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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Fitchburg, Fitchburg Municipal Airport (KFIT)

Lat: 42.55°NLon: 71.76°WElev: 348ft.

Heavy Snow Freezing Fog

28°F

-2°C

Humidity 96%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 29.97 in (1015.4 mb)
Dewpoint 27°F (-3°C)
Visibility 0.25 mi
Last update 2 Dec 12:52 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles WSW Ashby MA

Winter Storm Warning December 2, 01:52pm until December 3, 07:00am
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Winter Storm Warning
  •  
    Winter Storm Warning December 2, 01:52pm until December 3, 07:00am

    NOW until 7:00am Wed

    Winter Storm Warning

  • This Afternoon

    High: 28 °F

    Heavy Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Snow, mainly before midnight. Low around 22. North wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches possible.

    Low: 22 °F

    Snow then
    Chance Snow

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 33. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    High: 33 °F

    Becoming
    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. Southwest wind 5 to 7 mph.

    Low: 21 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A chance of snow showers, mainly between 1pm and 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 32. Breezy, with a west wind 8 to 13 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    High: 32 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Chance
    Snow Showers
    and Breezy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 3. Northwest wind 6 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

    Low: 3 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 21. West wind 6 to 8 mph.

    High: 21 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 13. Southwest wind around 6 mph.

    Low: 13 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Snow. The snow could be heavy at times. High near 28. Northeast wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 5 to 9 inches possible.
Tonight
Snow, mainly before midnight. Low around 22. North wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches possible.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 33. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. Southwest wind 5 to 7 mph.
Thursday
A chance of snow showers, mainly between 1pm and 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 32. Breezy, with a west wind 8 to 13 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 3. Northwest wind 6 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 21. West wind 6 to 8 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 13. Southwest wind around 6 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 31. Southwest wind 3 to 6 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 18. West wind 3 to 7 mph.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 29. Northwest wind 6 to 8 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 8. Northwest wind around 6 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 20. Northwest wind 6 to 8 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles WSW Ashby MA
 42.66°N 71.87°W (Elev. 1286 ft)
Last Update:
1:43 pm EST Dec 2, 2025
Forecast Valid:
1pm EST Dec 2, 2025-6pm EST Dec 8, 2025
 
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