Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
69.3°F
20.7°C
Muggy
Clear
Tonight: Lo 61 °F
Thursday: Hi 83 °F
Dew Point:
64.2°F
Humidity:
84%
Barometer:
mb
Rain Rate: 0.00 in/hr
Rain Today: 0.00 in
Rain Wednesday: 0.00 in
Visibility: 10 miles
Wind:
Now: Calm
Avg: Calm
Gusts: 0 mph
Issued by:
National Weather Service Boston / Norton, MA
Point Forecast Updated Wed Aug 26, 2026 6:39pm EDT
- Scattered thunderstorms, some of which could be severe late Thursday, with a few hit and miss thunderstorms possible again Friday afternoon.
- Mainly dry and seasonable weather follows for this weekend with comfortable humidity.
- A period or two of unsettled weather may return early next week with a backdoor cold front in the vicinity of southern New England. Large spread/high uncertainty on temps dependent on backdoor cold front/s location.
Mostly Cloudy
Lo 61 °F
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. South wind around 3 mph.
Partly Sunny
Hi 83 °F
Partly sunny, with a high near 83. South wind 3 to 14 mph.
Mostly Cloudy then Chance Showers And T-Storms
Lo 69 °F
Patchy fog between 1am and 2am, then a chance of rain showers and patchy fog between 2am and 5am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. South wind 6 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Chance Showers And T-Storms then Slight Chance Showers And T-Storms
Hi 84 °F
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11am and 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1pm and 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 2pm and 5pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 84. Southwest wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Chance Showers And T-Storms then Partly Cloudy
Lo 61 °F
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. West wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Sunny
Hi 81 °F
Sunny, with a high near 81. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Mostly Clear
Lo 60 °F
Mostly clear, with a low around 60. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Mostly Sunny
Hi 84 °F
Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Southwest wind 3 to 9 mph.
Slight Chance Rain Showers
Lo 67 °F
A slight chance of rain showers after 10pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. Southwest wind around 8 mph.
Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And T-Storms
Hi 83 °F
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 83. Northwest wind around 7 mph.
Chance Showers And T-Storms
Lo 65 °F
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. South wind 2 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Chance Rain Showers
Hi 78 °F
A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. Southwest wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Chance Rain Showers
Lo 65 °F
A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Southwest wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Chance Rain Showers
Hi 79 °F
A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. West wind 3 to 8 mph.
Issued by:
National Weather Service Boston / Norton, MA
Updated Wed Aug 26, 2026 6:39pm EDT

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FXUS61 KBOX 262332
AFDBOX
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
732 PM EDT Wed Aug 26 2026
.WHAT HAS CHANGED...
No significant changes to the forecast.
&&
.KEY MESSAGES...
- Scattered thunderstorms, some of which could be severe late
Thursday, with a few hit and miss thunderstorms possible again
Friday afternoon.
- Mainly dry and seasonable weather follows for this weekend
with comfortable humidity.
- A period or two of unsettled weather may return early next week
with a backdoor cold front in the vicinity of southern New England.
Large spread/high uncertainty on temps dependent on backdoor
cold front/s location.
&&
.DISCUSSION...
KEY MESSAGE 1...Scattered thunderstorms, some of which could be
severe late Thursday, with a few hit and miss thunderstorms possible
again Friday afternoon.
A decent set-up for some strong to severe storms on Thursday, albeit
better to our west where the better forcing is more likely to
overlap the favorable dynamics. Even so, especially for western
MA/CT, particularly along and west of the Connecticut river valley,
some severe storms are certainly possible in the Thursday afternoon
to midnight time frame. This comes courtesy of a marginally deep
upper trough that becomes slightly negatively tilted as it digs into
the northeast. The trough axis remains west of SNE on Thursday into
Friday placing us beneath moist SW flow advecting in PWATS of 1.5-2"
and dewpoints in the upper 60s. This moist flow in the warm sector
will lead to potential for localized downpours some of which, could
cause localized flooding. There is a marginal risk (level 1 of 4)
for flash flooding in western/central MA and CT. This is in addition
to the marginal severe risk (level 1 of 5) thanks to the 1000-2000
J/kg CAPE and 0-6km bulk shear. As previously mentioned, the slower
frontal passage means the better forcing will be to our west, so the
best chance of damaging storms is west of the CT river valley. The
greatest threat is from straight line winds and hail, but 0-1km SRH
values 150-200m2s2 mean a tornado can't be ruled out. By Friday the
front moves through and some scattered afternoon thunderstorms are
possible before a much drier airmass drops in.
KEY MESSAGE 2...Mainly dry and seasonable weather follows for this
weekend with comfortable humidity.
High pressure builds in behind the departing shortwave/cold
front for this weekend. The result will be mainly dry and seasonable
weather Sat into Sun with comfortable humidity. High temps will
mainly be in the upper 70s and 80s with lows in the 50s to the lower
60s.
