Lexington Weather
Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
- Clear
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61.9°F / 16.6°C
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31.6°F
- 32%
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SW Calm, 10-min avg: 1 mph, gust: 14 mph
- 10 miles
- 0.00 in
National Weather Service Forecast for:
Lexington, MA
Issued by:
National Weather Service Boston / Norton, MA
This Afternoon through Monday Night
Point Forecast Updated Tue Apr 23, 2024 2:20pm EDT
Overview:
A ridge of high pressure will result in dry weather through Tuesday with mild days and chilly frost nights, along with elevated fire weather potential. Unsettled, wet and cool on Wednesday. Drier late in the week and heading into the weekend.
This Afternoon:
Sunny
Hi 62 °F
Sunny, with a high near 62. South wind around 13 mph.
Tonight:
Partly Cloudy
Lo 40 °F
Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. South wind 6 to 12 mph.
Wednesday:
Light Rain Likely
Hi 59 °F
Rain likely between 7am and 1pm, then rain likely and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59. Southwest wind 6 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Wednesday Night:
Slight Chance Light Rain then Mostly Clear
Lo 30 °F
A slight chance of rain before 7pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 30. Northwest wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday:
Sunny
Hi 54 °F
Sunny, with a high near 54. Northwest wind around 9 mph.
Thursday Night:
Clear
Lo 33 °F
Clear, with a low around 33. West wind around 8 mph.
Friday:
Sunny
Hi 59 °F
Sunny, with a high near 59. Northeast wind 6 to 10 mph.
Friday Night:
Mostly Clear
Lo 38 °F
Mostly clear, with a low around 38. South wind around 12 mph.
Saturday:
Mostly Sunny
Hi 65 °F
Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. Southwest wind 8 to 12 mph.
Saturday Night:
Chance Rain Showers
Lo 46 °F
A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. Southwest wind around 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday:
Chance Rain Showers
Hi 69 °F
A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. Southwest wind around 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday Night:
Slight Chance Rain Showers
Lo 54 °F
A slight chance of rain showers before 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Southwest wind 8 to 14 mph.
Monday:
Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers
Hi 73 °F
A slight chance of rain showers after 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 73. Northwest wind 7 to 12 mph.
Monday Night:
Chance Rain Showers
Lo 52 °F
A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Southeast wind 8 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Today 4pm through Wed 3pm EDT
Updated Tue Apr 23, 2024 2:20pm EDT
4:00pm
Dew Pt 21°F
S 12 mphPrecip: 0%
5:00pm
Dew Pt 20°F
S 13 mphPrecip: 0%
6:00pm
Dew Pt 20°F
S 12 mphPrecip: 0%
7:00pm
Dew Pt 20°F
S 12 mphPrecip: 0%
8:00pm
Dew Pt 19°F
Wind Chill: 46°F
S 10 mphPrecip: 0%
9:00pm
Dew Pt 21°F
Wind Chill: 44°F
S 9 mphPrecip: 0%
10:00pm
Dew Pt 23°F
Wind Chill: 42°F
S 8 mphPrecip: 0%
11:00pm
Dew Pt 26°F
Wind Chill: 39°F
S 8 mphPrecip: 0%
12:00am
Dew Pt 28°F
Wind Chill: 39°F
S 6 mphPrecip: 0%
1:00am
Dew Pt 28°F
Wind Chill: 38°F
S 6 mphPrecip: 1%
2:00am
Dew Pt 29°F
Wind Chill: 37°F
S 6 mphPrecip: 1%
3:00am
Dew Pt 29°F
Wind Chill: 37°F
S 6 mphPrecip: 2%
4:00am
Dew Pt 29°F
Wind Chill: 37°F
S 6 mphPrecip: 3%
5:00am
Dew Pt 29°F
Wind Chill: 37°F
S 6 mphPrecip: 4%
6:00am
Dew Pt 30°F
Wind Chill: 38°F
S 6 mphPrecip: 11%
7:00am
Dew Pt 31°F
Wind Chill: 39°F
S 7 mphPrecip: 19%
8:00am
Dew Pt 32°F
Wind Chill: 40°F
S 9 mphPrecip: 26%
9:00am
Dew Pt 33°F
Wind Chill: 41°F
S 9 mphPrecip: 35%
Rain: 0.01 in
10:00am
Dew Pt 36°F
Wind Chill: 45°F
SW 9 mphPrecip: 44%
Rain: 0.01 in
11:00am
Dew Pt 39°F
SW 10 mphPrecip: 53%
Rain: 0.01 in
12:00pm
Dew Pt 43°F
SW 10 mphPrecip: 55%
Rain: 0.01 in
1:00pm
Dew Pt 45°F
SW 9 mphPrecip: 57%
Rain: 0.01 in
2:00pm
Dew Pt 46°F
SW 8 mphPrecip: 59%
Rain: 0.02 in
3:00pm
Dew Pt 44°F
W 9 mphPrecip: 48%
Rain: 0.01 in
FORECAST DISCUSSION
Area Forecast Discussion
for Boston / Norton, MA
000
FXUS61 KBOX 211816
AFDBOX
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
216 PM EDT Sun Apr 21 2024
.SYNOPSIS...
