Lexington Weather

Lexington, Massachusetts, USA

84°F
5/27/2026 3:57pm 
  • Lexington Conditions: Partly cloudy
  • Temperature: 83.8°F / 28.8°CWarmer 0.7°F than last hour.
  • Dew Point: 61.5°FDecreased 0.6°Fsince last hour.
  • Feels Like: 84.4°F
  • Relative Humidity: 47%Decreased 2.0% since last hour.
  • Wind: Calm, 10-min avg: Calm, gust: 2 mph
  • Barometer: 29.62 inFalling 0.02 inHg/hr Falling Slowly
  • Visibility: 10 miles
  • Rain Today: 0.00 in
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Beach Hazards Statement

Issued by the National Weather Service - Newport/Morehead City, NC

    BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT  

West Carteret, NC; Coastal Onslow, NC; East Carteret, NC; Ocracoke Island, NC; Hatteras Island, NC

Beach Hazards Statement issued May 27 at 10:05AM EDT until May 27 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Newport/Morehead City NC

BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING

Areas Affected: West Carteret; East Carteret; Coastal Onslow; Ocracoke Island; Hatteras Island

Urgency: Expected

Severity: Moderate

Certainty: Likely

Alert Sent: Wednesday 10:05am EDT

Alert Effective: Wednesday 10:05am EDT

Alert Expires: Wednesday 8:00pm EDT

Event Onset: Wednesday 10:05am EDT

Event Ends: Wednesday 8:00pm EDT

Issued by: NWS Newport/Morehead City NC

Details: 
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

* WHERE...The beaches from Cape Hatteras to Surf City.

* WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away
from shore into deeper water.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The most likely time for strong rip
currents to occur is a couple hours either side of low tide,
which will occur around 1130 AM.

Information: 
Life-threatening rip currents. If caught in a rip current, remain
calm. Swim in a direction following the shoreline. If tired,
float or tread water until out of the rip current. If unable to
escape, face the shore and call or wave for help.

Meta data: 
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.eb14183b1d23ad20aefe52a138ae64c77132da6f.001.1
Codes: NCZ195, NCZ196, NCZ199, NCZ204, NCZ205
Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.eb14183b1d23ad20aefe52a138ae64c77132da6f.001.1