KEY MESSAGE 3...A period or two of unsettled weather may return
early next week with a backdoor cold front in the vicinity of
southern New England. Large spread/high uncertainty on temps
dependent on backdoor cold front/s location.
Quite a tricky forecast for the first half of next week with a
backdoor cold front in the vicinity. If we end up on the northern
side of the front...it will be cool with highs in the upper 60s and
70s. If we end up south of the backdoor cold front...highs may reach
85-90+. Given the uncertainty we blended the guidance. Current
thinking is we may be on the warmer side Mon and then cooler Tue. It
does seem a decent shot the backdoor cold front temporarily drops
south into at least part of our region on Tue. But again...high
uncertainty on temperatures in the Mon through Wed time frame.
There also will be the risk for some showers at times in the Mon
through Wed time frame. While we are not expecting a complete
washout...thinking a round or two scattered showers and perhaps a
few thunderstorms is reasonable. Timing though remains quite
uncertain at this point.
&&
.AVIATION /00Z THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
Forecaster Confidence Levels...
Low - less than 30 percent.
Moderate - 30 to 60 percent.
High - greater than 60 percent.
00z TAF Update...
Tonight...High confidence.
VFR outside some very localized brief patchy ground fog possible
late tonight in the typically most prone locations.
Thursday and Thursday night...High confidence in TAF but low
confidence in areal coverage and eastward extent on the
potential of scattered showers and isolated t-storms.
High confidence in mainly VFR conditions into early Thursday
evening outside any scattered showers/isolated t-storms that
develop. MVFR to localized IFR conditions will gradually
overspread portions of the region from west to east later Thu
night.
As for the scattered showers/isolated thunderstorm
risk...uncertain on how far east activity advances into our
region. The main risk will be in the 20z to 03z time frame
generally across interior MA/CT with the greatest risk west of
the CT River Valley. Eastward extent of convective potential
remains highly uncertain.
KBOS Terminal...High confidence in TAF.
KBDL Terminal...High confidence in TAF. We will need to watch
for a few thunderstorms in the vicinity of the terminal later
Thu into Thu night.
Outlook /Friday through Monday/...
Friday: VFR. Chance SHRA, slight chance TSRA.
Friday Night: VFR. Breezy.
Saturday through Saturday Night: VFR.
Sunday: VFR. Breezy.
Sunday Night: VFR. Slight chance SHRA.
Monday: Mainly VFR, with local IFR possible. Slight chance
SHRA.
&&
.MARINE...
Forecaster Confidence Levels...
Low - less than 30 percent.
Moderate - 30 to 60 percent.
High - greater than 60 percent.
Through Thursday night...High confidence.
Fairly quiet boating conditions with high pressure over the
waters. Light NW to W winds to start with local seabreezes
towards the coast late this morning and afternoon. Winds become
more S to SW tonight, the increase Thursday. By Thursday
evening, rain and thunderstorm chances increase from east to
west through midnight.
Outlook /Thursday Night through Monday/...
Friday: Winds less than 25 kt. Areas of seas approaching 5 ft.
Slight chance of rain showers.
Friday Night through Saturday: Winds less than 25 kt. Areas of
seas approaching 5 ft.
Saturday Night through Sunday: Winds less than 25 kt.
Sunday Night: Winds less than 25 kt. Slight chance of rain
showers, slight chance of thunderstorms.
Monday: Winds less than 25 kt. Areas of seas approaching 5 ft.
Slight chance of rain showers.
&&
.BOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CT...None.
MA...None.
RI...None.
MARINE...None.
&&
$$
DISCUSSION...BW/Frank
AVIATION...BW/Frank
MARINE...BW/Frank
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UV Index forecast high for today: 6 High
Current (Estimated): 0 None
Note: Rain measured automatically by weather station. Rain totals do not necessarily include melted frozen precipitation.
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0.00 in
Rain Rate (/hr):
0.00 in
Rain Last 60 min:
0.00 in
Rain Today:
0.00 in
Wednesday:
2.24 in
August:
19.90 in
2026
12:00am
69.4°F
High today:
12:19am
69.3°F
Low today:
2:44pm
81.7°F
High Wednesday:
6:14am
61.0°F
Low Wednesday:
12:13am
64.4°F
High dew pt today:
6:32pm
65.5°F
High dew pt Wednesday:
2:44pm
83.0°F
High heat index Wednesday:
12:06am
1 mph
Wind gust today:
2:56pm
7 mph
Wind gust Wednesday:
No alerts/warnings active for Southeast Middlesex County.
First Light:
5:36am
Sunrise:
6:05am
Sunset:
7:28pm
Twilight ends:
7:57pm
Daylight length:
13 hours 23 minutes
Phase:
Waxing Gibbous (99%)
Moon set:
5:19am
Moon rise:
7:16pm