Current conditions at

Fitchburg, Fitchburg Municipal Airport (KFIT)

Lat: 42.55°NLon: 71.76°WElev: 348ft.

Overcast

37°F

3°C

Humidity 86%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.10 in (1019.5 mb)
Dewpoint 33°F (1°C)
Visibility 9.00 mi
Last update 16 Mar 4:52 am EDT
Extended Forecast for

Townsend MA

Flood Watch until March 17, 08:00am
Wind Advisory March 16, 02:00pm until March 17, 08:00am
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Flood Watch
Wind Advisory
  •  
    Flood Watch until March 17, 08:00am

    NOW until 8:00am Tue

    Flood Watch

  • Overnight

    Low: 31 °F

    Chance Rain
    and Patchy
    Fog

  • Monday

    Monday: Rain and possibly a thunderstorm before noon, then a chance of rain and thunderstorms between noon and 1pm, then rain likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm.  Patchy fog before 3pm. High near 62. South wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

    High: 62 °F

    Rain and
    Patchy Fog
    then Rain
    Likely and
    Patchy Fog

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Rain, mainly before 4am.  Patchy fog after 9pm. Low around 34. Breezy, with a south wind 14 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 47 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

    Low: 34 °F

    Rain and
    Patchy Fog

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 39. West wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

    High: 39 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 19. West wind 6 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 19 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 38. West wind around 6 mph.

    High: 38 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Calm wind.

    Low: 23 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 45. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 45 °F

    Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
A chance of rain. Patchy fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 31. East wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Monday
Rain and possibly a thunderstorm before noon, then a chance of rain and thunderstorms between noon and 1pm, then rain likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Patchy fog before 3pm. High near 62. South wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Monday Night
Rain, mainly before 4am. Patchy fog after 9pm. Low around 34. Breezy, with a south wind 14 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 47 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 39. West wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 19. West wind 6 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 38. West wind around 6 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Calm wind.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 45. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. Calm wind.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 50. West wind 3 to 8 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Light west wind.
Saturday
A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47. West wind 5 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Saturday Night
A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Northwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday
A chance of rain and snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 42. West wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Townsend MA
 42.66°N 71.69°W (Elev. 318 ft)
2:30 am EDT Mar 16, 2026
5am EDT Mar 16, 2026-6pm EDT Mar 22, 2026
 
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