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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Fitchburg, Fitchburg Municipal Airport (KFIT)

Lat: 42.55°NLon: 71.76°WElev: 348ft.

Fair

7°F

-14°C

Humidity 87%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.61 in (1037.2 mb)
Dewpoint 4°F (-16°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 3 Mar 6:52 am EST
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles WSW Ashby MA

Winter Weather Advisory March 3, 12:00pm until March 4, 07:00am
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Winter Weather Advisory

  • Today

    Today: Snow, mainly after 3pm. High near 32. South wind 3 to 8 mph. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

    High: 32 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Rain and snow, possibly mixed with freezing rain before 2am, then a chance of rain between 2am and 4am. Patchy fog after 10pm. Low around 28. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 28 °F

    Wintry Mix
    and Patchy
    Fog

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 51. Calm wind becoming west around 6 mph in the morning.

    High: 51 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 27. Light west wind.

    Low: 27 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A slight chance of freezing rain before 9am, then a chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 45. Light and variable wind becoming northeast around 6 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    High: 45 °F

    Chance
    Rain/Freezing
    Rain then
    Chance Rain

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Rain likely before 11pm, then rain likely, possibly mixed with snow between 11pm and 1am, then freezing rain after 1am. Low around 29. East wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

    Low: 29 °F

    Wintry Mix

  • Friday

    Friday: Rain and freezing rain likely, possibly mixed with snow before noon, then a chance of rain between noon and 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 37. Northeast wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

    High: 37 °F

    Wintry Mix
    Likely then
    Chance Rain

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Northeast wind around 6 mph becoming southeast after midnight.

    Low: 30 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52. Southwest wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    High: 52 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Today
Snow, mainly after 3pm. High near 32. South wind 3 to 8 mph. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.
Tonight
Rain and snow, possibly mixed with freezing rain before 2am, then a chance of rain between 2am and 4am. Patchy fog after 10pm. Low around 28. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 51. Calm wind becoming west around 6 mph in the morning.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 27. Light west wind.
Thursday
A slight chance of freezing rain before 9am, then a chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 45. Light and variable wind becoming northeast around 6 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Thursday Night
Rain likely before 11pm, then rain likely, possibly mixed with snow between 11pm and 1am, then freezing rain after 1am. Low around 29. East wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.
Friday
Rain and freezing rain likely, possibly mixed with snow before noon, then a chance of rain between noon and 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 37. Northeast wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Northeast wind around 6 mph becoming southeast after midnight.
Saturday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52. Southwest wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Saturday Night
Rain likely, mainly between 10pm and midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. Southwest wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 53. West wind around 9 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. Southwest wind around 8 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 57. Southwest wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 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:
2:06 am EST Mar 3, 2026
Forecast Valid:
7am EST Mar 3, 2026-6pm EDT Mar 9, 2026
 
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