Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
80.8°F
27.1°C
Feels like 82°F
Hot
Clear
Today: Hi 85 °F
Tonight: Lo 64 °F
Dew Point:
63.1°F
Humidity:
55%
Barometer:
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Rain Rate: 0.00 in/hr
Rain Today: 0.00 in
Rain Tuesday: 0.00 in
Visibility: 10 miles
Wind:
Now: Calm
Avg: Calm
Gusts: 1 mph
Issued by:
National Weather Service Boston / Norton, MA
Point Forecast Updated Wed Aug 12, 2026 7:52am EDT
- A generally unsettled pattern persists through Friday as a quasi-stationary front remains across the Northeast, resulting in multiple opportunities for showers and thunderstorms. While coverage should remain limited through Thursday, stronger forcing Friday may bring a better chance for showers and thunderstorms before drier weather arrives for the weekend.
- Temperatures trend toward seasonable levels through the end of the week, with lower humidity and more comfortable conditions expected this weekend.
Sunny
Hi 85 °F
Sunny, with a high near 85. Northwest wind around 6 mph.
Partly Cloudy
Lo 64 °F
Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And T-Storms
Hi 84 °F
A chance of showers and thunderstorms between 2pm and 3pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 3pm and 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. West wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Partly Cloudy
Lo 63 °F
Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. Northwest wind around 6 mph.
Mostly Sunny then Chance Rain Showers
Hi 83 °F
A chance of rain showers after 3pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Clear
Lo 59 °F
A slight chance of rain showers before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 59. Northwest wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunny
Hi 82 °F
Sunny, with a high near 82. Northwest wind around 6 mph.
Mostly Clear
Lo 59 °F
Mostly clear, with a low around 59. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Mostly Sunny then Chance Rain Showers
Hi 83 °F
A chance of rain showers after 3pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. West wind 2 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Rain Showers Likely
Lo 63 °F
Rain showers likely before 2am, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. South wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Chance Showers And T-Storms
Hi 79 °F
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. West wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Chance Showers And T-Storms then Partly Cloudy
Lo 61 °F
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. Northwest wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunny
Hi 82 °F
Sunny, with a high near 82. Northwest wind around 6 mph.
Mostly Clear
Lo 61 °F
Mostly clear, with a low around 61. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Issued by:
National Weather Service Boston / Norton, MA
Updated Wed Aug 12, 2026 7:52am EDT

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FXUS61 KBOX 121506
AFDBOX
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
1106 AM EDT Wed Aug 12 2026
.WHAT HAS CHANGED...
Later frontal passage Friday brings increased shower and
thunderstorm potential.
&&
.KEY MESSAGES...
- A generally unsettled pattern persists through Friday as a
quasi-stationary front remains across the Northeast,
resulting in multiple opportunities for showers and
thunderstorms. While coverage should remain limited through
Thursday, stronger forcing Friday may bring a better chance
for showers and thunderstorms before drier weather arrives for
the weekend.
- Temperatures trend toward seasonable levels through the end of
the week, with lower humidity and more comfortable conditions
expected this weekend.
&&
.DISCUSSION...
KEY MESSAGE 1...A generally unsettled pattern persists through
Friday as a quasi-stationary front remains across the Northeast,
resulting in multiple opportunities for showers and thunderstorms.
While coverage should remain limited through Thursday, stronger
forcing Friday may bring a better chance for showers and
thunderstorms before drier weather arrives for the weekend.
A mid-level ridge remains anchored across the south-central and
southeastern CONUS, while a weaker ridge extends into the Canadian
Prairies. This leaves the flow aloft relatively quasi-zonal,
allowing shortwave energy to quickly traverse the continent into the
northeast. Given the lack of strong synoptic-scale forcing, shower
development and coverage will remain difficult to pin down through
Thursday.
Today will be mainly dry, with a weak surface low passing south of
New England. The highest PoPs, generally 10-20 percent, will be
confined to the immediate south coast and Islands during the
morning. Otherwise, a mix of sun and clouds is expected, although
another surge of wildfire smoke may result in hazy or milky skies. A
mid-level shortwave trough will move through tonight into Thursday
morning, providing enough forcing for scattered showers and a few
thunderstorms. Coverage should remain limited, however, with PoPs
generally in the 20-30 percent range northwest of I-95 and I-495.
