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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Fitchburg, Fitchburg Municipal Airport (KFIT)

Lat: 42.55°NLon: 71.76°WElev: 348ft.

Unknown Precip

29°F

-2°C

Humidity 96%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.21 in (1023.6 mb)
Dewpoint 28°F (-2°C)
Visibility 8.00 mi
Last update 3 Mar 9:52 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles WSW Pepperell MA

Winter Weather Advisory March 3, 10:07pm until March 4, 07:00am
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Winter Weather Advisory
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    Winter Weather Advisory March 3, 10:07pm until March 4, 07:00am

    NOW until 7:00am Wed

    Winter Weather Advisory

  • Tonight

    Low: 26 °F

    Freezing Rain
    and Areas Fog

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Areas of fog between 7am and 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 53. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph.

    High: 53 °F

    Areas Fog
    then Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Areas of fog after 5am. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 20. Calm wind.

    Low: 20 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Areas
    Fog

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A chance of rain, mainly after 1pm. Areas of fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 45. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    High: 45 °F

    Chance Rain
    and Areas Fog

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Rain and sleet before 10pm, then rain and sleet, possibly mixed with snow between 10pm and 2am, then rain and sleet, possibly mixed with freezing rain after 2am. Areas of fog before 7pm. Low around 31. Light northeast wind. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no snow and sleet accumulation expected.

    Low: 31 °F

    Wintry Mix
    and Areas Fog

  • Friday

    Friday: Rain, freezing rain and sleet likely, possibly mixed with snow before 3pm, then a slight chance of freezing rain after 5pm. Cloudy, with a high near 35. Northeast wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Little or no snow and sleet accumulation expected.

    High: 35 °F

    Wintry Mix
    Likely then
    Chance
    Rain/Freezing
    Rain

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Cloudy, with a low around 31. Calm wind.

    Low: 31 °F

    Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 8 mph in the morning.

    High: 57 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Freezing rain, mainly before 3am. Areas of fog before 4am. Low around 26. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Wednesday
Areas of fog between 7am and 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 53. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph.
Wednesday Night
Areas of fog after 5am. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 20. Calm wind.
Thursday
A chance of rain, mainly after 1pm. Areas of fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 45. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday Night
Rain and sleet before 10pm, then rain and sleet, possibly mixed with snow between 10pm and 2am, then rain and sleet, possibly mixed with freezing rain after 2am. Areas of fog before 7pm. Low around 31. Light northeast wind. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no snow and sleet accumulation expected.
Friday
Rain, freezing rain and sleet likely, possibly mixed with snow before 3pm, then a slight chance of freezing rain after 5pm. Cloudy, with a high near 35. Northeast wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Little or no snow and sleet accumulation expected.
Friday Night
Cloudy, with a low around 31. Calm wind.
Saturday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 8 mph in the morning.
Saturday Night
Rain likely, mainly between 10pm and midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. Southwest wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 57. West wind around 6 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. Light southwest wind.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 59. West wind 3 to 8 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 37. Light southwest wind.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 62. Light southwest wind increasing to 5 to 9 mph in the morning.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles WSW Pepperell MA
 42.66°N 71.66°W (Elev. 394 ft)
Last Update:
8:21 pm EST Mar 3, 2026
Forecast Valid:
10pm EST Mar 3, 2026-6pm EDT Mar 10, 2026
 
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