2003-01-18: 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 2.1 degrees/division ("`": Dry Adiabatic) ----- ---- -------- ---- . ---- ----------------------------------------- 12000 19.0 310 13 50 |-12.3 ` : 11500 18.1 48 |-11.3 ` : 11000 17.1 345 13 47 |-10.3 ` : 10500 16.4 45 | -8.9 ` : 10000 16.0 45 | -7.0 ` : 9500 15.6 355 16 44 | -5.0 ` : 9000 15.2 360 17 43 | -3.2 ` : 8500 14.6 42 | -1.5 ` : 8000 13.4 355 17 40 | -1.0 ` : 7500 12.4 38 | -0.1 ` : 7000 11.7 350 16 37 | 1.3 ` : 6500 11.0 36 | 2.6 ` : 6000 10.0 345 17 34 | 3.6 (CB: 6400) ` : 5500 9.1 32 | 4.6 ` : 5000 8.2 31 | 5.7 ` : 4500 4.1 335 21 23 | 1.0 ` : 4000 2.5 335 20 20 | 0.8 ` : 3500 0.7 17 | 0.2 `: 3000 -4.6 330 19 9 | -6.6 (High: 16) : ` 2500 -5.3 325 20 7 | -5.4 : ` 2000 -6.6 325 20 5 | -4.9 : ` 1500 -7.8 3 | -4.5 : ` 1000 -9.1 320 16 1 | -4.0 : ` 500 -11.3 340 4 -3 | -5.4 : ` === NWS Regional Summary - 538 AM EST SAT JAN 18 2003 === It is a very cold morning across southern New England. Temperatures at 5 am ranged from 11 below zero at Keene New Hampshire, to 18° above zero at Nantucket and Provincetown. Wind chill indices ranged rom zero to 15 below across much of the area, with wind chill readings near 20 below in the hills of central and western Massachusetts, and southern New Hampshire. Some light snow and flurries were still falling across portions of Cape Cod. Little if any additional accumulation is expected before the snow ends later this morning. Otherwise, today will be mostly sunny, but quite cold. Highs will be in the teens to lower 20s. Clouds will increase tonight as low pressure moves well east of New England tonight and Sunday, while another system moves into the Great Lakes region. Lows tonight will be from zero to 15. The low east of New England will deepen Sunday over the Canadian Maritimes, causing the winds to increase Sunday afternoon. The second low will move through New England Monday accompanied by some snow or flurries, with very cold air returning later Monday. Highs Sunday and Monday will reach the 20s to near 30, with windy and colder weather returning on Tuesday. === The weather observed at WORCESTER, MA at 07:54 AM EST was: === The skies were clear. The prevailing visibility was 10 miles. Temperature: -2F (-19C) Dewpoint: -15F (-26C) Relative Humidity: 54% Winds from the NW (310 degs) at 8 mph. Pressure: 1018.8 millibars. Altimeter:30.01 inches of mercury. === ORH Terminal Aerodrome Forecast not available. ===