Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
54.1°F
12.3°C
Cool
Clear
This Afternoon: Hi 55 °F
Tonight: Lo 35 °F
Dew Point:
37.4°F
Humidity:
53%
Barometer:
mb
Rain Rate: 0.00 in/hr
Rain Today: 0.00 in
Rain Saturday: 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 Sun Oct 18, 2026 2:43pm EDT
- Not as cold tonight with clear skies and light to calm winds. Dry for most through Monday Night.
- Increasing chances for rainfall across coastal areas for this upcoming work week as a offshore Storm gradually approaches from the south. The system likely brings significant marine impacts in the form of strong winds, rough seas, and beach erosion through much of the upcoming week.
Sunny
Hi 55 °F
Sunny, with a high near 55. Southwest wind around 2 mph.
Clear then Patchy Frost
Lo 35 °F
Patchy frost after 4am. Clear, with a low around 35. South wind around 3 mph.
Patchy Frost then Sunny
Hi 59 °F
Patchy frost before 8am. Sunny, with a high near 59. Northeast wind 2 to 6 mph.
Mostly Cloudy then Patchy Fog
Lo 41 °F
Patchy fog after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. Northeast wind 3 to 7 mph.
Patchy Fog then Mostly Sunny
Hi 61 °F
Patchy fog before 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. North wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Partly Cloudy
Lo 42 °F
Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. Northeast wind 6 to 10 mph.
Mostly Sunny
Hi 55 °F
Mostly sunny, with a high near 55. Northeast wind around 12 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showers
Lo 39 °F
A slight chance of rain showers after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. North wind 5 to 8 mph.
Mostly Sunny
Hi 61 °F
Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. North wind 3 to 7 mph.
Mostly Clear
Lo 42 °F
Mostly clear, with a low around 42. North wind 3 to 9 mph.
Sunny
Hi 55 °F
Sunny, with a high near 55. North wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Mostly Clear
Lo 37 °F
Mostly clear, with a low around 37. North wind around 7 mph.
Sunny
Hi 55 °F
Sunny, with a high near 55. North wind 3 to 7 mph.
Mostly Clear
Lo 36 °F
Mostly clear, with a low around 36. West wind around 3 mph.
Issued by:
National Weather Service Boston / Norton, MA
Updated Sun Oct 18, 2026 2:43pm EDT

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FXUS61 KBOX 181819
AFDBOX
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
219 PM EDT Sun Oct 18 2026
.WHAT HAS CHANGED...
Global and ensemble guidance as trended a bit farther NW with
the track of an offshore storm later this week. While there will
need to be more multi-run consistency to call this a true trend,
this adjustment shows that the eventual path of this system is
still far from set in stone at this time. Otherwise, a Gale
Watch has been upgraded to a Gale Warning for the outer waters
Tuesday into Thursday. Closer to shore, a Gale Watch has been
issued for the same timeframe.
&&
.KEY MESSAGES...
- Not as cold tonight with clear skies and light to calm winds.
Dry for most through Monday Night.
- Increasing chances for rainfall across coastal areas for this
upcoming work week as a offshore Storm gradually approaches
from the south. The system likely brings significant marine
impacts in the form of strong winds, rough seas, and beach
erosion through much of the upcoming week.
&&
.DISCUSSION...
KEY MESSAGE 1...Not as cold tonight with clear skies and light
to calm winds. Dry for most through Monday Night.
Center of a high pressure reaches the Maritimes this evening,
but is still strong enough to dominate our weather through
Monday. Then southern new England is stuck between a high
pressure over the North Atlantic and another over Ohio. This
slight weakness in the pressure pattern opens the door for a low
pressure off the Mid Atlantic coast to nudge slightly farther
north late Monday into Monday night.
For most of our region, dry weather will continue through Monday
night with a slight warming trends. The exception will be
towards the outer Cape and Nantucket, where some showers are
possible Monday evening and night. Still, there will be plenty
of dry hours there as well.
KEY MESSAGE 2...Increasing chances for rainfall across coastal
areas for this upcoming work week as a offshore Storm gradually
approaches from the south. The system likely brings significant
marine impacts in the form of strong winds, rough seas, and
beach erosion through much of the upcoming week.
Confidence is somewhat lower than normal for the eventual track
and intensity of this week's nor'easter. While the majority of
guidance tracks the low center well to the S of the 40/70
benchmark, there has been a trend NW amongst AI, high res, and
an increasing number of global guidance. This subtle NW jog is
likely driven by the interaction between the cutoff low driving
the nor'easter and an additional shortwave trough moving S from
Canada by later Wednesday. The main change has been to amplify
the shortwave from a flat/positive tilt to more of a neutral
tilt. This positioning allows for a stronger more amplified
system and thus a track further N. In terms of QPF, the
northward trend has brought a notable uptick in the probability
of >0.5" of rainfall along and S of the I-95 corridor. As of the
12z suite, most models show a 40-60% chance of rain totals in
this range. There are still some models, namely the NAM and AI
guidance that show a track even further north and the chance for
a soaking rain event for much of the region. This is certainly a
low probability event but nonetheless a possibility at this
time.
