COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...

* WHAT...For the Coastal Flood Statement, up to one half foot of
inundation above ground level in vulnerable areas near the
waterfront and shoreline. For the High Rip Current Risk,
dangerous rip currents expected.

* WHERE...Southern Queens and Southern Nassau Counties.

* WHEN...For the Coastal Flood Statement, until 10 PM EDT this
evening. For the High Rip Current Risk, from Tuesday morning
through Tuesday evening.

* IMPACTS...Brief minor flooding of the most vulnerable locations
near the waterfront and shoreline. Life-
threatening rip currents are likely for all people entering
the surf zone. Anyone visiting the beaches should stay out of
the surf. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away
from shore into deeper water.

Information: 
Do not drive through flooded roadways.

If you enter the surf zone, always have a flotation device with
you and swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax
and float, and do not swim against the current. If able, swim in
a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face
the shore and yell or wave for help.

Meta data: 
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.2e7fec16a1f75d3a16a0f1b045b473b3c1ec8031.001.1
Codes: NYZ178, NYZ179
Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.2e7fec16a1f75d3a16a0f1b045b473b3c1ec8031.001.1