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Hurricane Erin is moving up the Atlantic Ocean off the East Coast as of Wednesday afternoon. Its current direction is aimed for Boston, but its track will take it curling away, out to sea.
But that doesn’t mean we won’t feel impacts from the storm, which is expected to strengthen back into a major hurricane Wednesday.
The Massachusetts island is not in the projected path of the storm, but large waves are already crashing, and more hazardous conditions are expected.
Wind and dangerous rip currents are the major ways we’ll experience Erin in New England — here’s what to know and where the weather is immediately.
Hurricane Erin map, live radar tracker:
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NBC10 Boston A satellite image showing Hurricane Erin off the coast of Florida and Georgia on Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025.
Track the storm and its impacts with the interactive radar below — use the overlay feature to see Erin’s track, and more.
People on Cape Cod, the islands and the South Coast of Massachusetts are bracing for Erin, with big waves already being seen and dangerous rip currents anticipated.
Current weather conditions in Boston
A wet Wednesday continues with some pockets of heavy rain until the sun sets Wednesday night. Rain will be on and off with the heaviest showers along and south of the Mass. Pike.
Temperatures will stay cool, for late August, mostly in the 60s to low 70s.
Clouds and a few lingering showers hang on into Thursday morning before skies gradually improve. Winds will also pick up Thursday, especially across the Cape and Islands, as the pressure gradient tightens between high pressure to the north and Hurricane Erin passing well out to sea.
As Hurricane Erin moves closer towards the East Coast, coastal communities are keeping an eye on the storm as the threat of high tides and rip currents continues to grow.
How Boston, Mass. and New England will feel Hurricane Erin
While Hurricane Erin stays offshore, it will send large swells toward southern New England, creating high surf, dangerous rip currents and the risk of coastal flooding and beach erosion on south-facing beaches.
Gale-force wind gusts and rough seas are likely across the waters Thursday and Friday, making for hazardous marine conditions.
On land, the weather turns drier and more seasonable Friday into the weekend, with highs rebounding into the upper 70s and 80s. Another chance for rain returns late Sunday into early next week.
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