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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Fitchburg, Fitchburg Municipal Airport (KFIT)

Lat: 42.55°NLon: 71.76°WElev: 348ft.

Overcast

38°F

3°C

Humidity 52%
Wind Speed S 12 G 21 mph
Barometer 30.41 in (1030.1 mb)
Dewpoint 22°F (-6°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill30°F (-1°C)
Last update 15 Mar 7:52 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

Lancaster MA

Flood Watch March 16, 05:00am until March 17, 08:00am
Wind Advisory March 16, 02:00pm until March 17, 08:00am
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Flood Watch
Wind Advisory

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers likely, mainly after 5am. The rain could be heavy at times. Increasing clouds, with a low around 31. East wind 3 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    Low: 31 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Heavy
    Rain

  • Monday

    Monday: Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 11am. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Patchy fog before 4pm. High near 62. East wind 6 to 13 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

    High: 62 °F

    Heavy Rain
    and Patchy
    Fog

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Showers. The rain could be heavy at times. Patchy fog after 7pm. Low around 36. South wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 48 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

    Low: 36 °F

    Heavy Rain
    and Patchy
    Fog

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Showers likely, mainly before 7am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 42. West wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    High: 42 °F

    Showers
    Likely then
    Mostly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 19. West wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    Low: 19 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 38. West wind around 7 mph.

    High: 38 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Light south wind.

    Low: 24 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 45. South wind 3 to 8 mph.

    High: 45 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. South wind 3 to 5 mph.

    Low: 28 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Showers likely, mainly after 5am. The rain could be heavy at times. Increasing clouds, with a low around 31. East wind 3 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Monday
Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 11am. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Patchy fog before 4pm. High near 62. East wind 6 to 13 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Monday Night
Showers. The rain could be heavy at times. Patchy fog after 7pm. Low around 36. South wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 48 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Tuesday
Showers likely, mainly before 7am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 42. West wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 19. West wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 38. West wind around 7 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Light south wind.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 45. South wind 3 to 8 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. South wind 3 to 5 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 51. West wind 3 to 7 mph.
Friday Night
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Southwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday
A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 49. Southwest wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Saturday Night
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. West wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 44. West wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Lancaster MA
 42.46°N 71.67°W (Elev. 292 ft)
Last Update:
6:15 pm EDT Mar 15, 2026
Forecast Valid:
8pm EDT Mar 15, 2026-6pm EDT Mar 22, 2026
 
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