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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Fitchburg, Fitchburg Municipal Airport (KFIT)

Lat: 42.55°NLon: 71.76°WElev: 348ft.

Mostly Cloudy

25°F

-4°C

Humidity 46%
Wind Speed NW 17 mph
Barometer 30.02 in (1017.2 mb)
Dewpoint 7°F (-14°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill12°F (-11°C)
Last update 23 Jan 3:52 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

Gardner MA

Cold Weather Advisory January 23, 10:00pm until January 24, 10:00am
Winter Storm Warning January 25, 07:00am until January 26, 08:00pm
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Cold Weather Advisory
Winter Storm Warning

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around -5. Wind chill values as low as -22. Northwest wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

    Low: -5 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny and cold, with a high near 9. Wind chill values as low as -22. Northwest wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    High: 9 °F

    Cold

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -1. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

    Low: -1 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Snow, mainly after noon. The snow could be heavy at times. High near 17. Wind chill values as low as -2. Calm wind becoming east 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches possible.

    High: 17 °F

    Chance Snow
    then Heavy
    Snow

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Snow. The snow could be heavy at times. Low around 8. Northeast wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 7 to 11 inches possible.

    Low: 8 °F

    Heavy Snow

  • Monday

    Monday: Snow. High near 20. Northeast wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

    High: 20 °F

    Snow

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Snow likely, mainly before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 1. West wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    Low: 1 °F

    Snow Likely
    then Chance
    Snow

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 16. West wind 10 to 14 mph.

    High: 16 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 0. West wind around 7 mph.

    Low: 0 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around -5. Wind chill values as low as -22. Northwest wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Saturday
Sunny and cold, with a high near 9. Wind chill values as low as -22. Northwest wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -1. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday
Snow, mainly after noon. The snow could be heavy at times. High near 17. Wind chill values as low as -2. Calm wind becoming east 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches possible.
Sunday Night
Snow. The snow could be heavy at times. Low around 8. Northeast wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 7 to 11 inches possible.
Monday
Snow. High near 20. Northeast wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.
Monday Night
Snow likely, mainly before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 1. West wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 16. West wind 10 to 14 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 0. West wind around 7 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 18. West wind 6 to 11 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -2. West wind around 6 mph.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 16. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 0. Northwest wind 7 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 19. Northwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
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Point Forecast:
Gardner MA
 42.57°N 72.01°W (Elev. 1014 ft)
Last Update:
12:56 pm EST Jan 23, 2026
Forecast Valid:
4pm EST Jan 23, 2026-6pm EST Jan 30, 2026
 
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