Thursday features a weak disturbance passing through the flow, with
similar PoPs once again across the eastern half of southern New
England.
A more notable change arrives Friday as the front's departure has
trended later. A stronger 500 mb shortwave trough and increasing
forcing will bring a better chance for showers and thunderstorms,
particularly as the front finally pushes offshore. Behind the front,
high pressure builds into the region for Saturday and Sunday,
bringing a much drier airmass along with mostly sunny and
comfortable conditions. The next opportunity for more substantial
rainfall arrives late Sunday into Monday as low pressure approaches
from the northern Great Lakes.
KEY MESSAGE 2...Temperatures trend toward seasonable levels through
the end of the week, with lower humidity and more comfortable
conditions expected this weekend.
Temperatures aloft gradually cool through the end of the week, with
dew points following suit. The result will be a noticeably cooler
and more refreshing airmass by late week. The weekend is shaping up
to be the most comfortable stretch of weather in quite some time,
with highs generally in the upper 70s across interior southern New
England and lower 80s along the coastal plain. Dew points in the 50s
will make for much more comfortable conditions, while overnight lows
fall into the 50s Saturday and Sunday mornings. Temperatures early
next week remain seasonable, though dew points may trend upward on
Monday depending on the timing of the next frontal system.
&&
.AVIATION /14Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
Forecaster Confidence Levels...
Low - less than 30 percent.
Moderate - 30 to 60 percent.
High - greater than 60 percent.
18z TAF Update:
Today: High confidence.
VFR. North to northeast winds under 10 kt; sea breeze SE at BOS
looks unlikely but will flip to S around 10 by by 00z.
Tonight: Moderate confidence.
VFR initially, but SHRA/embedded weak TS coming in from the NW
after 03z. BKN/OVC VFR/MVFR ceilings with SHRA more likely for
BDL, but have left as PROB30s for BOS, PVD and ORH. Winds become
SW 5-10 kt.
Thursday...Moderate confidence.
Lower-end VFR to MVFR ceilings to start, improving to VFR (CIGs 050-
080) during the afternoon. SW to WSW winds around 10 kt.
KBOS Terminal...High confidence.
KBDL Terminal...High confidence.
Wildfire smoke aloft possible.
Outlook /Thursday Night through Sunday/...
Thursday Night: VFR. Slight chance SHRA.
Friday through Friday Night: VFR. Breezy.
Saturday through Saturday Night: VFR.
Sunday: Mainly VFR, with local IFR possible. Breezy. Slight
chance SHRA.
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.MARINE...
Forecaster Confidence Levels...
Low - less than 30 percent.
Moderate - 30 to 60 percent.
High - greater than 60 percent.
Through Thursday...High confidence.
Today, localized sea breezes may develop near shore, while offshore
winds remain SW to SSE at less than 10 kt. Somewhat stronger SW to
SSW winds are expected Thursday, with gusts around 20 kt. Seas will
remain below 3 ft throughout the forecast period.
Outlook /Thursday Night through Sunday/...
Thursday Night: Winds less than 25 kt. Slight chance of rain
showers.
Friday: Winds less than 25 kt. Seas locally 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.
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.BOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CT...None.
MA...None.
RI...None.
MARINE...None.
&&
$$
DISCUSSION...Dooley
AVIATION...Loconto/Dooley/FT
MARINE...Dooley
Radar images courtesy Weather Underground / Intellicast.
UV Index forecast high for today: 7 High
Current (Estimated): 6 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
Tuesday:
1.46 in
August:
19.12 in
2026
12:10pm
80.8°F
High today:
6:44am
65.3°F
Low today:
1:32pm
84.2°F
High Tuesday:
5:53am
70.5°F
Low Tuesday:
10:17am
64.2°F
High dew pt today:
10:46am
70.7°F
High dew pt Tuesday:
12:19pm
82.1°F
High heat index today:
1:10pm
86.3°F
High heat index Tuesday:
11:59am
2 mph
Wind gust today:
2:22pm
11 mph
Wind gust Tuesday:
No alerts/warnings active for Southeast Middlesex County.
First Light:
5:19am
Sunrise:
5:49am
Sunset:
7:51pm
Twilight ends:
8:21pm
Daylight length:
14 hours 2 minutes
Phase:
New Moon (0%)
Moon rise:
5:26am
Moon set:
7:56pm