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Current conditions at

Fitchburg, Fitchburg Municipal Airport (KFIT)

Lat: 42.55°NLon: 71.76°WElev: 348ft.

Overcast

41°F

5°C

Humidity 82%
Wind Speed NE 5 mph
Barometer 30.40 in (1029.7 mb)
Dewpoint 36°F (2°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill38°F (3°C)
Last update 2 Apr 1:52 am EDT
Extended Forecast for

Sterling MA

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Rain. Patchy fog after 3am. Low around 35. Northeast wind around 7 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    Low: 35 °F

    Rain and
    Patchy Fog

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Rain before 1pm, then a slight chance of rain after 2pm. Patchy fog before 4pm. High near 39. Northeast wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    High: 39 °F

    Rain and
    Patchy Fog
    then Slight
    Chance Rain
    and Patchy
    Fog

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A chance of showers, mainly after 4am. Patchy fog after 7pm. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 34. East wind around 6 mph becoming calm after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 34 °F

    Chance
    Showers and
    Patchy Fog

  • Friday

    Friday: A chance of showers before 8am. Patchy fog before 11am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 65. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    High: 65 °F

    Chance
    Showers and
    Patchy Fog
    then Partly
    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Southwest wind 7 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 49 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 62. North wind 5 to 9 mph becoming east in the afternoon.

    High: 62 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A chance of showers after 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. East wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    Low: 38 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Showers. High near 61. South wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

    High: 61 °F

    Showers

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Showers likely, mainly before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. West wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    Low: 35 °F

    Showers
    Likely then
    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Rain. Patchy fog after 3am. Low around 35. Northeast wind around 7 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Thursday
Rain before 1pm, then a slight chance of rain after 2pm. Patchy fog before 4pm. High near 39. Northeast wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Thursday Night
A chance of showers, mainly after 4am. Patchy fog after 7pm. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 34. East wind around 6 mph becoming calm after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Friday
A chance of showers before 8am. Patchy fog before 11am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 65. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Southwest wind 7 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 62. North wind 5 to 9 mph becoming east in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
A chance of showers after 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. East wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Sunday
Showers. High near 61. South wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Sunday Night
Showers likely, mainly before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. West wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 51. West wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. West wind 3 to 6 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 48. West wind 5 to 9 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. North wind around 6 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 47. North wind around 6 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
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Point Forecast:
Sterling MA
 42.43°N 71.77°W (Elev. 499 ft)
Last Update:
1:09 am EDT Apr 2, 2026
Forecast Valid:
2am EDT Apr 2, 2026-6pm EDT Apr 8, 2026
 
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