2003-03-31: 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 10.2 260 22 58 | -3.6 ` : 11500 9.1 56 | -3.0 ` : 11000 7.7 300 20 54 | -2.9 ` : 10500 6.2 51 | -2.8 ` : 10000 4.8 330 27 48 | -2.8 ` : 9500 3.3 46 | -2.7 ` : 9000 2.1 335 32 44 | -2.3 ` : 8500 1.3 42 | -1.1 `: 8000 0.3 335 33 41 | -0.1 `: 7500 -0.8 39 | 0.6 (High: 40) :` 7000 -1.1 340 33 39 | 2.7 :` 6500 -1.9 37 | 3.9 : ` 6000 -2.8 340 32 36 | 5.0 : ` 5500 -3.7 34 | 6.0 : ` 5000 -4.6 33 | 7.1 (CB: 5100) : ` 4500 -5.5 350 25 31 | 8.2 : ` 4000 -5.9 360 24 30 | 10.1 : ` 3500 -6.3 30 | 12.1 : ` 3000 -6.6 340 27 29 | 14.1 : ` 2500 -7.0 28 | 16.1 : ` 2000 -7.4 330 25 28 | 18.1 : ` 1500 -7.8 27 | 20.1 : ` 1000 -8.1 315 23 26 | 22.1 : ` 500 -8.5 26 | 24.1 : ` === NWS Regional Summary - 530 AM EST MON MAR 31 2003 === The back edge of the precipitation that moved across the region over the weekend, was falling as light snow over southeastern Massachusetts and Cape Cod early this morning. Temperatures had fallen back to the mid to upper 20s over southern New Hampshire, ranging to the lower to mid 30s over southern New England at 5 am. The steadier snow will move off the coast by mid morning. Skies will become partly sunny across most areas by midday, slowly improving on the Cape and islands this afternoon. As high pressure builds over the region tonight, skies will be mostly clear. Temperatures will be rather chilly for early April, with lows in the teens inland to the 20s along the coast. Tuesday will start off with mostly sunny skies, then clouds will quickly move in. There will be a chance or rain or snow showers Tuesday night as a fast moving weak area of low pressure passes south of New England. The outlook for Wednesday calls for cloudy skies. There will be a chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs will range from the mid 40s to mid 50s. === The weather observed at WORCESTER, MA at 07:54 AM EST was: === The weather reported was light snow. The skies were cloudy. The prevailing visibility was 8 miles. Temperature: 27F ( -3C) Dewpoint: 19F ( -7C) Relative Humidity: 74% Winds from the NW (330 degs) at 17 mph. Pressure: 1004.4 millibars. Altimeter:29.62 inches of mercury. === ORH Terminal Aerodrome Forecast not available. ===