Observed 12:52 PM EDT at KFIT

Leominster, MA weather

Sunny and 58°14°, jacket by 6 PM.

Mostly agree

Now 58°14°

Sunny

Wind: Calm; Up to 5 mph8 km/h through 1 AM
Dew point: 27°−3°; Dry, static shocks likely
UV index: 3Moderate; Moderate until 2 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 29Good; Main pollutant: Ozone
Pressure: 30.51 inHg1033 hPa; Falling slowly · −0.04 inHg−1.5 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

2°1° warmer than this time yesterday (56°13° then, 58°14° now)

Good hours for

Below 50°10° tonight after 8 PM
Low 35°2° tonight at 5 AM
Above 50°10° tomorrow by 10 AM

This afternoonNear 59°15° · Clear
TonightDown to 35°2° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 58°14° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 68°20° by 3 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 39°4° by 2 AM · Clear
Monday morningUp to 59°15° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 1p	Sunny	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	28%	31%	3
Sat 2p	Sunny	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	26%	17%	2
Sat 3p	Sunny	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	25%	7%	2
Sat 4p	Sunny	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	25%	1%	1
Sat 5p	Sunny	59°15° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	30%	0%	0
Sat 6p	Clear	55°13° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	34%	0%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	50°10° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	50°10°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	41%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	47°8° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	47°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	45%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	44°7° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)	44°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	53%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	43°6° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°)	43°6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	57%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	42°6° (likely 40°4° to 43°6°)	42°6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	62%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	41°5° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°)	41°5°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	65%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	39°4° (likely 37°3° to 42°6°)	37°3°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	70%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	38°3° (likely 34°1° to 41°5°)	36°2°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	73%	0%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	37°3° (likely 33°1° to 40°4°)	34°1°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	72%	9%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	36°2° (likely 33°1° to 40°4°)	33°1°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	72%	8%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	35°2° (likely 33°1° to 40°4°)	35°2°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	75%	6%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	35°2° (likely 33°1° to 40°4°)	35°2°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	78%	5%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	35°2° (likely 33°1° to 40°4°)	35°2°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	78%	5%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	38°3° (likely 35°2° to 41°5°)	38°3°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	70%	0%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	42°6°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	57%	0%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	44%	0%	2
Sun 11a	Sunny	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	37%	0%	3
Sun 12p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	31%	0%	4
Sun 1p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	28%	0%	4
Sun 2p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SW, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	26%	0%	4
Sun 3p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SW, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	25%	0%	3
Sun 4p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 61°16° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	25%	0%	2
Sun 5p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 58°14° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	27%	0%	1
Sun 6p	Clear	61°16° (likely 52°11° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	33%	0%	0
Sun 7p	Clear	55°13° (likely 47°8° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	43%	0%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	50°10° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	49°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	56%	0%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	47°8° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	46°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	63%	0%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	45°7° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)	44°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	68%	0%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	41°5°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	73%	3%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 47°8°)	39°4°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	79%	17%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 46°8°)	38°3°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	79%	39%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 46°8°)	37°3°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	82%	0%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 46°8°)	37°3°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	79%	0%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 47°8°)	37°3°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	82%	1%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 47°8°)	37°3°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	85%	2%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 46°8°)	34°1°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	92%	12%	0
Mon 7a	Sunny	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 45°7°)	33°1°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	100%	20%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 46°8°)	34°1°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	96%	25%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 54°12°)	40°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	79%	33%	1
Mon 10a	Sunny	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 60°16°)	51°11°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from W, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	66%	44%	2
Mon 11a	Sunny	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	59°15°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NW, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	53%	29%	3
Mon 12p	Mostly sunny	64°18° (likely 60°16° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from W, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	46%	15%	4

