Lexington Weather

Lexington, Massachusetts, USA

78°F
7/15/2026 4:29am 
  • Lexington Conditions: Overcast
  • Temperature: 77.5°F / 25.3°CWarmer 0.3°F than last hour.
  • Dew Point: 70.9°FDecreased 0.3°Fsince last hour.
  • Relative Humidity: 80%Decreased 2.0% since last hour.
  • Wind: Calm, 10-min avg: Calm, gust: None
  • Barometer: 29.65 inFalling 0.02 inHg/hr Falling Slowly
  • Visibility: 10 miles
  • Rain Today: 0.00 in
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Rip Current Statement

Issued by the National Weather Service - Boston / Norton, MA

    RIP CURRENT STATEMENT  

Washington, RI; Newport, RI; Block Island, RI

Rip Current Statement issued July 15 at 12:26AM EDT until July 15 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Boston/Norton MA

HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING

Areas Affected: Southern Bristol; Southern Plymouth; Barnstable; Dukes; Nantucket; Washington; Newport; Block Island

Urgency: Expected

Severity: Moderate

Certainty: Likely

Alert Sent: Wednesday 12:26am EDT

Alert Effective: Wednesday 12:26am EDT

Alert Expires: Wednesday 8:00pm EDT

Event Onset: Wednesday 12:26am EDT

Event Ends: Wednesday 8:00pm EDT

Issued by: NWS Boston/Norton MA

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

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents, especially on beaches with south-facing
exposures.

* WHERE...Washington, Southern Bristol MA, Southern Plymouth MA,
Barnstable MA, Dukes MA, Nantucket MA, and Newport RI Counties.

* WHEN...Through this evening.

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

Information: 
Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and
float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a
direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the
shore and call or wave for help.

Meta data: 
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.06693e62bbbe51b773af4554f2e6badef925d398.001.1
Codes: RIZ006, RIZ007, RIZ008
Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.06693e62bbbe51b773af4554f2e6badef925d398.001.1