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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Fitchburg, Fitchburg Municipal Airport (KFIT)

Lat: 42.55°NLon: 71.76°WElev: 348ft.

Overcast

32°F

0°C

Humidity 96%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.30 in (1026.6 mb)
Dewpoint 31°F (-1°C)
Visibility NA
Last update 7 Mar 4:52 am EST
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles SW West Townsend MA

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Areas of freezing rain. Patchy freezing fog. Cloudy, with a low around 30. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 30 °F

    Areas
    Freezing Rain
    and Patchy
    Freezing Fog

  • Saturday

    Saturday: 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. Light south wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    High: 50 °F

    Areas
    Freezing Rain
    and Patchy
    Freezing Fog
    then Patchy
    Fog

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Rain likely, mainly before 2am. Patchy fog before 2am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 54 by 4am. Southwest wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 45 °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 61. West wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 61 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain and
    Patchy Fog
    then Partly
    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 36. West wind around 6 mph.

    Low: 36 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 60. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 60 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 41. Southwest wind 5 to 7 mph.

    Low: 41 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 66. Southwest wind 3 to 6 mph.

    High: 66 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. Light and variable wind becoming southeast around 5 mph after midnight.

    Low: 40 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Areas of freezing rain. Patchy freezing fog. Cloudy, with a low around 30. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday
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. Light south wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday Night
Rain likely, mainly before 2am. Patchy fog before 2am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 54 by 4am. Southwest wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 25 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 61. West wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 36. West wind around 6 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 60. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 41. Southwest wind 5 to 7 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 66. Southwest wind 3 to 6 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. Light and variable wind becoming southeast around 5 mph after midnight.
Wednesday
Rain likely, mainly after 10am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55. Southeast wind 6 to 9 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Wednesday Night
Rain likely. Cloudy, with a low around 38. South wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Thursday
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48. Southwest wind 11 to 14 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 22. West wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 40. West wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles SW West Townsend MA
 42.65°N 71.78°W (Elev. 797 ft)
Last Update:
11:26 pm EST Mar 6, 2026
Forecast Valid:
5am EST Mar 7, 2026-6pm EDT Mar 13, 2026
 
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