2008-03-06: 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 13.1 250 60 75 | 12.0 ` : 11500 12.3 74 | 13.4 ` : 11000 11.6 73 | 14.7 ` : 10500 10.8 71 | 16.0 ` : 10000 10.1 70 | 17.3 ` : 9500 9.4 255 46 69 | 18.7 ` : 9000 8.7 255 43 68 | 20.3 ` : 8500 8.1 67 | 21.9 ` : 8000 7.1 260 38 65 | 22.6 ` : 7500 6.0 63 | 23.3 ` : 7000 4.8 265 32 61 | 23.9 (CB: 7100) ` : 6500 3.7 59 | 24.6 ` : 6000 2.6 270 26 57 | 25.3 ` : 5500 1.5 55 | 26.0 ` : 5000 0.3 52 | 26.5 (High: 52) : 4500 -0.9 265 18 51 | 27.0 :` 4000 -2.5 270 15 48 | 26.8 : ` 3500 -4.4 45 | 26.0 : ` 3000 -7.9 305 13 39 | 22.3 : ` 2500 -10.7 310 11 34 | 20.0 : ` 2000 -11.6 315 11 32 | 21.1 : ` 1500 -11.9 31 | 23.2 : ` 1000 -12.2 300 15 31 | 25.3 : ` 500 -12.5 30 | 27.4 : ` === NWS Regional Summary - 710 AM EST THU MAR 6 2008 === Skies averaged out to be partly cloudy across southern New England during the overnight hours. Early morning lows ranged from the mid 20s to low 30s. Partly to mostly sunny skies will be the rule for today as high pressure dominates the regions weather. Highs will be in the 40s across all of southern New England. Skies will start off mostly clear Thursday night but will become partly cloudy after midnight. Lows will range from the upper teens over the northwest interior to the lower 30s over Cape Cod. Friday another low pressure system will begin to move towards the region. Mostly sunny skies will become partly to mostly cloudy during the day. Highs will range from the mid 40sd to low 50s. Friday night will see skies become cloudy. Rain will spread across the region as the evening progresses. There may even be some freezing rain over the northwest interior. Lows will range from the upper 20s to mid 30s. Saturday will be a soggy start to the weekend for southern New England. Rain will be heavy at times throughout the day. It will also become windy as strong low pressure moves towards the region. Highs will range from the mid 40s to low 50s. === The weather observed at WORCESTER, MA at 07:54 AM EST was: === The skies were mostly clear. The prevailing visibility was 10 miles. Temperature: 30F ( -1C) Dewpoint: 21F ( -6C) Relative Humidity: 69% Winds from the NW (300 degs) at 7 mph. Pressure: 1021.3 millibars. Altimeter:30.12 inches of mercury. === ORH Terminal Aerodrome Forecast issued 6-Mar-2008 06:22 EST === 7am: 30012kt P6sm Skc 10am: 20003kt P6sm Skc 1pm: 21005kt P6sm Skc 5pm: 19005kt P6sm Skc