Lexington Weather

Lexington, Massachusetts, USA

78°F
7/28/2026 5:20pm 
  • Lexington Conditions: Partly cloudy
  • Temperature: 77.9°F / 25.5°CColder 0.7°F than last hour.
  • Dew Point: 69.3°FIncreased 0.9°Fsince last hour.
  • Relative Humidity: 75%Increased 4.0% since last hour.
  • Wind: Calm, 10-min avg: Calm, gust: 9 mph
  • Barometer: 29.65 in Steady
  • Visibility: 10 miles
  • Rain Today: 0.00 in
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Flood Watch

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

    FLOOD WATCH  

Western Franklin, MA; Eastern Franklin, MA; Western Hampshire, MA; Western Hampden, MA; Eastern Hampshire, MA; Eastern Hampden, MA; Hartford, CT; Tolland, CT

Flood Watch issued July 28 at 2:09PM EDT until July 29 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Boston/Norton MA

FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING

Areas Affected: Hartford; Tolland; Western Franklin; Eastern Franklin; Western Hampshire; Western Hampden; Eastern Hampshire; Eastern Hampden

Urgency: Future

Severity: Severe

Certainty: Possible

Alert Sent: Tuesday 2:09pm EDT

Alert Effective: Tuesday 2:09pm EDT

Alert Expires: Wednesday 5:00am EDT (expect updated alert by this time)

Event Onset: Tuesday 2:09pm EDT

Event Ends: Wednesday 8:00pm EDT

Issued by: NWS Boston/Norton MA

Details: 
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be
possible.

* WHERE...Portions of northern Connecticut, including the following
areas, Hartford CT and Tolland CT and western Massachusetts,
including the following areas, Eastern Franklin MA, Eastern
Hampden MA, Eastern Hampshire MA, Western Franklin MA, Western
Hampden MA and Western Hampshire MA.

* WHEN...Through Wednesday evening.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. Flooding may occur
in poor drainage and urban areas.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Moderate to heavy rainfall is expected to develop Tuesday
afternoon into Wednesday across the Watch area. The heaviest
rainfall is expected Tuesday evening into Wednesday.
Excessive rainfall rates are possible, which could trigger
instances of street flooding and contribute to rises on
rivers, streams and larger river basins. Three to five inches
of rain are expected in the Watch area, with locally higher
amounts possible especially along the eastern slopes of the
Berkshires and portions of western Hartford County.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

- Http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Information: 
You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood
Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared
to take action should flooding develop.

Meta data: 
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.72da2891c1d9dba5a18b15680b5542a8cd694814.002.1
Codes: CTZ002, CTZ003, MAZ002, MAZ003, MAZ008, MAZ009, MAZ010, MAZ011
Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.72da2891c1d9dba5a18b15680b5542a8cd694814.002.1