Lexington Weather

Lexington, Massachusetts, USA

65°F
7/23/2026 1:41am 
  • Lexington Conditions: Partly cloudy
  • Temperature: 65.1°F / 18.4°CColder 0.4°F than last hour.
  • Dew Point: 57.4°F 
  • Relative Humidity: 76%Increased 1.0% since last hour.
  • Wind: Calm, 10-min avg: Calm, gust: None
  • Barometer: 29.88 in Steady
  • Visibility: 10 miles
  • Rain Today: 0.00 in
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Rip Current Statement

Issued by the National Weather Service - New York, NY

    RIP CURRENT STATEMENT  

Kings (Brooklyn), NY; Southwest Suffolk, NY; Southeast Suffolk, NY; Southern Queens, NY; Southern Nassau, NY

Rip Current Statement issued July 22 at 5:55PM EDT until July 23 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Upton NY

HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING

Areas Affected: Kings (Brooklyn); Southwest Suffolk; Southeast Suffolk; Southern Queens; Southern Nassau

Urgency: Expected

Severity: Moderate

Certainty: Likely

Alert Sent: Wednesday 5:55pm EDT

Alert Effective: Wednesday 5:55pm EDT

Alert Expires: Thursday 8:00pm EDT

Event Onset: Wednesday 5:55pm EDT

Event Ends: Thursday 8:00pm EDT

Issued by: NWS Upton NY

Details: 
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

* WHERE...Kings (Brooklyn), Southwest Suffolk, Southeast
Suffolk, Southern Queens and Southern Nassau Counties.

* WHEN...Through Thursday evening.

* IMPACTS...Life-threatening rip currents are likely for all
people entering the surf zone. Anyone visiting the beaches
should stay out of the surf. Rip currents can sweep even the
best swimmers away from shore into deeper water.

Information: 
If you enter the surf zone, always have a flotation device with
you and swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax
and float, and do not swim against the current. If able, swim in
a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face
the shore and yell or wave for help.

Meta data: 
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.9569f4807b312f55605acfe32becaf9da724c949.001.1
Codes: NYZ075, NYZ080, NYZ081, NYZ178, NYZ179
Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.9569f4807b312f55605acfe32becaf9da724c949.001.1