Winter Weather Brings Dangerous Travel Conditions Across the Northern U.S.

Heavy lake effect snow will persist downwind of the Great Lakes through early Saturday. Snow squalls with heavy snow and gusty winds will create dangerous travel in the Interior Northeast due to low visibility and slippery roads. A major winter storm will bring moderate to heavy, accumulating snow and gusty winds from the eastern Plains to the western Great Lakes today through Saturday. Read More >

Current conditions at

Fitchburg, Fitchburg Municipal Airport (KFIT)

Lat: 42.55°NLon: 71.76°WElev: 348ft.

Light Snow

34°F

1°C

Humidity 79%
Wind Speed W 7 G 16 mph
Barometer 29.79 in (1009.2 mb)
Dewpoint 28°F (-2°C)
Visibility 1.75 mi
Wind Chill28°F (-2°C)
Last update 28 Nov 3:52 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

Ayer MA

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 27. West wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    Low: 27 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 40. West wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    High: 40 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 24. Calm wind.

    Low: 24 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A slight chance of rain and snow before 10am, then rain.  High near 47. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the morning.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    High: 47 °F

    Chance
    Rain/Snow
    then Rain

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Rain, mainly before midnight.  Low around 30. South wind around 7 mph becoming west after midnight.  Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    Low: 30 °F

    Rain then
    Chance Rain

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 39. West wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    High: 39 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Calm wind.

    Low: 20 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Snow likely, mainly after 2pm.  Cloudy, with a high near 35. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 70%.

    High: 35 °F

    Chance Snow
    then Snow
    Likely

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Snow likely, mainly before 11pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. North wind 3 to 5 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    Low: 24 °F

    Snow Likely

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 27. West wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 40. West wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Saturday Night
Increasing clouds, with a low around 24. Calm wind.
Sunday
A slight chance of rain and snow before 10am, then rain. High near 47. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Sunday Night
Rain, mainly before midnight. Low around 30. South wind around 7 mph becoming west after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 39. West wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Calm wind.
Tuesday
Snow likely, mainly after 2pm. Cloudy, with a high near 35. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Tuesday Night
Snow likely, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. North wind 3 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 36. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. Light southwest wind.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 38. West wind 5 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 13. West wind around 6 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 30. West wind 3 to 7 mph.
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Point Forecast:
Ayer MA
 42.56°N 71.59°W (Elev. 249 ft)
2:04 pm EST Nov 28, 2025
4pm EST Nov 28, 2025-6pm EST Dec 5, 2025
 
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