2008-04-02: ALB upper air data from Kevin Ford's server at Texas A&M. 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 7.3 290 45 63 | -0.4 ` : 11500 6.9 62 | 1.4 ` : 11000 6.2 61 | 2.9 ` : 10500 5.4 60 | 4.1 ` : 10000 4.6 58 | 5.4 ` : 9500 3.9 305 42 57 | 6.7 ` : 9000 3.1 300 42 55 | 7.9 ` : 8500 2.1 54 | 8.8 ` : 8000 0.2 310 39 50 | 8.2 (High: 50) `: 7500 -2.2 47 | 6.4 (CB: 7600) : ` 7000 -3.8 320 41 44 | 6.3 : ` 6500 -5.3 41 | 6.3 : ` 6000 -6.0 320 43 40 | 7.6 : ` 5500 -6.8 39 | 8.9 : ` 5000 -7.6 37 | 10.1 : ` 4500 -8.6 310 35 35 | 11.0 : ` 4000 -9.3 305 31 34 | 12.4 : ` 3500 -10.0 33 | 13.8 : ` 3000 -10.0 300 29 33 | 16.5 : ` 2500 -9.9 295 29 33 | 19.3 : ` 2000 -10.0 295 29 33 | 21.9 : ` 1500 -10.0 33 | 24.5 : ` 1000 -10.1 290 29 33 | 27.1 : ` 500 -10.1 300 16 33 | 29.6 : ` === NWS Regional Summary - 811 AM EDT WED APR 2 2008 === A strong cold front passed across southern New England during the overnight accompanied by thunderstorms and gusty winds. Today southern New England will have plenty of sunshine with highs up into the upper 40s. Normals highs for the first few days in April are in the to lower 50s. Tonight skies remain clear with lows dropping down into the lower 20s along the coast, to the upper teens in the sheltered valleys out west. Thursday should be mostly sunny into the mid afternoon, with increasing afternoon clouds. Highs will be up into the mid 50s. Strong high pressure builds across the eastern seaboard for today and early Thursday. Low pressure will be developing over Texas late Thursday. This low will track up across the Ohio valley early Friday. === The weather observed at WORCESTER, MA at 06:54 AM EST was: === The skies were clear. The prevailing visibility was 10 miles. Temperature: 32F ( 0C) Dewpoint: 18F ( -8C) Relative Humidity: 56% Winds from the WNW(290 degs) at 21 mph. Pressure: 1017.2 millibars. Altimeter:30.02 inches of mercury. === ORH Terminal Aerodrome Forecast issued 2-Apr-2008 07:20 EDT === 8am: 29023g35kt P6sm Skc 6pm: 28015g25kt P6sm Skc 11pm: 28014kt P6sm Skc