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Current conditions at

Fitchburg, Fitchburg Municipal Airport (KFIT)

Lat: 42.55°NLon: 71.76°WElev: 348ft.

Fair

67°F

19°C

Humidity 27%
Wind Speed W 8 mph
Barometer 29.97 in (1015.0 mb)
Dewpoint 32°F (0°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 10 Mar 11:52 am EDT
Extended Forecast for

Ayer MA

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 73. Southwest wind 6 to 8 mph.

    High: 73 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 42. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

    Low: 42 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A slight chance of rain or light rain before 8am, then a chance of light rain, mainly after 10am. Patchy fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 53. Northeast wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    High: 53 °F

    Chance Light
    Rain and
    Patchy Fog

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Rain likely, mainly between 11pm and 2am. Cloudy, with a low around 43. Southwest wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    Low: 43 °F

    Rain Likely

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A chance of rain, mainly before 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56. West wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    High: 56 °F

    Chance Rain

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 26. West wind 5 to 8 mph.

    Low: 26 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 45. Light west wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

    High: 45 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A chance of rain and snow between 9pm and 5am, then a chance of rain after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. South wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    Low: 32 °F

    Chance
    Rain/Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 47. West wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    High: 47 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 73. Southwest wind 6 to 8 mph.
Tonight
Increasing clouds, with a low around 42. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Wednesday
A slight chance of rain or light rain before 8am, then a chance of light rain, mainly after 10am. Patchy fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 53. Northeast wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Wednesday Night
Rain likely, mainly between 11pm and 2am. Cloudy, with a low around 43. Southwest wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Thursday
A chance of rain, mainly before 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56. West wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 26. West wind 5 to 8 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 45. Light west wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Friday Night
A chance of rain and snow between 9pm and 5am, then a chance of rain after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. South wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 47. West wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. West wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 49. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday Night
Rain likely. Cloudy, with a low around 38. South wind around 8 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Monday
Rain. High near 57. Southwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
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Point Forecast:
Ayer MA
 42.56°N 71.59°W (Elev. 249 ft)
Last Update:
3:44 am EDT Mar 10, 2026
Forecast Valid:
12pm EDT Mar 10, 2026-6pm EDT Mar 16, 2026
 
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