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Current conditions at

Fitchburg, Fitchburg Municipal Airport (KFIT)

Lat: 42.55°NLon: 71.76°WElev: 348ft.

Fair

27°F

-3°C

Humidity 96%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.26 in (1025.2 mb)
Dewpoint 26°F (-3°C)
Visibility 9.00 mi
Last update 8 Jan 7:52 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

Shirley MA

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy fog before 9pm. Patchy freezing fog after 9pm. 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 before 1am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. South wind 6 to 8 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter 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%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    High: 45 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Rain
    Likely

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Rain. Low around 35. Light east 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

  • Monday Night

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

    Low: 26 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Patchy fog before 9pm. Patchy freezing fog after 9pm. 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 before 1am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. South wind 6 to 8 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter 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%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday Night
Rain. Low around 35. Light east 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 around 6 mph.
Wednesday Night
A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Light southwest wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Thursday
A chance of rain and snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 38. Northwest wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Shirley MA
 42.55°N 71.65°W (Elev. 308 ft)
Last Update:
1:10 pm EST Jan 8, 2026
Forecast Valid:
8pm EST Jan 8, 2026-6pm EST Jan 15, 2026
 
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