Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
62.2°F
16.8°C
Comfortable
Clear
Today: Hi 65 °F
Tonight: Lo 48 °F
Dew Point:
38.3°F
Humidity:
41%
Barometer:
mb
Rain Rate: 0.00 in/hr
Rain Today: 0.00 in
Rain Thursday: 0.00 in
Visibility: 10 miles
Wind:
Now: Calm
Avg: Calm
Gusts: 2 mph
Issued by:
National Weather Service Boston / Norton, MA
Point Forecast Updated Fri May 22, 2026 5:39am EDT
- Cooler and dry weather through Saturday. Turning overcast with even cooler temps (60s) for Saturday, with rain developing later Saturday evening.
- Cool with widespread rain Sunday.
- Warming trend next week. Scattered showers lingering Monday with another chance of showers Wed.
Mostly Sunny
Hi 65 °F
Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. Northeast wind around 8 mph.
Mostly Cloudy
Lo 48 °F
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Southwest wind 0 to 7 mph.
Cloudy
Hi 63 °F
Cloudy, with a high near 63. Northeast wind 1 to 8 mph.
Mostly Cloudy then Chance Rain Showers
Lo 47 °F
A chance of rain showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. East wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Rain Showers
Hi 55 °F
Rain showers. Cloudy, with a high near 55. East wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Rain Showers
Lo 50 °F
Rain showers. Cloudy, with a low around 50. Northeast wind 5 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Chance Rain Showers
Hi 71 °F
A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. North wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy
Lo 55 °F
A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. West wind around 5 mph.
Partly Sunny
Hi 80 °F
Partly sunny, with a high near 80. West wind 2 to 7 mph.
Partly Cloudy
Lo 59 °F
Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. Southwest wind around 6 mph.
Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers
Hi 82 °F
A slight chance of rain showers after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. West wind 5 to 9 mph.
Slight Chance Rain Showers then Partly Cloudy
Lo 56 °F
A slight chance of rain showers before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph.
Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers
Hi 72 °F
A slight chance of rain showers after 3pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. North wind 5 to 8 mph.
Slight Chance Rain Showers then Partly Cloudy
Lo 53 °F
A slight chance of rain showers before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. North wind 3 to 7 mph.
Issued by:
National Weather Service Boston / Norton, MA
Updated Fri May 22, 2026 5:39am EDT

E 8 mph
SE 8 mph
SE 8 mph
SE 7 mph
SE 7 mph
SE 6 mph
SE 5 mph
SE 3 mph
S 3 mph
S 2 mph
SW 2 mph
SW 1 mph
W 1 mph
W 1 mph
0 mph
NW 1 mph
NW 1 mph
N 1 mph
N 1 mph
NE 2 mph
E 5 mph
E 7 mph
E 7 mph
E 8 mph
E 8 mph
E 8 mph
E 8 mph
E 7 mph
E 7 mph
E 6 mph
E 5 mph
E 3 mph
SE 3 mph
SE 3 mph
SE 3 mph
E 3 mph
000
FXUS61 KBOX 221801
AFDBOX
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
201 PM EDT Fri May 22 2026
.WHAT HAS CHANGED...
No significant changes.
&&
.KEY MESSAGES...
- Cooler and dry weather through Saturday. Turning overcast with
even cooler temps (60s) for Saturday, with rain developing later
Saturday evening.
- Cool with widespread rain Sunday.
- Warming trend next week. Scattered showers lingering Monday with
another chance of showers Wed.
&&
.DISCUSSION...
KEY MESSAGE 1...Cooler and dry weather through Saturday. Turning
overcast with even cooler temps (60s) for Saturday, with rain
developing later Saturday evening.
The surface high pressure over the Great Lakes expands over New
England on Friday and Saturday with subsidence keeping things dry
and sunny to start. Friday will feature sunny skies, cool onshore
breezes, and high temperatures in the mid 60s to low 70s. The
exception will be along the immediate coast where those seabreezes
keep temps in the upper 50s to low 60s. This cooler airmass with
850mb temps in the 2-3C range doesn't change much over the course of
the next 48 hours, but Saturday will be cooler if mainly due to
increased cloudcover as moisture streams overhead ahead of our next
wet weather system. The dry air in the low/mid levels and stubborn
high pressure will keep the rain at bay for much of the region on
Saturday, so while it will be cool and cloudy, many of those with
outdoor plans should be able to keep them. The most likely to stay
dry will be areas RI north and east, with a better chance for
afternoon or evening rain further west in CT and MA.
KEY MESSAGE 2...Cool with widespread rain Sunday.
Widespread warm frontal precipitation overspreads the region
Saturday evening/night and continues all day Sunday as an area of
low pressure traverses the region. It brings with it ample moisture
(PWATs approaching 1.75", in the 99th percentile of climatology) and
forcing with 35-50 kt LLJ which will also serve to make it gusty,
especially over the waters. Before all is said and done, most
locations are likely to pick up a half inch to an inch of rain by
Sunday night. Sunday will also be the coldest day of the forecast,
with rainy, cloudy conditions leading to highs in the 50s.
KEY MESSAGE 3...Warming trend next week. Scattered showers lingering
Monday with another chance of showers Wed.