A ridge of high pressure will result in dry weather through
Tuesday with mild days and chilly frost nights, along with
elevated fire weather potential. Unsettled, wet and cool on
Wednesday. Drier late in the week and heading into the weekend.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
Will have to contend with a weak surface trough and a cold front
overnight. While the trough should move offshore, expecting this
cold front to hang up somewhere across southern New England.
Not a lot of low level humidity, so really only talking about
mid and high clouds. Clearing skies and a reinforcing shot of
colder air should mean low temperatures well into the 30s
region-wide. Frost Advisory continues across northern CT, RI and
portions of southeastern MA. These are the areas where we are
past the median time for the last freeze. Elsewhere, we have not
yet reached the median time of the last freeze, so no
headlines. However, there is likely to be some frost regardless.
&&
.SHORT TERM /MONDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT/...
This dry front lingers during the morning, before moving back
north as a warm front late in the day. High pressure moves
just offshore Monday night. Dry weather continues through this
portion of the forecast. Slightly below normal temperatures
expected.
&&
.LONG TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
Highlights
* Seasonable temperatures in the extended forecast
* Modest rain event on Wednesday with strong wind gusts
Wednesday night into Thursday
* High pressure and dry weather take over late week into next
weekend
Tuesday and Wednesday
High pressure remains in control on Tuesday but will shifting
east over the coastal waters. This will allow return flow from
the south to advect slightly higher temps over the region that
what should be observed on Monday. Nonetheless, temps will be
close to normal, maybe a few ticks above normal across southern
New England with highs in the upper 50s to low 60s common.
Coastal areas may remain a bit cooler, especially if a sea-
breeze circulation is able to develop (upper 40s to lower 50s).
Moisture continues to increase in response to southerly flow
ahead of northern stream short-wave energy approaching from the
Midwest. This system will bring our next chance for substantial
rain, but there are no signals that this will be an impressive
rain event by any means. Forcing for ascent associated with the
system is rather modest and will be mainly driven by positive
vorticity advection east of the short-wave trough axis. The
trickier part of the forecast at this time range is just how
much moisture will be available. Ensemble guidance reveals a
rather large spread in PWATs ranging from 0.25 to 0.75 inches in
the column. This of course will play a role in just how much
precip will be observed. The consensus is for anywhere from 0.1
to 0.25 inches with the higher amounts focused to the north and
west. However, should moisture over achieve, 0.25 to 0.5 inches
could be in the cards as well. Regardless, confidence is
moderate to high that Wednesday will feature wet/rainy
conditions across much of the region. Temperatures will continue
to hover in the near-normal range, but slightly below normal
given the precip and extensive cloud cover (low to mid 50s).
Wednesday night and Thursday
As the surface cold front associated with the aforementioned
rainmaker on Wednesday pushes through the region Wednesday night
into Thursday, a CAA regime will support a period of gusty
northwest winds over southern New England. There is uncertainty
in how strong the low level jet will be, but ensemble
probabilities of wind gusts exceeding 30 mph are greater than
50 percent across much of the region Wednesday night into
Thursday. In addition to the wind, Wednesday night will feature
chilly temperatures as a -5C 925 hPa air mass settles over the
region by Thursday morning. Expect lows THursday morning to
bottom out below freezing across much of southern New England.
