2008-02-23: 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 20.2 260 50 70 | 6.8 ` : 11500 20.0 70 | 9.0 ` : 11000 19.7 69 | 11.2 ` : 10500 19.4 69 | 13.3 ` : 10000 19.1 68 | 15.4 ` : 9500 18.8 68 | 17.5 ` : 9000 18.2 260 42 67 | 19.3 ` : 8500 17.2 65 | 20.1 ` : 8000 15.5 260 40 62 | 19.7 ` : 7500 13.8 59 | 19.3 ` : 7000 12.7 270 35 57 | 19.9 ` : 6500 10.9 53 | 19.4 ` : 6000 8.8 270 25 50 | 18.2 ` : 5500 6.6 46 | 16.9 ` : 5000 4.7 275 13 42 | 16.2 ` : 4500 3.7 41 | 17.1 ` : 4000 0.5 295 11 35 | 14.1 `: 3500 -2.0 31 | 12.3 (High: 34, CB: 3700) : ` 3000 -2.6 360 8 30 | 13.8 : ` 2500 -3.3 29 | 15.3 : ` 2000 -3.9 10 9 28 | 16.8 : ` 1500 -4.4 27 | 18.5 : ` 1000 -5.0 20 11 26 | 20.2 : ` 500 -5.5 25 | 22.0 : ` === NWS Regional Summary - 645 AM EST SAT FEB 23 2008 === A few light snow showers are possible this morning ahead of a weak disturbance. The most favorable locations for snow are across portions of Connecticut, but especially for the south coasts of Rhode Island and Massachusetts. Otherwise, cloudy skies will prevail but break up just a bit as the morning progresses. Clearing skies will develop towards this evening. Sunday, a very nice day! Monday looks like a nice day. Intensifying low pressure well east of Cape Cod today. High pressure reaches the mid Atlantic coast Sunday and Monday. Another storm arrives Tuesday, departing in a blustery fashion on Wednesday. Calming high pres takes control Thursday with yet another storm developing in the northeast late next week. === The weather observed at WORCESTER, MA at 07:54 AM EST was: === The skies were cloudy. The prevailing visibility was 10 miles. Temperature: 25F ( -4C) Dewpoint: 18F ( -8C) Relative Humidity: 74% Winds from the N (360 degs) at 8 mph. Pressure: 1012.9 millibars. Altimeter:29.87 inches of mercury. === ORH Terminal Aerodrome Forecast issued 23-Feb-2008 06:21 EST === 7am: 01006kt P6sm Bkn020; Tempo 7-11am: Sct025 4pm: 32005kt P6sm Ovc040 7pm: 31005kt P6sm Bkn250