The Memorial Day forecast is by no means settled, but it looks more
favorable than Sunday at the very least. Some of the guidance
including the ECMWF are a bit drier with the low exiting and drier
conditions for Monday, while the GFS continues to be the wettest
solution with the follow-up shortwave more robust leading to another
wet day. Leaning on ensemble guidance for now, though the EPS and
GEFS are also in different camps with a 10-20% and 40-50% chance of
AOA 0.10" of rain Monday respectively. What is more certain is that
Monday will be the start of a warm-up with zonal flow at 500 mb and
a surge of 850 mb temps closer to 12-13C. This will mean highs back
in the 70s and low 80s by Tuesday. Our next shortwave arrives around
midweek but details are unclear at this point.
&&
.AVIATION /18Z FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
Forecaster Confidence Levels...
Low - less than 30 percent.
Moderate - 30 to 60 percent.
High - greater than 60 percent.
18z TAF Update:
This Afternoon through Saturday: High confidence.
VFR; mainly BKN/OVC high clouds thru Sat morning, then lowering
to a midlevel cloud deck rest of Sat. Winds through this
afternoon are easterly around 8-12 kt (gusts 20 kt SE New
England), with seabreezes turning light/variable by 03z. Winds
Sat return to ENE to ESE around 10 kt.
Saturday Night: High confidence in trends but moderate on
timing.
Ceilings continue to lower in the VFR range, but rain and MVFR
ceilings/visbys develop towards BDL by early Saturday evening,
spreading east into ORH during the overnight. E to SE winds
increasing to around 10-15 kt.
KBOS...High confidence in TAF.
KBDL...High confidence in TAF.
Outlook /Saturday through Wednesday/...
Saturday Night: VFR. Breezy. SHRA likely.
Sunday: Mainly VFR, with local IFR possible. Breezy. SHRA.
Sunday Night: MVFR/IFR conditions possible. Breezy. Chance
SHRA.
Memorial Day: Mainly VFR, with local IFR possible. Chance SHRA.
Monday Night: Mainly VFR, with local MVFR possible. Slight
chance SHRA.
Tuesday: VFR.
&&
.MARINE...
Forecaster Confidence Levels...
Low - less than 30 percent.
Moderate - 30 to 60 percent.
High - greater than 60 percent.
Winds and seas to remain below Small Craft Advisory criteria
through at least midday Sat. NE to E winds through Fri night
around 10-15 kt, with E/ESE winds at similar speeds for the
southern waters, and seas 4 ft or less all waters.
Into Sat of the holiday weekend, ESE winds around 15-20 kt with
fringe small craft advisory winds/seas over the southern waters
especially later in the day. Rain will also develop around late
Sat/Sat night over the southern waters. Increasing, more solid-
SCA E/SE winds 25-30 kt and seas 5-9 ft (higher southern waters
over the open-ocean) then develop for Sunday for your holiday
boating plans, to go along with steady rain which could reduce
visibility.
Outlook /Saturday through Wednesday/...
Saturday: Winds less than 25 kt.
Saturday Night: Low risk for Small Craft Advisory winds with
gusts up to 30 kt. Seas locally approaching 5 ft. Chance of
rain showers.
Sunday: Moderate risk for Small Craft Advisory winds with gusts
up to 30 kt. Areas of rough seas. Rain showers.
Sunday Night: Low risk for Small Craft Advisory winds with
gusts up to 25 kt. Areas of rough seas. Rain showers likely.
Memorial Day: Winds less than 25 kt. Areas of rough seas.
Chance of rain showers.
Monday Night: Winds less than 25 kt. Seas up to 5 ft. Slight
chance of rain showers.
Tuesday: Winds less than 25 kt. Seas locally approaching 5 ft.
&&
.BOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CT...None.
MA...None.
RI...None.
MARINE...Small Craft Advisory from 5 AM Sunday to 2 AM EDT Monday for
ANZ231.
Small Craft Advisory from 2 AM Sunday to 5 AM EDT Monday for
ANZ232>235-237.
Small Craft Advisory from 8 PM Saturday to 5 AM EDT Monday for
ANZ254>256.
&&
$$
DISCUSSION...BW
AVIATION...Loconto/Nash
MARINE...BW
Radar images courtesy Weather Underground / Intellicast.
UV Index forecast high for today: 8 Very High
Current (Estimated): 7 High
Note: Rain measured automatically by weather station. Rain totals do not necessarily include melted frozen precipitation.
For more accurate, manually measured rain data, see the Local Precip Data page.
0.00 in
Rain Rate (/hr):
0.00 in
Rain Last 60 min:
0.00 in
Rain Today:
0.00 in
Thursday:
1.24 in
May:
8.74 in
2026
51.1 in
Season Snow:
2:16pm
62.4°F
High today:
6:17am
47.7°F
Low today:
12:00am
72.0°F
High Thursday:
11:54pm
55.6°F
Low Thursday:
6:17am
47.7°F
Low wind chill today:
12:04am
42.3°F
High dew pt today:
1:32am
53.8°F
High dew pt Thursday:
1:48pm
7 mph
Wind gust today:
5:07am
4 mph
Wind gust Thursday:
No alerts/warnings active for Southeast Middlesex County.
First Light:
4:44am
Sunrise:
5:17am
Sunset:
8:07pm
Twilight ends:
8:40pm
Daylight length:
14 hours 50 minutes
Phase:
Waxing Crescent (42%)
Moon set:
1:06am
Moon rise:
11:21am