2003-03-06: ALB upper air data from FSL's server at NOAA in Boulder, CO. Forecast max temp from AVN MOS for Fitchburg MA from nws.noaa.gov. === Interpolations from ALB data - temps:deg. F, altitudes:feet MSL === MSL *TI* Wdir@kts trig VirT 1.5 degrees/division ("`": Dry Adiabatic) ----- ---- -------- ---- . ---- ----------------------------------------- 12000 27.1 255 70 74 | 11.9 ` : 11500 26.7 73 | 13.8 ` : 11000 25.9 71 | 15.1 ` : 10500 24.9 70 | 16.0 ` : 10000 23.9 68 | 16.9 ` : 9500 22.9 265 60 66 | 17.8 ` : 9000 21.8 265 59 64 | 18.4 ` : 8500 20.1 61 | 18.0 ` : 8000 18.4 270 38 58 | 17.7 ` : 7500 17.6 57 | 18.8 ` : 7000 17.0 275 28 55 | 20.4 ` : 6500 16.4 54 | 22.0 ` : 6000 14.1 295 28 50 | 20.7 ` : 5500 11.4 46 | 18.5 ` : 5000 7.6 39 | 14.2 ` : 4500 3.7 335 25 32 | 9.9 ` : 4000 3.0 340 25 30 | 11.3 ` : 3500 2.4 29 | 12.9 ` : 3000 1.8 345 22 28 | 14.6 ` : 2500 1.3 27 | 16.2 `: 2000 0.7 355 19 26 | 17.8 : 1500 0.1 25 | 19.4 (High: 25) : 1000 3.3 355 17 31 | 27.9 ` : 500 13.2 49 | 48.4 ` : Forecast cloudbase 100. === NWS Regional Summary - 425 AM EST THU MAR 6 2003 === Skies had become cloudy early this morning, behind a cold front which pushed south of New England overnight. Temperatures had fallen into the 20s and 30s before daybreak. Low pressure will form along the front over North Carolina today. As the low passes well southeast of New England this afternoon, it will spread snow throughout the region, starting in the Connecticut valley during the morning rush hour and by late morning in eastern Massachusetts. The heaviest snow is expected in Rhode Island and southeast Massachusetts this afternoon. The snow will quickly end this evening, as the low heads farther offshore. High pressure will bring clearing skies tonight and sunshine Friday, but temperatures will stay below normal for early March. === The weather observed at WORCESTER, MA at 07:54 AM EST was: === The skies were partly cloudy. The prevailing visibility was 10 miles. Temperature: 25F ( -4C) Dewpoint: 16F ( -9C) Relative Humidity: 68% Winds from the N (010 degs) at 10 mph. Pressure: 1010.1 millibars. Altimeter:29.80 inches of mercury. === ORH Terminal Aerodrome Forecast not available. ===