Worcester, Massachusetts

Regional Weather Alerts


Alert: Rip Current Statement
Area(s): Nantucket
Effective: 2026-08-23 @ 1:57 pm -> 2026-08-24 @ 4:00 am
Onset: 2026-08-24 @ 7:00 am -> 2026-08-24 @ 5:00 pm
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Likely
Urgency: Expected
Issued By: NWS Boston/Norton MA on 2026-08-23 @ 1:57 pm
Headline: Rip Current Statement issued August 23 at 2:57PM EDT until August 24 at 6:00PM EDT by NWS Boston/Norton MA
Description: * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected.

* WHERE...Nantucket MA County.

* WHEN...From Monday morning through Monday afternoon.

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