2008-01-03: 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 17.5 345 29 44 |-19.5 ` : 11500 17.0 43 |-17.8 ` : 11000 16.4 350 28 42 |-16.1 ` : 10500 15.9 41 |-14.5 ` : 10000 15.3 40 |-12.8 ` : 9500 14.9 40 |-10.9 ` : 9000 14.5 345 32 39 | -8.9 ` : 8500 13.5 37 | -8.0 ` : 8000 12.1 345 36 35 | -7.8 ` : 7500 10.7 32 | -7.7 ` : 7000 9.5 345 37 30 | -7.3 ` : 6500 8.2 28 | -6.9 ` : 6000 7.1 350 36 26 | -6.3 ` : 5500 6.0 24 | -5.6 ` : 5000 4.6 21 | -5.3 (CB: 5300) ` : 4500 2.7 350 34 18 | -6.1 ` : 4000 0.5 350 30 14 | -7.4 `: 3500 -1.7 11 | -8.7 (High: 13) : ` 3000 -2.3 355 24 10 | -7.0 : ` 2500 -2.8 355 23 9 | -5.4 : ` 2000 -3.8 355 21 7 | -4.4 : ` 1500 -4.7 5 | -3.4 : ` 1000 -5.7 330 25 4 | -2.5 : ` 500 -6.6 330 18 2 | -1.5 : ` === NWS Regional Summary - 732 AM EST THU JAN 3 2008 === The coldest air of the winter has blasted into southern New England during the overnight. Lows were mostly down into the single numbers. A few areas across northwest Massachusetts and up into southern New Hampshire dipped below zero. Cape Cod remained in the teens with ocean effect snows across the outer Cape. 1 to 2"`s has been reported early this morning, with another inch possible today. Today except for the Cape and islands skies will be mostly sunny but remain very cold. Highs will range from the low teens over southwest New Hampshire to the low 20s over the outer Cape and the islands. Thursday night skies will be clear as high pressure settles over the region. Lows Thursday night will again be in the single digits to below zero once again in northwest Massachusetts and southwest New Hampshire. Friday will see temperatures begin to warm as high pressure moves off shore. Highs will be in the 30s region wide under partly cloudy skies. === The weather observed at WORCESTER, MA at 07:54 AM EST was: === The skies were clear. The prevailing visibility was 10 miles. Temperature: 0F (-18C) Dewpoint: -9F (-23C) Relative Humidity: 65% Winds from the NW (310 degs) at 9 mph. Pressure: 1030.2 millibars. Altimeter:30.34 inches of mercury. === ORH Terminal Aerodrome Forecast issued 3-Jan-2008 06:26 EST === 7am: 33011g19kt P6sm Few090 4pm: 31009kt P6sm Skc 10pm: 28007kt P6sm Skc 4am: 25007kt P6sm Bkn250