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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Fitchburg, Fitchburg Municipal Airport (KFIT)

Lat: 42.55°NLon: 71.76°WElev: 348ft.

Fair

28°F

-2°C

Humidity 96%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.24 in (1024.3 mb)
Dewpoint 27°F (-3°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 4 Mar 9:52 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles WSW Ashby MA

Winter Weather Advisory March 5, 05:00pm until March 6, 12:00pm
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Winter Weather Advisory

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 22. Calm wind.

    Low: 22 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A chance of rain between noon and 3pm, then freezing rain likely. Areas of fog before 8am, then areas of fog after 1pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 39. Calm wind becoming east around 6 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    High: 39 °F

    Areas Fog
    then
    Rain/Freezing
    Rain Likely
    and Areas Fog

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Freezing rain and sleet before 1am, then snow, freezing rain, and sleet. Areas of fog. Low around 26. East wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow and sleet accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

    Low: 26 °F

    Wintry Mix
    and Areas Fog

  • Friday

    Friday: Snow, freezing rain, and sleet before 10am, then freezing rain and sleet likely. Areas of fog. High near 32. Northeast wind around 6 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 32 °F

    Wintry Mix
    and Areas Fog

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A slight chance of freezing rain and sleet before 2am, then a slight chance of snow between 2am and 4am, then a slight chance of rain after 4am. Cloudy, with a low around 29. Light and variable wind becoming south around 6 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 29 °F

    Cloudy then
    Slight Chance
    Rain/Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A slight chance of rain before 8am, then a slight chance of rain after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52. Southwest wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 52 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A chance of rain before 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. Southwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    Low: 39 °F

    Chance Rain

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 50. West wind around 9 mph.

    High: 50 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 33. Southwest wind 7 to 9 mph.

    Low: 33 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Increasing clouds, with a low around 22. Calm wind.
Thursday
A chance of rain between noon and 3pm, then freezing rain likely. Areas of fog before 8am, then areas of fog after 1pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 39. Calm wind becoming east around 6 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday Night
Freezing rain and sleet before 1am, then snow, freezing rain, and sleet. Areas of fog. Low around 26. East wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow and sleet accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.
Friday
Snow, freezing rain, and sleet before 10am, then freezing rain and sleet likely. Areas of fog. High near 32. Northeast wind around 6 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Friday Night
A slight chance of freezing rain and sleet before 2am, then a slight chance of snow between 2am and 4am, then a slight chance of rain after 4am. Cloudy, with a low around 29. Light and variable wind becoming south around 6 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday
A slight chance of rain before 8am, then a slight chance of rain after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52. Southwest wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday Night
A chance of rain before 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. Southwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 50. West wind around 9 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 33. Southwest wind 7 to 9 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 55. West wind 9 to 11 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 37. Southwest wind around 8 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 60. Southwest wind 7 to 9 mph.
Tuesday Night
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. Southwest wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Wednesday
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60. Southwest wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
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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:
10:03 pm EST Mar 4, 2026
Forecast Valid:
10pm EST Mar 4, 2026-6pm EDT Mar 11, 2026
 
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