2008-01-14: 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 17.1 230 19 63 | -0.5 ` : 11500 16.8 62 | 1.6 ` : 11000 16.5 62 | 3.8 ` : 10500 16.2 61 | 5.9 ` : 10000 15.6 220 19 60 | 7.4 ` : 9500 13.7 57 | 6.8 ` : 9000 13.4 235 18 56 | 8.8 ` : 8500 12.8 55 | 10.5 ` : 8000 12.2 260 16 54 | 12.1 ` : 7500 11.6 53 | 13.7 ` : 7000 11.1 285 14 52 | 15.3 ` : 6500 10.5 51 | 17.0 ` : 6000 9.9 200 4 50 | 18.6 ` : 5500 9.3 49 | 20.2 ` : 5000 8.7 135 14 48 | 21.9 ` : 4500 8.2 135 14 47 | 23.5 ` : 4000 6.2 120 12 43 | 22.6 ` : 3500 3.6 38 | 20.7 ` : 3000 3.2 85 8 38 | 22.6 ` : 2500 2.8 37 | 24.5 ` : 2000 2.2 75 7 36 | 26.1 ` : 1500 1.5 35 | 27.5 ` : 1000 0.7 55 7 33 | 28.8 (CB: 1000) `: 500 0.0 32 | 30.2 (High: 32) :` === NWS Regional Summary - 725 AM EST MON JAN 14 2008 === Major travel delays for the morning commute should be anticipated, with snow, heavy at times. The snow should be tapering down during the afternoon. A significant winter storm will affect southern New England this morning, then move off through the Gulf of Maine this afternoon and through the Maritimes Tuesday. High pressure will bring fair weather Wednesday and Thursday. A cold front will approach late Thursday, another round of mixed precipitation will impact our region Thursday night and Friday. High pressure returns with much colder weather over the weekend. === The weather observed at WORCESTER, MA at 07:54 AM EST was: === The weather reported was moderate snow and fog. The skies were cloudy. The prevailing visibility was .5 miles. Temperature: 27F ( -3C) Dewpoint: 25F ( -4C) Relative Humidity: 93% Winds from the NE (030 degs) at 17 mph. Pressure: 1010.5 millibars. Altimeter:29.80 inches of mercury. === ORH Terminal Aerodrome Forecast issued 14-Jan-2008 06:38 EST === 7am: 03014g24kt 1/2sm Sn Fg Vv002 10am: 02012g20kt 2sm -sn Br Ovc005 2pm: 36010g18kt P6sm Ovc015 7pm: 34008kt P6sm Ovc030 0am: 32005kt P6sm Ovc020 3am: 30006kt 3sm Br Bkn008