The higher confidence aspect of the forecast continues to be
significant marine impacts driven by increasing NE winds. Low
pressure to the S will move against high pressure over southern
Quebec later Monday. The resulting pressure gradient will bring
an increasing likelihood of Gale force winds well to the north
of the actual surface low. Winds build up towards Monday night
as the low pressure deepens and drifts to the north. Ensembles
have shown near 80-90 percent probabilities of sustained winds
reaching gale-force over the southern waters despite a low track
to the S of the benchmark. Thus, we opted to upgrade Gale
Watches to Gale Warnings for the outer waters and have
introduced Gale Watches for the near coastal Waters. Finally, we
will have to monitor the chance for significant beach erosion as
well with a prolonged easterly fetch of winds and waves through
the week.
Later this week, the aforementioned trough likely pushes the
coastal low farther offshore putting an end to any lingering
impacts. Significant ridging aloft over much of the CONUS looks
to persist and even intensify, then becomes more tilted towards
the Great Lakes region towards the weekend. This would be
associated with a strong Canadian high pressure that looks to
strengthen over the northeast after originating from the
Canadian Prairies, which would lean towards drier conditions for
the whole region once again.
&&
.AVIATION /18Z SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
Forecaster Confidence Levels...
Low - less than 30 percent.
Moderate - 30 to 60 percent.
High - greater than 60 percent.
Through Tonight...High confidence.
VFR. Calm/light winds continuing. Stronger E winds towards
Nantucket, with G20kt possible by daybreak.
Monday and Monday Night...High confidence.
VFR, with the exception of the Cape and Islands towards the
late afternoon and evening hours, when MVFR ceilings may
develop. Chances for -SHRA increase there as well and should
remain generally over the Cape and Islands, along with an
increased chance for gusts to 25 kt. Winds from the NE and light
to calm further inland, 5-10 kt sustained closer to the coasts.
N to NE winds increase Monday night, with gusts 15-30 kt towards
daybreak Tuesday.
KBOS Terminal...High confidence in TAF.
KBDL Terminal...High confidence in TAF.
Outlook /Tuesday through Friday/...
Tuesday: VFR. Windy with gusts up to 30 kt.
Tuesday Night: VFR. Windy with gusts up to 35 kt.
Wednesday: Mainly VFR, with local MVFR possible. Windy with
gusts up to 35 kt.
Wednesday Night: VFR. Windy with local gusts up to 30 kt.
Slight chance SHRA.
Thursday: VFR. Windy with local gusts up to 30 kt.
Thursday Night through Friday: VFR. Windy with areas of gusts
up to 30 kt.
&&
.MARINE...
Forecaster Confidence Levels...
Low - less than 30 percent.
Moderate - 30 to 60 percent.
High - greater than 60 percent.
Through Monday Night...High confidence.
Relatively light winds and seas expected through most of
tonight. A low pressure well south of the waters will begin to
generate stronger winds and rougher seas late tonight into
Monday across the outer coastal waters. Small Craft Advisory
conditions are expected across the southern coastal waters, but
will keep the focus on the period of stronger winds mid week.
Outlook /Tuesday through Friday/...
Tuesday: Strong winds with gusts up to 40 kt. Rough seas up to
14 ft. Slight chance of rain showers.
Tuesday Night: Moderate risk for gale force winds with gusts up
to 40 kt. Rough seas up to 14 ft.
Wednesday: Moderate risk for gale force winds with gusts up to
40 kt. Rough seas up to 15 ft. Chance of rain showers.
Wednesday Night: Strong winds with gusts up to 40 kt. Rough
seas up to 14 ft. Chance of rain showers.
Thursday: Low risk for gale force winds with gusts up to 35 kt.
Rough seas up to 13 ft. Chance of rain showers.
Thursday Night: Strong winds with gusts up to 35 kt. Rough seas
up to 12 ft.
Friday: Strong winds with gusts up to 35 kt. Rough seas up to
13 ft. Slight chance of rain showers.
&&
.BOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CT...None.
MA...None.
RI...None.
MARINE...Gale Watch from Monday evening through Wednesday evening for
ANZ231>235-237.
Gale Warning from 8 PM Monday to 8 PM EDT Wednesday for
ANZ254>256-281>283.
&&
$$
DISCUSSION...Belk/FT
AVIATION...Belk/FT
MARINE...Belk/FT
Radar images courtesy Weather Underground / Intellicast.
UV Index forecast high for today: 4 Medium
Current (Estimated): 0 None
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
Saturday:
2.24 in
October:
26.58 in
2026
2:50pm
55.6°F
High today:
6:41am
31.5°F
Low today:
12:00am
59.9°F
High Saturday:
11:54pm
36.7°F
Low Saturday:
6:41am
31.5°F
Low wind chill today:
11:54pm
36.7°F
Low wind chill Saturday:
5:12pm
37.4°F
High dew pt today:
12:00am
56.7°F
High dew pt Saturday:
12:03pm
2 mph
Wind gust today:
12:12am
10 mph
Wind gust Saturday:
No alerts/warnings active for Southeast Middlesex County.
No snow expected in Lexington.
First Light:
6:33am
Sunrise:
7:02am
Sunset:
5:58pm
Twilight ends:
6:27pm
Daylight length:
10 hours 57 minutes
Phase:
First Quarter (52%)
Moon rise:
2:26pm
Moon set:
11:41pm