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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Fitchburg, Fitchburg Municipal Airport (KFIT)

Lat: 42.55°NLon: 71.76°WElev: 348ft.

Fair

39°F

4°C

Humidity 76%
Wind Speed NW 6 mph
Barometer 30.13 in (1020.5 mb)
Dewpoint 32°F (0°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill35°F (2°C)
Last update 10 Jan 4:52 am EST
Extended Forecast for

Sterling MA

Winter Weather Advisory January 10, 05:00pm until January 11, 10:00am
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Winter Weather Advisory

  • Today

    Today: A chance of rain after 5pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 42. West wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    High: 42 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Chance
    Rain

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Rain, possibly mixed with freezing rain, becoming all rain after 3am. Low around 33. East wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    Low: 33 °F

    Rain/Freezing
    Rain

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A chance of rain before 4pm, then a slight chance of rain and snow. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 40. 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 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    High: 40 °F

    Chance Rain
    then Slight
    Chance
    Rain/Snow

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A slight chance of snow before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. Breezy, with a west wind 13 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 23 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Partly Cloudy
    and Breezy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 36. West wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

    High: 36 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Southwest wind around 7 mph.

    Low: 27 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 41. West wind 7 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 41 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A chance of showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Southwest wind 7 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 30 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Showers

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44. Southwest wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    High: 44 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Today
A chance of rain after 5pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 42. West wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tonight
Rain, possibly mixed with freezing rain, becoming all rain after 3am. Low around 33. East wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Sunday
A chance of rain before 4pm, then a slight chance of rain and snow. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 40. 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 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Sunday Night
A slight chance of snow before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. Breezy, with a west wind 13 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 36. West wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Southwest wind around 7 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 41. West wind 7 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday Night
A chance of showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Southwest wind 7 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44. Southwest wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. West wind around 6 mph.
Thursday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34. Northwest wind around 7 mph.
Thursday Night
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. North wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Friday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 27. Northwest wind 7 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Sterling MA
 42.45°N 71.74°W (Elev. 499 ft)
Last Update:
4:54 am EST Jan 10, 2026
Forecast Valid:
5am EST Jan 10, 2026-6pm EST Jan 16, 2026
 
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