National Weather Service Forecast for: Fitchburg MA
Issued by: National Weather Service Norton, MA
Updated: 3:01 pm EDT Jul 16, 2026
 
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: A slight chance of showers after 5pm. Widespread smoke. Partly sunny, with a high near 88. West wind around 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Slight Chance
Showers
 Tonight

Tonight: Widespread smoke, mainly before 8pm. Mostly cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 56. Northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light after midnight.
Smoke then
Mostly Clear
 Friday

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 83. Northwest wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunny

 Friday
Night
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. Light and variable wind.
Partly Cloudy

 Saturday

Saturday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 85. Light southwest wind increasing to 9 to 14 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Partly Sunny
then Chance
T-storms
 Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 2am, then a chance of showers. Low around 65. Southwest wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Showers

 Sunday

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 82. Northwest wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Sunny

 Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 57. Light northwest wind.
Clear

 Monday

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 82. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Sunny
Hi 88 °F Lo 56 °F Hi 83 °F Lo 57 °F Hi 85 °F Lo 65 °F Hi 82 °F Lo 57 °F Hi 82 °F

Air Quality Alert
 

This Afternoon
 
 A slight chance of showers after 5pm. Widespread smoke. Partly sunny, with a high near 88. West wind around 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight
 
 Widespread smoke, mainly before 8pm. Mostly cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 56. Northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light after midnight.
Friday
 
 Sunny, with a high near 83. Northwest wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday Night
 
 Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. Light and variable wind.
Saturday
 
 A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 85. Light southwest wind increasing to 9 to 14 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Saturday Night
 
 Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 2am, then a chance of showers. Low around 65. Southwest wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Sunday
 
 Sunny, with a high near 82. Northwest wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Sunday Night
 
 Clear, with a low around 57. Light northwest wind.
Monday
 
 Sunny, with a high near 82. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
 
 Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. Light southwest wind.
Tuesday
 
 A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 83. Light south wind increasing to 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Tuesday Night
 
 Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. South wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Wednesday
 
 Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. West wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Wednesday Night
 
 A chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. Light west wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Thursday
 
 Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.

 

Forecast from NOAA-NWS for Fitchburg MA.