Current conditions at

Fitchburg, Fitchburg Municipal Airport (KFIT)

Lat: 42.55°NLon: 71.76°WElev: 348ft.

Overcast

51°F

11°C

Humidity 80%
Wind Speed SE 8 mph
Barometer 29.99 in (1015.9 mb)
Dewpoint 45°F (7°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill48°F (9°C)
Last update 16 Oct 5:52 am EDT
Extended Forecast for

Townsend MA

  • Today

    Today: Showers, mainly before 3pm.  Patchy fog after 8am. High near 69. South wind 3 to 8 mph. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    High: 69 °F

    Showers and
    Patchy Fog
    then Showers
    Likely and
    Patchy Fog

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers likely, mainly before 9pm.  Patchy fog before 9pm.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Northwest wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    Low: 40 °F

    Showers
    Likely and
    Patchy Fog
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 48. Northwest wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 48 °F

    Becoming
    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 28. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 28 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 56. Light southwest wind.

    High: 56 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 33. Calm wind.

    Low: 33 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 59. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 59 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. Calm wind.

    Low: 36 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 64 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Showers, mainly before 3pm. Patchy fog after 8am. High near 69. South wind 3 to 8 mph. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight
Showers likely, mainly before 9pm. Patchy fog before 9pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Northwest wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Saturday
Mostly cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 48. Northwest wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 28. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 56. Light southwest wind.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 33. Calm wind.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 59. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. Calm wind.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 39. Calm wind.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 61. Northeast wind around 6 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 35. Calm wind.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 57. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Townsend MA
 42.67°N 71.72°W (Elev. 292 ft)
5:13 am EDT Oct 16, 2026
6am EDT Oct 16, 2026-6pm EDT Oct 22, 2026
 
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