2008-01-08: 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 14.1 240 38 84 | 22.6 ` : 11500 12.6 82 | 22.4 ` : 11000 12.3 81 | 24.7 ` : 10500 12.1 81 | 27.0 ` : 10000 11.9 255 37 80 | 29.3 ` : 9500 11.6 80 | 31.5 ` : 9000 11.4 260 37 79 | 33.7 ` : 8500 11.1 79 | 35.8 ` : 8000 10.8 260 33 78 | 38.0 ` : 7500 10.6 78 | 40.2 ` : 7000 10.3 260 30 77 | 42.4 ` : 6500 10.0 77 | 44.6 ` : 6000 9.7 255 32 76 | 46.8 ` : 5500 9.5 76 | 48.9 ` : 5000 9.2 75 | 51.1 ` : 4500 8.9 255 32 75 | 53.3 ` : 4000 8.6 260 33 74 | 55.4 ` : 3500 8.3 74 | 57.6 ` : 3000 8.0 255 32 73 | 59.7 ` : 2500 7.9 255 31 73 | 62.1 ` : 2000 7.1 255 31 72 | 63.5 (CB: 2100) ` : 1500 6.1 70 | 64.3 ` : 1000 5.1 230 19 68 | 65.2 ` : 500 -3.9 53 | 51.5 (High: 59) : ` === NWS Regional Summary - 737 AM EST TUE JAN 8 2008 === Today under mostly partly to mostly sunny skies temperatures should be even warmer than yesterday with near record warmth up into low to possible mid 60s. Temperatures over inland southeast New England and Connecticut should rise into the lower 60s, with mid 50s elsewhere normal highs for the second week in January are in the 30s. Tonight skies cloud up with a chance of showers by morning. Lows will range from the upper 30s in western Massachusetts and southern New Hampshire, to the upper 40s across coastal sections. Wednesday will remain cloudy with showers. Highs will some 5 to 10 cooler than today, but still up into the low to mid 50s. High pressure off the mid Atlantic coast will remain anchored into the mid week. A cold front Wednesday will be followed by a cooler high pressure Thursday. === The weather observed at WORCESTER, MA at 07:54 AM EST was: === The skies were clear. The prevailing visibility was 10 miles. Temperature: 54F ( 12C) Dewpoint: 45F ( 7C) Relative Humidity: 71% Winds from the WSW(250 degs) at 12 mph. Pressure: 1020.4 millibars. Altimeter:30.12 inches of mercury. === ORH Terminal Aerodrome Forecast issued 8-Jan-2008 06:39 EST === 7am: 25009kt P6sm Sct250 9am: 21009kt P6sm Few010 Bkn200 6pm: 21007kt 5sm Br Bkn030 11pm: 20006kt 3sm Br Bkn020 3am: 20008kt 1sm Br Bkn004