2008-03-13: 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 14.1 290 40 72 | 8.5 ` : 11500 12.9 70 | 9.0 ` : 11000 12.1 69 | 10.3 ` : 10500 11.3 67 | 11.6 ` : 10000 10.7 66 | 13.1 ` : 9500 9.9 65 | 14.3 ` : 9000 9.2 290 32 63 | 15.7 (CB: 9200)` : 8500 8.6 62 | 17.3 ` : 8000 8.0 295 29 61 | 18.9 ` : 7500 6.6 59 | 19.1 ` : 7000 5.0 295 26 56 | 18.9 ` : 6500 3.4 53 | 18.6 ` : 6000 1.7 315 22 50 | 18.3 ` : 5500 -0.4 47 | 17.1 (High: 47) : 5000 -2.7 320 21 43 | 15.8 : ` 4500 -4.9 320 20 39 | 14.4 : ` 4000 -6.7 320 18 36 | 13.8 : ` 3500 -8.3 33 | 13.7 : ` 3000 -9.7 320 14 30 | 13.7 : ` 2500 -10.8 345 5 28 | 14.5 : ` 2000 -11.6 355 5 27 | 15.8 : ` 1500 -12.1 26 | 17.5 : ` 1000 -12.7 350 7 25 | 19.2 : ` 500 -13.2 24 | 20.8 : ` === NWS Regional Summary - 755 AM EST THU MAR 13 2008 === Skies were mostly cloudy across southern New England early his Thursday morning. Early morning lows ranged from the low 20s to low 30s across the region. High pressure over the northeast this morning will move off shore as a weak area of low pressure moves towards the region. Skies will average out to be partly to mostly cloudy for today. Highs will range from the mid 30s to low 40s. Cloudy skies will be the rule across southern New England for tonight. There will also be a chance of some light rain or snow. Lows will range from the mid 20s to mid 30s. Friday will have cloudy skies. There will also be a chance of a few light rain showers. Highs will generally be in the 40s across all of southern New England. Another weak low pressure system will move across the region Friday night. Skies will be cloudy with a chance of light rain or a mixture of rain and snow. Lows will be in te 30s region wide. Precipitation will come to an end Saturday morning but skies will remain mostly cloudy for the first half of te weekend. Highs Saturday will be in the 40s. === The weather observed at WORCESTER, MA at 06:54 AM EST was: === The skies were clear. The prevailing visibility was 10 miles. Temperature: 24F ( -4C) Dewpoint: 8F (-13C) Relative Humidity: 50% Winds from the NW (310 degs) at 10 mph. Pressure: 1015.6 millibars. Altimeter:29.95 inches of mercury. === ORH Terminal Aerodrome Forecast issued 13-Mar-2008 07:28 EDT === 8am: 31009kt P6sm Bkn150 2pm: 21006kt P6sm Bkn120 7pm: 18006kt P6sm Vcsh Ovc050 9pm: 16006kt 5sm Br Vcsh Sct010 Ovc025 1am: 18006kt P6sm Vcsh Ovc030 4am: 24006kt P6sm Ovc040 6am: 27006kt P6sm Bkn100