2007-01-16: 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 20.8 260 98 72 | 8.9 ` : 11500 19.5 70 | 9.2 ` : 11000 18.1 68 | 9.4 ` : 10500 16.8 65 | 9.6 ` : 10000 15.4 63 | 9.9 ` : 9500 14.1 60 | 10.1 ` : 9000 13.0 265 54 58 | 10.8 ` : 8500 11.4 56 | 10.7 ` : 8000 9.9 275 46 53 | 10.6 ` : 7500 8.4 50 | 10.5 ` : 7000 6.8 285 46 47 | 10.4 ` : 6500 5.6 45 | 11.0 ` : 6000 5.5 290 44 45 | 13.3 ` : 5500 3.9 42 | 13.2 ` : 5000 0.5 36 | 9.8 : 4500 -0.0 35 | 11.5 (High: 35) : 4000 -0.8 300 39 34 | 12.7 :` 3500 -2.0 32 | 13.2 (CB: 3800) : ` 3000 -3.0 305 38 30 | 14.1 : ` 2500 -2.8 31 | 17.2 : ` 2000 -2.7 300 27 31 | 20.0 : ` 1500 -3.0 31 | 22.2 : ` 1000 -3.2 295 21 30 | 24.4 : ` 500 -3.5 30 | 26.6 : ` === NWS Regional Summary - 524 AM EST TUE JAN 16 2007 === Showers were about to end in Rhode Island and southeast Massachusetts early this morning. It was still mild at 5 am with temperatures ranging from the 30s northwest to 40s southeast. Today will probably be the 38th and last consecutive day of above normal temperatures for Hartford and Providence, a streak that began December 10th! Cloud cover will thin to allow for sunshine today but temperatures will be nearly steady or falling after sunrise, definitely heading for the 20s this afternoon. Wind chills by daybreak Wednesday should range from zero to 10 below along and north of the mass turnpike as the coldest air of the season so far invades the region. Skies will be partly cloudy to clear with a brisk north to northwest wind. Lows will generally range from 5 to 15 above zero. Wednesday will be rather cold, temperatures struggling to approach 20 and winds will only slowly diminish late in the day as very strong high pressure, nearly 30.8", pushes into New England. A few snow showers may graze the outer Cape. As the strong high departs Thursday, southwest winds should help temperatures recover to near normal values, generally in the low to mid 30s. This mornings weather map finds rapidly intensifying low pressure in the Maritimes pushing a cold front through southeastern New England. The next frontal system arrives Friday and will serve up our next precipitation event. This system could bring a little bit of wet snow to some of the interior and be followed by quite a bit of wind early Saturday. && drag _________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ [5]us dept of commerce [6]national oceanic and atmospheric administration National Weather Service 1325 east west highway silver spring, md 20910 page author: [7]nws internet services team [8]disclaimer [9]information quality [10]credits [11]glossary [12]privacy policy [13]freedom of information act (foia) [14]about us [15]career opportunities === The weather observed at WORCESTER, MA at 07:54 AM EST was: === The skies were clear. The prevailing visibility was 10 miles. Temperature: 32F ( 0C) Dewpoint: 21F ( -6C) Relative Humidity: 64% Winds from the NW (300 degs) at 21 mph. Pressure: 1009.5 millibars. Altimeter:29.78 inches of mercury. === ORH Terminal Aerodrome Forecast not available. ===