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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Fitchburg, Fitchburg Municipal Airport (KFIT)

Lat: 42.55°NLon: 71.76°WElev: 348ft.

Fog/Mist

32°F

0°C

Humidity 96%
Wind Speed SE 3 mph
Barometer 30.27 in (1025.4 mb)
Dewpoint 31°F (-1°C)
Visibility 3.00 mi
Last update 7 Mar 5:52 am EST
Extended Forecast for

Ashburnham MA

  • Today

    Today: Areas of freezing rain before 8am. Patchy fog between 8am and 1pm. Patchy freezing fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 50. Southwest wind 5 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    High: 50 °F

    Areas
    Freezing Rain
    and Patchy
    Freezing Fog
    then Patchy
    Fog

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Rain likely, mainly before 2am. Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 52 by 4am. Southwest wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 44 °F⇑

    Rain Likely
    and Patchy
    Fog

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A slight chance of rain between 7am and 11am. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 59. West wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 59 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain and
    Patchy Fog
    then Partly
    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 35. West wind around 7 mph.

    Low: 35 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 58. Southwest wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    High: 58 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 39. Southwest wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 39 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 64. Southwest wind 5 to 7 mph.

    High: 64 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. Southwest wind around 6 mph becoming southeast after midnight.

    Low: 40 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Rain likely, mainly after 10am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55. South wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    High: 55 °F

    Rain Likely

Detailed Forecast

Today
Areas of freezing rain before 8am. Patchy fog between 8am and 1pm. Patchy freezing fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 50. Southwest wind 5 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tonight
Rain likely, mainly before 2am. Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 52 by 4am. Southwest wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Sunday
A slight chance of rain between 7am and 11am. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 59. West wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 35. West wind around 7 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 58. Southwest wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 39. Southwest wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 64. Southwest wind 5 to 7 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. Southwest wind around 6 mph becoming southeast after midnight.
Wednesday
Rain likely, mainly after 10am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55. South wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Wednesday Night
Rain likely. Cloudy, with a low around 36. South wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Thursday
Rain likely. Cloudy, with a high near 48. Southwest wind 14 to 16 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Thursday Night
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. West wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 39. West wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Ashburnham MA
 42.62°N 71.88°W (Elev. 853 ft)
Last Update:
11:26 pm EST Mar 6, 2026
Forecast Valid:
6am EST Mar 7, 2026-6pm EDT Mar 13, 2026
 
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