2008-02-22: 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 24.0 250 41 71 | 7.6 ` : 11500 23.1 69 | 8.5 ` : 11000 22.1 250 33 68 | 9.4 ` : 10500 21.1 66 | 10.3 ` : 10000 20.1 245 32 64 | 11.1 ` : 9500 17.6 240 31 60 | 9.4 ` : 9000 15.5 230 31 56 | 8.3 ` : 8500 13.6 52 | 7.6 ` : 8000 11.8 215 27 49 | 6.9 ` : 7500 10.7 47 | 7.6 ` : 7000 9.9 205 24 46 | 8.9 ` : 6500 9.1 44 | 10.1 ` : 6000 8.0 200 21 42 | 10.8 ` : 5500 6.6 40 | 10.9 ` : 5000 5.1 37 | 11.0 ` : 4500 3.7 185 25 35 | 11.1 ` : 4000 2.1 180 28 32 | 10.8 ` : 3500 0.4 29 | 10.5 : 3000 -0.8 175 25 28 | 11.0 (High: 28, CB: 3000) :` 2500 -1.4 175 24 26 | 12.6 : ` 2000 -2.2 170 22 25 | 13.7 : ` 1500 -3.1 23 | 14.8 : ` 1000 -4.1 155 12 22 | 15.8 : ` 500 -4.5 150 8 21 | 17.7 : ` === NWS Regional Summary - 721 AM EST FRI FEB 22 2008 === Today will be a slow day for driving as snow continues with the brunt of the snow from the late morning through the evening commute. Highs will range the mid 20s to lower 30s. A mixed band of sleet to rain moves into extreme southern areas of New England during the afternoon. Tonight light snow will continue with lows in the lower 30s across southeast New England, and the mid 20s to the west. Saturday any light will gradually tapper off during the morning with partial sun by mid afternoon. Highs will be in the low to mid 30s. Sunday will be bright and mostly sunny with highs a few degrees lower than there seasonable normals in the mid 30s. Low pressure will intensify off the mid Atlantic coast this morning, with a likely track about 150 miles southeast of Cape Cod during the pre dawn hours on Saturday morning. Dry high pressure follows late in the weekend. === The weather observed at WORCESTER, MA at 07:54 AM EST was: === The weather reported was light snow and fog. The skies were cloudy. The prevailing visibility was 1.25 miles. Temperature: 18F ( -8C) Dewpoint: 12F (-11C) Relative Humidity: 79% Winds from the SE (130 degs) at 5 mph. Pressure: 1025.8 millibars. Altimeter:30.23 inches of mercury. === ORH Terminal Aerodrome Forecast issued 22-Feb-2008 06:32 EST === 7am: 15006kt 3sm -sn Br Ovc020; Tempo 7-9am: 1sm -sn Br Bkn008 9am: 15007kt 1sm -sn Br Ovc008 12pm: 12007kt 3/4sm -sn Br Ovc005 3pm: 10005kt 1/2sm Sn Fg Ovc004 7pm: 04008kt 2sm -sn Br Ovc006 10pm: 03008kt 4sm -shsn Br Ovc008