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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Fitchburg, Fitchburg Municipal Airport (KFIT)

Lat: 42.55°NLon: 71.76°WElev: 348ft.

Fair

84°F

29°C

Humidity 72%
Wind Speed W 5 mph
Barometer 30.06 in (1017.8 mb)
Dewpoint 74°F (23°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index91°F (33°C)
Last update 6 Aug 7:52 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

Fitchburg Municipal Airport MA

Heat Advisory August 6, 08:36pm until August 7, 08:00pm
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Heat Advisory
  •  
    Heat Advisory August 6, 08:36pm until August 7, 08:00pm

    NOW until 8:00pm Fri

    Heat Advisory

  • Tonight

    Low: 71 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 90. Heat index values as high as 95. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 90 °F

    Hot

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 70 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 87. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 8 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 87 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Chance
    T-storms

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 68 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 86. West wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    High: 86 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 63. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

    Low: 63 °F

    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 86. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 8 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    High: 86 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 71. Light west wind.
Friday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 90. Heat index values as high as 95. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 87. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 8 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 86. West wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 63. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 86. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 8 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. West wind 3 to 5 mph.
Tuesday
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 85. West wind 3 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Tuesday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. Light west wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. West wind 3 to 6 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. Calm wind.
Thursday
A chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
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Point Forecast:
Fitchburg Municipal Airport MA
 42.56°N 71.74°W (Elev. 449 ft)
Last Update:
2:19 pm EDT Aug 6, 2026
Forecast Valid:
8pm EDT Aug 6, 2026-6pm EDT Aug 13, 2026
 
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