2008-02-05: 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 1.9 degrees/division ("`": Dry Adiabatic) ----- ---- -------- ---- . ---- ----------------------------------------- 12000 21.7 225 35 82 | 19.1 ` : 11500 21.0 81 | 20.5 ` : 11000 20.7 230 16 80 | 22.6 ` : 10500 20.7 80 | 25.2 ` : 10000 20.5 280 8 80 | 27.5 ` : 9500 20.1 260 50 79 | 29.6 ` : 9000 19.7 285 11 78 | 31.5 ` : 8500 19.3 78 | 33.4 ` : 8000 18.8 285 10 77 | 35.3 ` : 7500 18.4 76 | 37.1 ` : 7000 18.0 280 7 75 | 39.0 ` : 6500 17.5 74 | 40.9 ` : 6000 17.1 300 13 74 | 42.8 ` : 5500 16.7 73 | 44.7 ` : 5000 16.2 72 | 46.6 ` : 4500 13.7 250 42 68 | 44.7 ` : 4000 10.6 295 27 62 | 41.9 ` : 3500 7.7 57 | 39.2 ` : 3000 5.2 300 32 52 | 37.5 ` : 2500 3.8 185 34 50 | 37.7 ` : 2000 2.3 300 35 47 | 37.5 (CB: 2300) ` : 1500 0.6 44 | 37.1 `: 1000 -1.2 300 21 42 | 36.7 (High: 43) :` 500 -2.4 40 | 37.0 : ` === NWS Regional Summary - 800 AM EST TUE FEB 5 2008 === Today skies were remain cloudy with rain during much of the day. With areas north of the Mass Pike receiving the most rain. High temperatures will be well up into the 40s. Normal highs for the first week in February are in the mid 30s. Tonight periods of rain continues with lows from the lower 40s along the coast, to the mid 30s across southern New Hampshire, and western Massachusetts. A series of low pressure systems will be tracking across southern New England during the next 36 to 48 hours with periods of rain into Thursday morning. === The weather observed at WORCESTER, MA at 07:54 AM EST was: === The weather reported was light rain and fog. The skies were unobserved. The prevailing visibility was .25 miles. Temperature: 34F ( 1C) Dewpoint: 32F ( 0C) Relative Humidity: 93% Winds from the E (080 degs) at 3 mph. Pressure: 1017.1 millibars. Altimeter:30.00 inches of mercury. === ORH Terminal Aerodrome Forecast issued 5-Feb-2008 06:34 EST === 7am: 02006kt 1sm -ra Br Ovc004; Tempo 7-9am: 15010kt 1/4sm -ra Fg 9am: 19011kt 1 1/2sm -ra Br Ovc004 1pm: 23010kt 2sm -ra Br Ovc004 7pm: 26010kt 3/4sm Br Ovc015