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Current conditions at

Fitchburg, Fitchburg Municipal Airport (KFIT)

Lat: 42.55°NLon: 71.76°WElev: 348ft.

Light Rain

60°F

16°C

Humidity 96%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 29.88 in (1011.7 mb)
Dewpoint 59°F (15°C)
Visibility 7.00 mi
Last update 23 Jun 4:52 am EDT
Extended Forecast for

Shirley MA

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Patchy fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 59. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 59 °F

    Showers
    Likely and
    Patchy Fog

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Patchy fog before 2pm, then patchy fog after 3pm. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 72. Calm wind becoming north around 6 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    High: 72 °F

    Showers
    Likely and
    Patchy Fog

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Patchy fog before 11pm. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradual clearing toward daybreak, with a low around 57. Calm wind becoming northwest around 6 mph after midnight.

    Low: 57 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 79. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph.

    High: 79 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59. Calm wind.

    Low: 59 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 80 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Showers likely, mainly after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    Low: 63 °F

    Showers
    Likely

  • Friday

    Friday: Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. Southwest wind 3 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

    High: 77 °F

    Showers
    Likely and
    Patchy Fog

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then a chance of showers between 8pm and 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Light southwest wind. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    Low: 62 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Chance
    Showers

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Patchy fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 59. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Patchy fog before 2pm, then patchy fog after 3pm. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 72. Calm wind becoming north around 6 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tuesday Night
Patchy fog before 11pm. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradual clearing toward daybreak, with a low around 57. Calm wind becoming northwest around 6 mph after midnight.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 79. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 59. Calm wind.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Showers likely, mainly after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Friday
Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. Southwest wind 3 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Friday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then a chance of showers between 8pm and 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Light southwest wind. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Saturday
A chance of showers after 10am. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Saturday Night
A chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 81. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. Calm wind.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 82. Light northwest wind.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Shirley MA
 42.55°N 71.65°W (Elev. 308 ft)
Last Update:
2:45 am EDT Jun 23, 2026
Forecast Valid:
5am EDT Jun 23, 2026-6pm EDT Jun 29, 2026
 
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