Hurricane and Storm Surge Watches Issued for the Northern Gulf Coast for Strengthening Tropical Storm Isaias

Tropical Storm Isaias is forecast to track toward the central Gulf Coast while strengthening into a hurricane on Thursday. There is an increasing risk of damaging hurricane-force winds and life-threatening storm surge impacts along portions of the northern Gulf Coast Friday into Saturday. Isaias will bring heavy rainfall to the central Gulf Coast and much of the Southeast Friday into the weekend. Read More >

Current conditions at

Fitchburg, Fitchburg Municipal Airport (KFIT)

Lat: 42.55°NLon: 71.76°WElev: 348ft.

Fair

62°F

17°C

Humidity 32%
Wind Speed S 14 G 21 mph
Barometer 29.97 in (1015.1 mb)
Dewpoint 32°F (0°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 7 Oct 12:52 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

Townsend MA

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 66. South wind around 8 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    High: 66 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 49. Light south wind.

    Low: 49 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A chance of showers, mainly before 10am.  Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 72. Light and variable wind becoming west 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    High: 72 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 46. West wind around 6 mph becoming calm  after midnight.

    Low: 46 °F

    Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 65. West wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    High: 65 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 43 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 67. Calm wind becoming west around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 67 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46. Calm wind.

    Low: 46 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 7 mph in the morning.

    High: 70 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 66. South wind around 8 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Tonight
Increasing clouds, with a low around 49. Light south wind.
Thursday
A chance of showers, mainly before 10am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 72. Light and variable wind becoming west 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday Night
Clear, with a low around 46. West wind around 6 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 65. West wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 43. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 67. Calm wind becoming west around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 46. Calm wind.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 7 mph in the morning.
Sunday Night
A chance of showers after 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Southwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Columbus Day
Showers likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 69. Light and variable wind becoming northwest 5 to 7 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Light northwest wind.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 66. North wind around 6 mph.
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Point Forecast:
Townsend MA
 42.66°N 71.69°W (Elev. 318 ft)
12:20 pm EDT Oct 7, 2026
1pm EDT Oct 7, 2026-6pm EDT Oct 13, 2026
 
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