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 61°16°, low 32°0°. Typical 54°12° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 47°8°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 35°2°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 61. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Tonight: Areas of frost after 4am. Clear, with a low around 32. Northwest wind around 3 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
59°15°–62°17°
Low, likely
28°−2°–32°0°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 36°2°
Wind
7 mph10 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Sunny. High 68°20°, low 32°0°. Typical 54°12° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 38°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 50°10°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 39°4°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Areas of frost before 8am. Sunny, with a high near 68. Southwest wind 2 to 7 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 32. West wind around 6 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–68°20°
Low, likely
32°0°–39°4°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 36°2°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 68°20°, low 37°3°. Typical 53°12° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 37°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 56°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 43°6°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Areas of frost between 7am and 8am. Sunny, with a high near 68. West wind 3 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 37. Northwest wind around 7 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
65°18°–68°20°
Low, likely
37°3°–44°7°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 36°2°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Sunny. High 53°12°, low 28°−2°. Typical 53°12° / 36°2°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 40°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 38°3°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 30°−1°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 53. North wind 3 to 7 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 28. North wind around 3 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
52°11°–54°12°
Low, likely
28°−2°–37°3°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 36°2°
Wind
10 mph17 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly sunny. High 54°12°, low 34°1°. Typical 53°12° / 35°2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 31°0°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 54°12°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 42°6°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 41°5°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 54. East wind around 2 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 34. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
50°10°–57°14°
Low, likely
27°−3°–34°1°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 35°2°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 16 mph25 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 62°17°, low 46°8°. Typical 52°11° / 35°2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 44°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 53°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 62. Southwest wind 5 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46. Southwest wind around 9 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
60°16°–66°19°
Low, likely
38°3°–46°8°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 35°2°
Wind
13 mph22 km/h, gusts 33 mph54 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 64°18°, low 41°5°. Typical 52°11° / 35°2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 49°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 48°9°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 64. West wind around 9 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 41. Northwest wind around 6 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
64°18°–73°23°
Low, likely
41°5°–50°10°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 35°2°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 64°18°, low 46°8°. Typical 52°11° / 35°2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 52°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
55°13°–72°22°
Low, likely
43°6°–49°9°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 35°2°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 65°18°, low 47°8°. Typical 51°11° / 34°1°. Rain 0.01 in0.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 47°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 55°13°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  30% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
59°15°–69°21°
Low, likely
40°4°–51°11°
Typical high / low
51°11° / 34°1°
Wind
10 mph15 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 62°17°, low 52°11°. Typical 51°11° / 34°1°. Rain 0.35 in8.9 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 54°12°
  30% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 62°16°
  20% chance · 0.09 in2.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 57°14°
  20% chance · 0.27 in6.9 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
58°14°–66°19°
Low, likely
48°9°–56°13°
Typical high / low
51°11° / 34°1°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 61°, low 32°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 68°, low 32°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 68°, low 37°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 53–65°.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (BOX) (opens in a new tab)

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

Radar data: NOAA MRMS, rendered by forecast.blue

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Full-screen radar

Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

North Nashua River at Fitchburg

3.9 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.6 ft
Flow: 52 cfs

Forecast peak 2.6 ft Sat 2 PM

Reading from Sat 11:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Squannacook River at West Groton

9.7 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.9 ft
Flow: 36 cfs

Forecast peak 1.9 ft Sat 2 PM

Reading from Sat 12 PM · NWS gauge page

Nashua River at East Pepperell

14 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.5 ft
Flow: 235 cfs

Forecast peak 1.6 ft Sat 2 PM

Reading from Sat 11:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Assabet River at Maynard

18 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.1 ft
Flow: 107 cfs

Forecast peak 2.2 ft Sat 2 PM

Reading from Sat 11:15 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Heating this week

About 77% less heating than a typical week.

This week 33Typical 145

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 27
h below 17°F: 0
h below 5°F: 0

47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at. About 6 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 27°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 2:00 PM–4:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

ASHBURNHAM · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1906–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 7°4° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 2°1° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

−11°−6°SunOct 18
−7°−4°MonOct 19
+2°+1°TueOct 20
+6°+3°WedOct 21
±0°ThuOct 22
+2°+1°FriOct 23
−2°−1°SatOct 24

Leominster weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 40 min; Losing 2 min 39 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 37 min less
Golden hour: 5:11–6:08 PM; Morning 6:53–7:50 AM
Blue hour: 6:08–6:19 PM; Morning 6:42–6:53 AM; first light 6:42 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 6:19 PM–6:43 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:20 AM · rises 4:48 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking northwest from Leominster. The highest point on the skyline is about 6,200 ft, 19 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Leominster, MA weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

North Nashua River at Fitchburg

Squannacook River at West Groton

Nashua River at East Pepperell

Assabet River at Maynard

For your home

Heating this week

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon