2003-01-21: ALB upper air data from David J. Knight's server at SUNY Albany. 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 29.2 70 | 7.2 ` : 11500 27.8 67 | 7.3 ` : 11000 26.4 64 | 7.3 ` : 10500 24.9 62 | 7.4 ` : 10000 23.5 59 | 7.5 ` : 9500 22.0 57 | 7.6 ` : 9000 20.6 54 | 7.7 ` : 8500 19.2 51 | 7.8 ` : 8000 17.7 49 | 7.9 ` : 7500 16.3 46 | 8.0 ` : 7000 14.9 44 | 8.1 ` : 6500 13.4 41 | 8.2 ` : 6000 12.0 39 | 8.3 ` : 5500 10.6 36 | 8.4 ` : 5000 9.2 33 | 8.4 (CB: 5000) ` : 4500 7.7 31 | 8.5 ` : 4000 6.3 28 | 8.6 ` : 3500 4.9 26 | 8.7 ` : 3000 3.4 23 | 8.8 ` : 2500 2.0 21 | 8.9 ` : 2000 0.6 18 | 9.0 `: 1500 -0.9 16 | 9.1 (High: 17) :` 1000 -2.3 14 | 9.2 : ` 500 -3.7 11 | 9.3 : ` === NWS Regional Summary - 400 AM EST TUE JAN 21 2003 === Skies remained clear across the region early this morning. Temperatures at 3 am were in the single digits in southern New Hampshire into north central Massachusetts, ranging to the mid to upper teens on Cape Cod and the islands. West to northwest winds were in the 15 to 25 mph range, though winds have diminishing from peak gusts between 45 and 50 mph late last evening. The clear and cold conditions will continue today. Temperatures will struggle to the mid to upper teens in southern New Hampshire ranging to the lower 20s on the south coast. With west winds increasing to 15 to 25 mph tonight, and temperatures bottoming out in the 10 below to 10 above, wind chill indicies will drop to the 20 to 30 below zero range. Winds will slowly diminish on Thursday, but it will remain cold with highs mainly in the teens to lower 20s. Friday calls for more mostly sunny but cold weather for the region. === The weather observed at WORCESTER, MA at 07:54 AM EST was: === The skies were clear. The prevailing visibility was 10 miles. Temperature: 3F (-16C) Dewpoint: -9F (-23C) Relative Humidity: 55% Winds from the W (270 degs) at 15 mph. Pressure: 1011.6 millibars. Altimeter:29.81 inches of mercury. === ORH Terminal Aerodrome Forecast not available. ===