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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Fitchburg, Fitchburg Municipal Airport (KFIT)

Lat: 42.55°NLon: 71.76°WElev: 348ft.

Light Snow Fog/Mist

27°F

-3°C

Humidity 85%
Wind Speed S 7 mph
Barometer 30.50 in (1033.4 mb)
Dewpoint 23°F (-5°C)
Visibility 1.25 mi
Wind Chill19°F (-7°C)
Last update 3 Mar 1:52 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

Gardner MA

Winter Weather Advisory March 3, 02:31pm until March 4, 07:00am
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Winter Weather Advisory
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    Winter Weather Advisory March 3, 02:31pm until March 4, 07:00am

    NOW until 7:00am Wed

    Winter Weather Advisory

  • This Afternoon

    High: 33 °F

    Wintry Mix

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Freezing rain, possibly mixed with snow before midnight, then a chance of freezing rain between midnight and 3am. Patchy fog after 10pm. Low around 27. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 7 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 27 °F

    Wintry Mix
    and Patchy
    Fog

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 49. West wind around 6 mph.

    High: 49 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Patchy fog before midnight, then patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 25. Calm wind.

    Low: 25 °F

    Patchy Fog

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Rain likely, mainly after 5pm. Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 43. Calm wind becoming east around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    High: 43 °F

    Chance Rain
    and Patchy
    Fog then Rain
    Likely

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Rain, possibly mixed with freezing rain before 10pm, then rain and sleet, possibly mixed with freezing rain between 10pm and 3am, then freezing rain after 3am. Low around 30. East wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Little or no sleet accumulation expected.

    Low: 30 °F

    Wintry Mix

  • Friday

    Friday: Freezing rain likely before 11am, then a chance of rain between 11am and 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 35. Northeast wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

    High: 35 °F

    Rain/Freezing
    Rain Likely
    then Chance
    Rain

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Cloudy, with a low around 29. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

    Low: 29 °F

    Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Freezing rain, possibly mixed with snow. High near 33. South wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.
Tonight
Freezing rain, possibly mixed with snow before midnight, then a chance of freezing rain between midnight and 3am. Patchy fog after 10pm. Low around 27. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 7 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Wednesday
Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 49. West wind around 6 mph.
Wednesday Night
Patchy fog before midnight, then patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 25. Calm wind.
Thursday
Rain likely, mainly after 5pm. Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 43. Calm wind becoming east around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Thursday Night
Rain, possibly mixed with freezing rain before 10pm, then rain and sleet, possibly mixed with freezing rain between 10pm and 3am, then freezing rain after 3am. Low around 30. East wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Little or no sleet accumulation expected.
Friday
Freezing rain likely before 11am, then a chance of rain between 11am and 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 35. Northeast wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Friday Night
Cloudy, with a low around 29. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 54. Southwest wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Saturday Night
Rain likely, mainly between 10pm and midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. Southwest wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 54. West wind 7 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 35. Southwest wind 5 to 7 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 55. West wind 6 to 11 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Gardner MA
 42.57°N 72.01°W (Elev. 1014 ft)
Last Update:
1:23 pm EST Mar 3, 2026
Forecast Valid:
2pm EST Mar 3, 2026-6pm EDT Mar 9, 2026
 
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