Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
35.1°F
1.7°C
Cold
Clear
Tonight: Lo 73 °F
Friday: Hi 92 °F
Dew Point:
32.4°F
Humidity: 90%
UV Index: 0.0 None
Barometer:
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Rain Rate: 0.00 in/hr
Rain Today: 0.01 in
Rain Thursday: 0.00 in
Visibility: 10 miles
Wind:
Now: Calm
Avg: Calm
Gusts: 0 mph
Issued by:
National Weather Service Boston / Norton, MA
Point Forecast Updated Thu Aug 6, 2026 2:19pm EDT
- Heat and humidity continues into Friday, with only a few afternoon showers or thunderstorms.
- Cool front brings scattered storms Saturday. Less humidity levels and dry weather Sunday but daily shower/storm chances resume early to midweek.
Mostly Clear
Lo 73 °F
Mostly clear, with a low around 73. Heat index values as high as 96. Southwest wind around 6 mph.
Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And T-Storms
Hi 92 °F
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Sunny, with a high near 92. Heat index values as high as 98. West wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Slight Chance Showers And T-Storms then Partly Cloudy
Lo 72 °F
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. Heat index values as high as 96. Southwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Partly Sunny then Chance Showers And T-Storms
Hi 89 °F
A slight chance of rain showers between 1pm and 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 2pm and 5pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 89. Heat index values as high as 96. Southwest wind 3 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Chance Showers And T-Storms then Partly Cloudy
Lo 71 °F
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Sunny
Hi 88 °F
Sunny, with a high near 88. West wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Clear
Lo 66 °F
Clear, with a low around 66. West wind 3 to 9 mph.
Sunny
Hi 88 °F
Sunny, with a high near 88. West wind 3 to 9 mph.
Slight Chance Rain Showers
Lo 69 °F
A slight chance of rain showers after 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph.
Chance Rain Showers
Hi 87 °F
A chance of rain showers before 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 87. West wind 5 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Chance Showers And T-Storms
Lo 68 °F
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. West wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Chance Rain Showers
Hi 84 °F
A chance of rain showers after 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. West wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Slight Chance Rain Showers then Partly Cloudy
Lo 65 °F
A slight chance of rain showers before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. West wind around 6 mph.
Chance Showers And T-Storms
Hi 83 °F
A slight chance of rain showers between 7am and 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Southwest wind 3 to 8 mph.
Issued by:
National Weather Service Boston / Norton, MA
Updated Thu Aug 6, 2026 2:19pm EDT

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FXUS61 KBOX 062345
AFDBOX
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
745 PM EDT Thu Aug 6 2026
.WHAT HAS CHANGED...
No significant changes. Although it remains very warm into the
weekend, the level of heat does begin to drop off so the current
thought is to not extend the Heat Advisory beyond Friday.
&&
.KEY MESSAGES...
- Heat and humidity continues into Friday, with only a few
afternoon showers or thunderstorms.
- Cool front brings scattered storms Saturday. Less humidity
levels and dry weather Sunday but daily shower/storm chances
resume early to midweek.
&&
.DISCUSSION...
KEY MESSAGE 1...Heat and humidity continues into Friday, with
only a few afternoon showers or thunderstorms.
Latest model guidance does not show much need for changes to the
forecast for the remainder of today and tomorrow. As typical
with convection, even hi-res models struggle with timing,
placement and coverage. We have already seen a few showers
develop across areas further east (ie: Boston area to the North
Shore) than was previously anticipated. With the SW flow, the
south coast sea breeze is moving northward and thus expect
shower chances to remain north of this boundary as the
afternoon/evening goes on. We do have a decent amount of Mixed
Layer CAPE (MLCAPE) on the order of 2000 J/kg, but mid level
lapse rates are very meager, so not expecting any substantial
thunderstorm development. Convection will wane with sunset. With
the very moist airmass, we will again see the development of
stratus and fog later tonight, especially across the southern
half of SNE. Like today, those clouds and fog will "burn" off
tomorrow morning. No real airmass change, though if anything, it
will be a degree or two warmer. 925mb temperatures today were in
the 23-24C range, and that rises to 25-26C on Friday. When
combined with dewpoints in the 70s, heat index (feels like)
temperatures will top out well into the 90s, if not low 100s.
Thus the Heat Advisory will continue. There will be a warm layer
aloft (above roughly 850mb/5000ft) that will act as a lid to
keep convection at bay. Though an isolated afternoon shower or
thunderstorm is possible, they should be more the exception and
likely contained to far western areas where the hilly terrain
will help focus convective development. Guidance is a little
unclear for Friday night, but we might see some late evening
convection move in from the west. Just kept with NBM PoPs
showing roughly 20-40% PoPs overnight for the CT River Valley
and points east.
KEY MESSAGE2...Cool front brings scattered storms Saturday.
Less humidity levels and dry weather Sunday but daily
shower/storm chances resume early to midweek.
