2008-03-04: 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 2.0 degrees/division ("`": Dry Adiabatic) ----- ---- -------- ---- . ---- ----------------------------------------- 12000 19.8 240 74 88 | 25.1 ` : 11500 19.1 86 | 26.6 ` : 11000 18.4 85 | 28.1 ` : 10500 17.2 83 | 28.5 ` : 10000 15.5 80 | 28.1 ` : 9500 14.6 255 65 78 | 29.2 ` : 9000 13.7 255 60 77 | 30.2 ` : 8500 12.7 75 | 31.2 ` : 8000 12.1 250 58 74 | 32.8 ` : 7500 11.7 73 | 34.6 ` : 7000 11.2 250 57 72 | 36.4 ` : 6500 10.7 71 | 38.2 ` : 6000 9.5 250 57 69 | 38.8 ` : 5500 8.0 66 | 38.6 ` : 5000 6.4 63 | 38.4 ` : 4500 4.8 255 42 61 | 38.2 ` : 4000 4.5 255 34 60 | 40.5 ` : 3500 4.2 59 | 42.5 ` : 3000 3.8 265 21 59 | 44.5 ` : 2500 3.4 58 | 46.5 ` : 2000 3.9 260 19 59 | 50.0 (CB: 2200) ` : 1500 3.7 59 | 52.4 ` : 1000 3.6 250 15 58 | 54.8 ` : 500 -1.7 50 | 47.9 (High: 52) : ` === NWS Regional Summary - 748 AM EST TUE MAR 4 2008 === A cold front will push across southern New England by this evening. Ahead of the front will be the first of a 24 hour period of rain, with up to 2" possible by Wednesday morning. A strong low pressure system will track across interior New England by Wednesday morning. Rain will spread across southern New England this morning with temperatures remaining near steady in the upper 40s to lower 50s. Tonight rain continues as low pressure tracks up from the Ohio valley to central New England by Wednesday afternoon. Lows during the overnight will range from lower 40s along the coast to the low to mid 30s across western sections. There may also be a few pockets of freezing rain across southwest New Hampshire. Wednesday rain should tapper off by the early afternoon, with partial sunshine developing. Highs will once again be mostly in the low to mid 50s, except upper 40s across across southwest New Hampshire. Weak high pressure will then bring drier weather for Wednesday night and Thursday. === The weather observed at WORCESTER, MA at 07:54 AM EST was: === The skies were cloudy. The prevailing visibility was 10 miles. Temperature: 50F ( 10C) Dewpoint: 45F ( 7C) Relative Humidity: 82% Winds from the SW (240 degs) at 18 mph. Pressure: 1012.9 millibars. Altimeter:29.89 inches of mercury. === ORH Terminal Aerodrome Forecast issued 4-Mar-2008 06:36 EST === 7am: 22015g25kt P6sm Ovc015 1pm: 28013kt 4sm Br Vcsh Ovc012 5pm: 32008kt 1 1/2sm -ra Br Ovc012 7pm: 04006kt 3/4sm -ra Br Ovc010 10pm: 08006kt 3/4sm -ra Ovc004