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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Fitchburg, Fitchburg Municipal Airport (KFIT)

Lat: 42.55°NLon: 71.76°WElev: 348ft.

Overcast

41°F

5°C

Humidity 73%
Wind Speed E 10 G 20 mph
Barometer 30.33 in (1027.7 mb)
Dewpoint 33°F (1°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill35°F (2°C)
Last update 5 Mar 1:52 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

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: A slight chance of rain between 3pm and 4pm, then a chance of sleet. Cloudy, with a high near 39. East wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no sleet accumulation expected.

    High: 39 °F

    Chance
    Rain/Sleet

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Freezing rain and sleet before 1am, then snow and sleet between 1am and 2am, then snow after 2am. Low around 25. Northeast wind 11 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow and sleet accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

    Low: 25 °F

    Wintry Mix

  • Friday

    Friday: A chance of snow, possibly mixing with sleet after 9am, then gradually ending. Cloudy, with a high near 33. Northeast wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 33 °F

    Chance
    Snow/Sleet
    then Cloudy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A slight chance of freezing rain after 3am. Patchy fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 28. East wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 28 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Slight
    Chance
    Freezing Rain
    and Patchy
    Fog

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 45. Southwest wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 45 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Rain likely, mainly between 10pm and midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. Southwest wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    Low: 43 °F

    Rain Likely

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 51. West wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 51 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 33. West wind around 8 mph.

    Low: 33 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 56. Southwest wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    High: 56 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A slight chance of rain between 3pm and 4pm, then a chance of sleet. Cloudy, with a high near 39. East wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no sleet accumulation expected.
Tonight
Freezing rain and sleet before 1am, then snow and sleet between 1am and 2am, then snow after 2am. Low around 25. Northeast wind 11 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow and sleet accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.
Friday
A chance of snow, possibly mixing with sleet after 9am, then gradually ending. Cloudy, with a high near 33. Northeast wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Friday Night
A slight chance of freezing rain after 3am. Patchy fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 28. East wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 45. Southwest wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Saturday Night
Rain likely, mainly between 10pm and midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. Southwest wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 51. West wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 33. West wind around 8 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 56. Southwest wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 40. Southwest wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 60. West wind around 7 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. Southwest wind 6 to 9 mph.
Wednesday
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59. Southwest wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
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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:
1:39 pm EST Mar 5, 2026
Forecast Valid:
2pm EST Mar 5, 2026-6pm EDT Mar 11, 2026
 
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