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Current conditions at

Fitchburg, Fitchburg Municipal Airport (KFIT)

Lat: 42.55°NLon: 71.76°WElev: 348ft.

Light Rain

42°F

6°C

Humidity 92%
Wind Speed S 8 mph
Barometer 29.98 in (1015.6 mb)
Dewpoint 40°F (4°C)
Visibility 7.00 mi
Wind Chill37°F (3°C)
Last update 9 Jan 6:52 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

Ashburnham MA

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of rain before 8pm, then scattered showers between 8pm and 9pm. Patchy fog between 8pm and 11pm. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 33. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 11 to 16 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 33 °F

    Chance Rain
    and Patchy
    Fog then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 43. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the afternoon.

    High: 43 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Rain, possibly mixed with snow before 11pm, then rain between 11pm and midnight, then rain, possibly mixed with freezing rain after midnight. Low around 33. East wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    Low: 33 °F

    Wintry Mix

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Rain likely, mainly before 9am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 39. North wind 5 to 9 mph becoming west in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    High: 39 °F

    Rain Likely

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A chance of snow before 10pm, then a slight chance of snow showers between 10pm and 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 21. Breezy, with a west wind 13 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 46 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 21 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Breezy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 33. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

    High: 33 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Southwest wind 6 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 25 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 39. West wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    High: 39 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A chance of snow showers between 1am and 2am, then a chance of rain showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Southwest wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 29 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Rain/Snow

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A chance of rain before 8pm, then scattered showers between 8pm and 9pm. Patchy fog between 8pm and 11pm. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 33. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 11 to 16 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday
Increasing clouds, with a high near 43. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Rain, possibly mixed with snow before 11pm, then rain between 11pm and midnight, then rain, possibly mixed with freezing rain after midnight. Low around 33. East wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Sunday
Rain likely, mainly before 9am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 39. North wind 5 to 9 mph becoming west in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Sunday Night
A chance of snow before 10pm, then a slight chance of snow showers between 10pm and 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 21. Breezy, with a west wind 13 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 46 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 33. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Southwest wind 6 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 39. West wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Tuesday Night
A chance of snow showers between 1am and 2am, then a chance of rain showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Southwest wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42. Southwest wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Southwest wind around 7 mph.
Thursday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 32. Northwest wind 6 to 8 mph.
Thursday Night
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15. North wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 25. Northwest wind 8 to 10 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:
7:25 pm EST Jan 9, 2026
Forecast Valid:
7pm EST Jan 9, 2026-6pm EST Jan 16, 2026
 
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