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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 73%
Wind Speed W 10 mph
Barometer 30.16 in (1021.8 mb)
Dewpoint 33°F (1°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill35°F (2°C)
Last update 8 Jan 12:52 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

Lancaster MA

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 44. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm.

    High: 44 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy fog between 8pm and 3am. Patchy freezing fog after 3am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 23. Calm wind.

    Low: 23 °F

    Patchy
    Freezing Fog
    and Patchy
    Fog

  • Friday

    Friday: A slight chance of rain after 4pm. Patchy freezing fog before 8am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 49. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 49 °F

    Patchy
    Freezing Fog
    then Slight
    Chance Rain

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A chance of rain, mainly before 1am. Patchy fog between 8pm and 1am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. South wind 6 to 9 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 37 °F

    Chance Rain
    and Patchy
    Fog

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Rain likely, mainly after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 45. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    High: 45 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Rain
    Likely

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Rain. Low around 35. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

    Low: 35 °F

    Rain

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Rain likely, mainly before 8am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 41. Calm wind becoming northwest 5 to 7 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    High: 41 °F

    Rain Likely

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A chance of rain before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. West wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 25 °F

    Chance Rain
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 35. West wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    High: 35 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 44. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm.
Tonight
Patchy fog between 8pm and 3am. Patchy freezing fog after 3am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 23. Calm wind.
Friday
A slight chance of rain after 4pm. Patchy freezing fog before 8am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 49. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday Night
A chance of rain, mainly before 1am. Patchy fog between 8pm and 1am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. South wind 6 to 9 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday
Rain likely, mainly after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 45. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday Night
Rain. Low around 35. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Sunday
Rain likely, mainly before 8am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 41. Calm wind becoming northwest 5 to 7 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday Night
A chance of rain before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. West wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 35. West wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Southwest wind around 6 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 42. Southwest wind 6 to 9 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Southwest wind 3 to 5 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44. Southwest wind 3 to 7 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Lancaster MA
 42.46°N 71.67°W (Elev. 292 ft)
Last Update:
1:10 pm EST Jan 8, 2026
Forecast Valid:
1pm EST Jan 8, 2026-6pm EST Jan 14, 2026
 
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