2006-05-17: 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 4.9 250 28 79 | 16.7 ` : 11500 4.3 78 | 18.2 ` : 11000 3.7 77 | 19.8 ` : 10500 3.1 75 | 21.4 ` : 10000 2.4 74 | 22.9 ` : 9500 1.8 73 | 24.5 ` : 9000 1.4 260 26 72 | 26.4 ` : 8500 1.1 72 | 28.6 `: 8000 0.8 260 27 71 | 30.7 `: 7500 -2.4 67 | 27.6 (High: 70) : ` 7000 -3.1 325 31 65 | 29.0 : ` 6500 -3.4 65 | 31.1 : ` 6000 -3.8 265 24 64 | 33.1 : ` 5500 -4.1 64 | 35.2 (CB: 5600) : ` 5000 -4.4 63 | 37.3 : ` 4500 -4.8 62 | 39.3 : ` 4000 -5.1 275 14 62 | 41.4 : ` 3500 -5.4 61 | 43.6 : ` 3000 -5.7 275 14 61 | 45.7 : ` 2500 -5.9 60 | 47.9 : ` 2000 -6.2 250 16 60 | 50.1 : ` 1500 -7.2 58 | 50.9 : ` 1000 -8.3 240 12 56 | 51.7 : ` 500 -11.2 51 | 49.1 : ` === NWS Regional Summary - 521 AM EDT WED MAY 17 2006 === Clear to mostly clear skies prevailed across southern New England this morning. Patchy fog developed is some of the river valleys, but was not all that dense. Temperatures at 5 am this morning ranged from 45 to 50°. The morning weather map showed a low pressure over northern New England. This low pressure will continue to move farther away from southern New England today and tonight. A weak trough of low pressure is expected to approach our region later today into tonight, and may trigger some showers across northwest MA and southern NH. another low pressure exiting the Great Lakes will likely bring another round of showers to southern New England Thursday night into Friday. Cooler and drier weather should arrive Saturday, although this may be short lived as another low pressure may move into southern New England Sunday or Monday. === The weather observed at WORCESTER, MA at 08:54 AM EDT was: === The skies were cloudy. The prevailing visibility was 10 miles. Temperature: 54F ( 12C) Dewpoint: 46F ( 8C) Relative Humidity: 77% Winds from the SW (230 degs) at 14 mph. Pressure: 1001.6 millibars. Altimeter:29.57 inches of mercury. === ORH Terminal Aerodrome Forecast issued 17-May-2006 07:20 EDT === 8am: 25009kt P6sm Skc 11am: 24013g23kt P6sm Bkn050 7pm: 24009kt P6sm Sct060 Bkn120