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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Fitchburg, Fitchburg Municipal Airport (KFIT)

Lat: 42.55°NLon: 71.76°WElev: 348ft.

Unknown Precip Fog/Mist

30°F

-1°C

Humidity 92%
Wind Speed NW 5 mph
Barometer 30.18 in (1022.4 mb)
Dewpoint 28°F (-2°C)
Visibility 6.00 mi
Wind Chill25°F (-4°C)
Last update 3 Mar 10:52 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

Lancaster MA

Winter Weather Advisory March 3, 11:02pm until March 4, 07:00am
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Winter Weather Advisory
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    Winter Weather Advisory March 3, 11:02pm until March 4, 07:00am

    NOW until 7:00am Wed

    Winter Weather Advisory

  • Tonight

    Low: 27 °F

    Freezing Rain
    and Areas Fog

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Areas of fog before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 56. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 7 mph.

    High: 56 °F

    Areas Fog
    then Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Areas of fog after midnight. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 21. Calm wind.

    Low: 21 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Areas
    Fog

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A chance of rain after 9am, mixing with sleet after 2pm. Areas of fog before 8am, then areas of fog after 4pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 45. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no sleet accumulation expected.

    High: 45 °F

    Chance
    Rain/Sleet
    and Areas Fog

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Rain and sleet, possibly mixed with snow before 1am, then rain and sleet between 1am and 2am, then rain and sleet, possibly mixed with freezing rain after 2am. Areas of fog before 7pm. Low around 32. Northeast wind 3 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Little or no snow and sleet accumulation expected.

    Low: 32 °F

    Wintry Mix
    and Areas Fog

  • Friday

    Friday: Rain and sleet likely before 3pm, then a slight chance of freezing rain after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36. Northeast wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Little or no sleet accumulation expected.

    High: 36 °F

    Rain/Sleet
    Likely then
    Chance
    Rain/Freezing
    Rain

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Cloudy, with a low around 31. Calm wind.

    Low: 31 °F

    Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    High: 56 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Freezing rain, mainly before 2am. Areas of fog. Low around 27. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Wednesday
Areas of fog before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 56. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 7 mph.
Wednesday Night
Areas of fog after midnight. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 21. Calm wind.
Thursday
A chance of rain after 9am, mixing with sleet after 2pm. Areas of fog before 8am, then areas of fog after 4pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 45. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no sleet accumulation expected.
Thursday Night
Rain and sleet, possibly mixed with snow before 1am, then rain and sleet between 1am and 2am, then rain and sleet, possibly mixed with freezing rain after 2am. Areas of fog before 7pm. Low around 32. Northeast wind 3 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Little or no snow and sleet accumulation expected.
Friday
Rain and sleet likely before 3pm, then a slight chance of freezing rain after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36. Northeast wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Little or no sleet accumulation expected.
Friday Night
Cloudy, with a low around 31. Calm wind.
Saturday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Saturday Night
Rain likely, mainly between 10pm and midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. Southwest wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 58. West wind 5 to 7 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. Southwest wind 3 to 5 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 60. West wind 5 to 9 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 38. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 62. Southwest wind 5 to 9 mph.
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Point Forecast:
Lancaster MA
 42.46°N 71.67°W (Elev. 292 ft)
Last Update:
10:58 pm EST Mar 3, 2026
Forecast Valid:
11pm EST Mar 3, 2026-6pm EDT Mar 10, 2026
 
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