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Current conditions at

Fitchburg, Fitchburg Municipal Airport (KFIT)

Lat: 42.55°NLon: 71.76°WElev: 348ft.

Rain Fog/Mist

54°F

12°C

Humidity 93%
Wind Speed E 8 mph
Barometer 29.88 in (1011.9 mb)
Dewpoint 52°F (11°C)
Visibility 6.00 mi
Wind Chill52°F (11°C)
Last update 16 Apr 1:52 am EDT
Extended Forecast for

Gardner MA

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Patchy fog. Low around 57. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    Low: 57 °F

    Heavy Rain
    and Patchy
    Fog

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 71. Southwest wind 3 to 8 mph.

    High: 71 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Partly
    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2am, then a slight chance of showers after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. South wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 58 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Friday

    Friday: A chance of rain before 9am, then a chance of showers between 9am and 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 72. West wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 72 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A slight chance of rain before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 49 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62. East wind 5 to 8 mph.

    High: 62 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A chance of showers after 3am. Cloudy, with a low around 45. South wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 45 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Showers

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Showers likely, mainly after 8am. Cloudy, with a high near 54. Southwest wind 7 to 13 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

    High: 54 °F

    Showers
    Likely

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A chance of rain showers before midnight, then a chance of snow showers between midnight and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. West wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    Low: 28 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Chance Snow
    Showers

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Patchy fog. Low around 57. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Thursday
Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 71. Southwest wind 3 to 8 mph.
Thursday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2am, then a slight chance of showers after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. South wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday
A chance of rain before 9am, then a chance of showers between 9am and 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 72. West wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday Night
A slight chance of rain before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62. East wind 5 to 8 mph.
Saturday Night
A chance of showers after 3am. Cloudy, with a low around 45. South wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday
Showers likely, mainly after 8am. Cloudy, with a high near 54. Southwest wind 7 to 13 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Sunday Night
A chance of rain showers before midnight, then a chance of snow showers between midnight and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. West wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 42. Northwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 49. West wind 6 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. Southwest wind around 7 mph.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 59. Southwest wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Gardner MA
 42.57°N 72.01°W (Elev. 1014 ft)
Last Update:
1:57 am EDT Apr 16, 2026
Forecast Valid:
2am EDT Apr 16, 2026-6pm EDT Apr 22, 2026
 
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