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Current conditions at

Fitchburg, Fitchburg Municipal Airport (KFIT)

Lat: 42.55°NLon: 71.76°WElev: 348ft.

Partly Cloudy

71°F

22°C

Humidity 59%
Wind Speed W 15 G 26 mph
Barometer 29.77 in (1008.1 mb)
Dewpoint 56°F (13°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 14 Oct 2:52 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

Shirley MA

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: A slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy early, then becoming sunny, with a high near 73. West wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 73 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. Northwest wind around 6 mph.

    Low: 46 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 60. North wind 3 to 8 mph.

    High: 60 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A chance of showers, mainly after 3am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 42. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 42 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Showers

  • Friday

    Friday: Showers. Patchy fog before 2pm. High near 65. Southeast wind around 6 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.

    High: 65 °F

    Showers and
    Patchy Fog

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Showers likely, mainly before 2am. Patchy fog between 8pm and midnight. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

    Low: 40 °F

    Showers
    Likely and
    Patchy Fog

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 48. Northwest wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

    High: 48 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Patchy frost. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 29. West wind 3 to 5 mph.

    Low: 29 °F

    Patchy Frost

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Areas of frost before 10am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 53. West wind around 6 mph.

    High: 53 °F

    Areas Frost
    then Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy early, then becoming sunny, with a high near 73. West wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. Northwest wind around 6 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 60. North wind 3 to 8 mph.
Thursday Night
A chance of showers, mainly after 3am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 42. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday
Showers. Patchy fog before 2pm. High near 65. Southeast wind around 6 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
Friday Night
Showers likely, mainly before 2am. Patchy fog between 8pm and midnight. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 48. Northwest wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Saturday Night
Patchy frost. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 29. West wind 3 to 5 mph.
Sunday
Areas of frost before 10am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 53. West wind around 6 mph.
Sunday Night
Patchy frost after midnight. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 34. Calm wind.
Monday
Patchy frost. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 62. Southwest wind 3 to 8 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 40. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. West wind 3 to 5 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 41. Calm wind.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 62.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Shirley MA
 42.55°N 71.65°W (Elev. 308 ft)
Last Update:
3:18 pm EDT Oct 14, 2026
Forecast Valid:
3pm EDT Oct 14, 2026-6pm EDT Oct 21, 2026
 
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