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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Fitchburg, Fitchburg Municipal Airport (KFIT)

Lat: 42.55°NLon: 71.76°WElev: 348ft.

Light Rain Fog/Mist

36°F

2°C

Humidity 97%
Wind Speed E 6 mph
Barometer 29.95 in (1014.7 mb)
Dewpoint 35°F (2°C)
Visibility 2.50 mi
Wind Chill31°F (-1°C)
Last update 10 Jan 9:52 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

Sterling MA

Winter Weather Advisory until January 11, 10:00am
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Winter Weather Advisory
  •  
    Winter Weather Advisory until January 11, 10:00am

    NOW until 10:00am Sun

    Winter Weather Advisory

  • Tonight

    Low: 32 °F

    Rain then
    Rain/Freezing
    Rain

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A slight chance of rain before 9am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 39. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 39 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain then
    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Isolated snow showers between 9pm and 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. Breezy, with a west wind 13 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 23 °F

    Isolated Snow
    Showers then
    Partly Cloudy
    and Breezy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 35. West wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

    High: 35 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 26. Southwest wind around 6 mph.

    Low: 26 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 41. West wind 6 to 9 mph.

    High: 41 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Southwest wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 32 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44. Southwest wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    High: 44 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Rain before 2am, then rain likely, possibly mixed with freezing rain between 2am and 3am, then rain likely after 3am. Low around 32. East wind around 6 mph becoming north after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Sunday
A slight chance of rain before 9am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 39. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday Night
Isolated snow showers between 9pm and 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. Breezy, with a west wind 13 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 35. West wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 26. Southwest wind around 6 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 41. West wind 6 to 9 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Southwest wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44. Southwest wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Wednesday Night
A chance of rain before 3am, then a chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Southwest wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Thursday
A chance of snow before 9am. Partly sunny, with a high near 33. Northwest wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 16. Northwest wind around 6 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 29. Northwest wind around 7 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 16. Southwest wind around 6 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 35. Southwest wind 6 to 9 mph.
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Point Forecast:
Sterling MA
 42.45°N 71.74°W (Elev. 499 ft)
Last Update:
1:42 pm EST Jan 10, 2026
Forecast Valid:
9pm EST Jan 10, 2026-6pm EST Jan 17, 2026
 
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