After a chilly start, efficient mixing in the CAA regime will
allow temps to rebound to the mid to upper 50s. The column will
behind the cold front will be very dry with PWATs less than 0.2
inches. This should support dry weather and abundant sunshine on
Thursday.
Friday through Sunday
High pressure builds over the region by the end of the week.
This will bring and end to the gusty post frontal winds that are
expected Wednesday night/Thursday. Expect the high pressure
pattern to support dry/seasonable conditions Friday and Saturday
with highs/lows in the upper 50s/lower 60s and mid 30s - low
40s respectively. As high pressure shifts east toward the end of
the weekend, increasing moisture may lead to some unsettled
weather on Sunday, but confidence on what can be expected is low
at 7 days out.
&&
.AVIATION /18Z SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
Forecast Confidence Levels:
Low - less than 30 percent.
Moderate - 30 to 60 percent.
High - greater than 60 percent.
Through Monday Night...High Confidence.
VFR. W to SW winds become NW overnight. Light NW winds Monday
open the door for late seabreezes along the coasts. Winds
expected to be more light and variable Monday night.
KBOS TAF...High Confidence in TAF.
KBDL TAF...High Confidence in TAF.
Outlook /Tuesday through Friday/...
Tuesday: VFR. Breezy.
Tuesday Night: VFR. Breezy. Slight chance SHRA.
Wednesday: Mainly VFR, with local IFR possible. Windy with
gusts up to 30 kt. Chance SHRA.
Wednesday Night: VFR. Windy with gusts up to 35 kt. Chance
SHRA.
Thursday through Thursday Night: VFR. Breezy.
Friday: VFR.
&&
.MARINE...
Forecaster Confidence Levels:
Low - less than 30 percent.
Medium - 30 to 60 percent.
High - greater than 60 percent.
Through Monday Night...High Confidence.
A relatively weak pressure gradient will keep winds and seas
below Small Craft Advisory thresholds through Monday night.
Light northwest winds Monday could lead to late seabreezes along
the coasts. Light south winds developing Monday night.
Outlook /Tuesday through Friday/...
Tuesday through Tuesday Night: Winds less than 25 kt.
Wednesday: Moderate risk for Small Craft Advisory winds with
gusts up to 25 kt. Seas up to 5 ft. Chance of rain showers.
Wednesday Night: Moderate risk for Small Craft Advisory winds
with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas up to 5 ft. Slight chance of rain
showers.
Thursday: Low risk for Small Craft Advisory winds with gusts up
to 25 kt. Local rough seas.
Thursday Night: Winds less than 25 kt. Seas locally approaching
5 ft.
Friday: Winds less than 25 kt.
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...
Today and Monday...
There will be elevated fire weather concerns Monday. Given that
we are in a pre-greenup, dry westerly flow will allow for
minimum afternoon relative humidity values to drop to between 20
and 30 percent across the interior. Expecting wind speeds to be
lower Monday, but there could be W to NW gusts up to 20 mph.
&&
.BOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CT...Frost Advisory from midnight tonight to 7 AM EDT Monday for
CTZ002>004.
MA...Frost Advisory from midnight tonight to 7 AM EDT Monday for
MAZ013-016>023.
RI...Frost Advisory from midnight tonight to 7 AM EDT Monday for
RIZ001>008.
MARINE...None.
&&
$$
SYNOPSIS...Belk/RM
NEAR TERM...Belk
SHORT TERM...Belk
LONG TERM...RM
AVIATION...Belk/RM
MARINE...Belk/RM
FIRE WEATHER...Belk
Meta data
Point forecast:
https://api.weather.gov/gridpoints/BOX/65,93/forecast
Zone forecast:
https://api.weather.gov/zones/forecast/MAZ014/forecast
Hourly forecast:
https://api.weather.gov/gridpoints/BOX/65,93/forecast/hourly
Hourly detail:
https://api.weather.gov/gridpoints/BOX/65,93
Point detail:
https://api.weather.gov/points/42.4399,-71.2405
Alerts:
https://api.weather.gov/alerts?active=1&point=42.4399,-71.2405
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