All in all a general sameness to the weather pattern day-by-day
through Saturday, with warm temperatures in the 80s with very high
humidity levels, to go along with daily shower and thunderstorm
chances following the diurnal cycle. Saturday offers a better shot a
a bit more thunderstorm coverage with a cool front, although the
risk for organized severe weather looks minimal, kept in check by
weak windfields aloft leading to deep layer shear magnitudes in the
25-30 kt range and generally slower SWly storm motions. This front
will offer somewhat lower humidity levels, basically knocking
dewpoints down from current "oppressive" values in the low to mid
70s to "humid" mid/upper 60s levels. Storms would be capable of
lightning and heavy rain, with the strongest of those storms capable
of frequent lightning and localized downdrafts capable of sporadic
wind damage, but those should be a very small subset of the storms.
Weak subsidence and marginally lower dewpoints could limit or
mitigate shower/storm chances on Sunday, although still with the
usual summer warmth. The risk for daily shower and thunderstorm
chances also increases early to mid next week as the Northeast
states become more influenced by a somewhat stronger belt of
westerly midlevel flow. With stronger winds aloft with that comes a
somewhat better chance for storms becoming strong/severe but the
timing is still uncertain.
Stayed fairly close to NBM forecast values during this period.
&&
.AVIATION /00Z FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
Forecaster Confidence Levels...
Low - less than 30 percent.
Moderate - 30 to 60 percent.
High - greater than 60 percent.
00z TAF Update:
Tonight: Moderate confidence.
SHRA/embedded TS in interior Southern New England expected to
weaken/dissipate by 01z. VFR should then prevail for most TAFs,
but coastal stratus/mist to advance northward from the south
coast around 02-04z to PVD and then potentially as far north as
ORH/BDL. Latest guidance seems more pessimistic on stratus
making it north of there after 09z, so left TEMPO in for BOS
for now. SW winds 5-10 kt.
Friday though Friday Night: High confidence overall but
moderate on SHRA/TS timing.
Stratus dissipates/retreats to the waters between 13-16z (later
Cape and Islands), to mainly VFR conditions. Risk for TSRA again
tomorrow coming in from NY but the start timing varies from
as soon as 18-20z to as late as 03z. This will need some
refinement but best estimate is the 18-20z timing. Will likely
also have stratus/fog return to PVD and the Cape airports Friday
night. SW winds 5-10 kt, though seabreezes return to eastern MA
coast again before turning SW ~00z.
KBOS Terminal...Moderate confidence. VFR should generally
prevail but possible MVFR stratus 09-12z near/south of BOS
with a better chance toward OWD. Seabreeze should return again
Fri but be later (after 17z).
KBDL Terminal...Moderate confidence. VCSH nearby terminal
through 01z, then trending VFR tonight, with possible early-
morning fog/stratus. Risk for TSRA again tomorrow but timing is
uncertain.
Outlook /Friday Night through Tuesday/...
Saturday: VFR. Breezy. Chance SHRA, chance TSRA.
Saturday Night through Sunday: VFR. Breezy.
Sunday Night: VFR.
Monday: VFR. Breezy.
Monday Night: VFR. Slight chance SHRA.
Tuesday: VFR. Breezy. Chance SHRA, slight chance TSRA.
&&
.MARINE...
Forecaster Confidence Levels...
Low - less than 30 percent.
Moderate - 30 to 60 percent.
High - greater than 60 percent.
Through Friday... High Confidence.
No significant changes to the forecast. Overall weather pattern
shows a large area of high pressure off the east coast. This
will continue to produce a SW flow across the entire region into
the weekend.
Outlook /Friday Night through Tuesday/...
Saturday: Winds less than 25 kt. Areas of seas approaching
5 ft.
Saturday Night: Winds less than 25 kt. Seas up to 5 ft. Slight
chance of rain showers.
Sunday through Sunday Night: Winds less than 25 kt. Areas of
seas approaching 5 ft.
Monday: Winds less than 25 kt.
Monday Night: Winds less than 25 kt. Slight chance of rain
showers.
Tuesday: Winds less than 25 kt. Areas of seas approaching 5 ft.
Slight chance of rain showers.
&&
.BOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CT...Heat Advisory until 8 PM EDT Friday for CTZ002>004.
MA...Heat Advisory until 8 PM EDT Friday for MAZ003>007-010>021-026.
RI...Heat Advisory until 8 PM EDT Friday for RIZ001>007.
MARINE...None.
&&
$$
DISCUSSION...Loconto/Nash
AVIATION...Loconto/Nash
MARINE...Loconto/Nash
Radar images courtesy Weather Underground / Intellicast.
UV Index forecast high for today: 8 Very High
Current (Measured): 0.0 None
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0.00 in
Rain Rate (/hr):
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Rain Last 60 min:
0.01 in
Rain Today:
0.00 in
Thursday:
0.01 in
August:
1.26 in
2026
1:17pm
36.1°F
High today:
12:00am
25.2°F
Low today:
2:28pm
30.4°F
High Thursday:
7:11am
16.2°F
Low Thursday:
12:00am
25.2°F
Low wind chill today:
7:11am
16.2°F
Low wind chill Thursday:
1:17pm
33.3°F
High dew pt today:
11:56pm
20.7°F
High dew pt Thursday:
None
Wind gust today:
None
Wind gust Thursday:
First Light:
6:11am
Sunrise:
6:39am
Sunset:
5:19pm
Twilight ends:
5:47pm
Daylight length:
10 hours 39 minutes
Phase:
Waning Crescent (82%)
Moon set:
8:18am
Moon rise:
9:38pm