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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

34°F

1°C

Humidity 89%
Wind Speed Vrbl 6 mph
Barometer 30.38 in (1029.2 mb)
Dewpoint 31°F (-1°C)
Visibility 7.00 mi
Wind Chill29°F (-2°C)
Last update 5 Mar 5:52 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

Ayer MA

Winter Weather Advisory until March 6, 12:00pm
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Winter Weather Advisory
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    Winter Weather Advisory until March 6, 12:00pm

    NOW until 12:00pm Fri

    Winter Weather Advisory

  • Tonight

    Low: 28 °F

    Wintry Mix

  • Friday

    Friday: Snow likely, possibly mixing with sleet after 9am, then gradually ending. Cloudy, with a high near 37. Northeast wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 37 °F

    Snow/Sleet
    Likely then
    Cloudy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A slight chance of freezing rain after 3am. Patchy fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 30. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 30 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Slight
    Chance
    Freezing Rain
    and Patchy
    Fog

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    High: 46 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Rain likely, mainly between 10pm and 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. Southwest wind 6 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    Low: 44 °F

    Rain Likely

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 57. West wind around 7 mph.

    High: 57 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 33. Southwest wind 3 to 5 mph.

    Low: 33 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 61. Southwest wind 5 to 9 mph.

    High: 61 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Rain, freezing rain, and sleet before 1am, then snow and sleet between 1am and 2am, then snow after 2am. Low around 28. Northeast wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total nighttime snow and sleet accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.
Friday
Snow likely, possibly mixing with sleet after 9am, then gradually ending. Cloudy, with a high near 37. Northeast wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Friday Night
A slight chance of freezing rain after 3am. Patchy fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 30. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46. 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 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. Southwest wind 6 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 57. West wind around 7 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 33. Southwest wind 3 to 5 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 61. Southwest wind 5 to 9 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 42. Southwest wind around 6 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 65. West wind 3 to 6 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. South wind 3 to 5 mph.
Wednesday
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63. South wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Wednesday Night
Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Southwest wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Thursday
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52. Northwest wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
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Point Forecast:
Ayer MA
 42.56°N 71.56°W (Elev. 249 ft)
Last Update:
1:39 pm EST Mar 5, 2026
Forecast Valid:
6pm EST Mar 5, 2026-6pm EDT Mar 12, 2026
 
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