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.

Mostly Cloudy

39°F

4°C

Humidity 46%
Wind Speed W 16 G 29 mph
Barometer 29.72 in (1006.8 mb)
Dewpoint 20°F (-7°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill30°F (-1°C)
Last update 28 Nov 12:52 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

Fitchburg MA

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: A chance of rain, mainly before 2pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 39. West wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    High: 39 °F

    Chance Rain

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 26. West wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

    Low: 26 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 39. West wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    High: 39 °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 snow before 9am, then rain.  High near 45. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 9 mph in the morning.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    High: 45 °F

    Chance
    Rain/Snow
    then Rain

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Rain, mainly before midnight.  Low around 30. South wind 7 to 9 mph becoming west after midnight.  Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    Low: 30 °F

    Rain then
    Chance Rain

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 38. Northwest wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    High: 38 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. Calm wind.

    Low: 21 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A chance of snow after 10am.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34. Calm wind becoming east around 6 mph in the afternoon.  Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    High: 34 °F

    Chance Snow

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A chance of rain, mainly before 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 39. West wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 26. West wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 39. West wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Saturday Night
Increasing clouds, with a low around 24. Calm wind.
Sunday
A slight chance of snow before 9am, then rain. High near 45. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 9 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 7 to 9 mph becoming west after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 38. Northwest wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. Calm wind.
Tuesday
A chance of snow after 10am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34. Calm wind becoming east around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Tuesday Night
A chance of snow before 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. North wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 36. Northwest wind around 7 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 19. Southwest wind 3 to 6 mph.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 36. Southwest wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
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Point Forecast:
Fitchburg MA
 42.59°N 71.79°W (Elev. 577 ft)
11:24 am EST Nov 28, 2025
1pm EST Nov 28, 2025-6pm EST Dec 4, 2025
 
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