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South Lancaster, Massachusetts

Community in Worcester County, Massachusetts

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What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest South Lancaster, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.9 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Citizen station EW4324EW4324

In a volunteer observer's own ground/4.7 mi away/640 ft/370 ft above here

temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure

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Harvard Rest AreaMA016

Beside a road/6.9 mi away/328 ft/58 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

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FitchburgFIT

At an airfield/8.5 mi away/348 ft/78 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

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measured daily2 instruments

Lancaster 2.2 WSWMA-WR-126

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.9 mi away/385 ft/115 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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FitchburgFCHM3

At a cooperative observer's station/13.5 mi away/690 ft/420 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Fitchburg, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 8.5 mi from South Lancaster, Massachusetts. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 12:52 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 12,000 ft; the ceiling is 12,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Fitchburg, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 12,000 feet, the ceiling at 12,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FITFIG. A THE SKY OVER FITCHBURGSECTION, HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALE, EACH LAYER AT THE HEIGHT OF ITS BASE AS REPORTED; COVER IN EIGHTHS OF THE SKY; TOPS NOT MEASUREDFT ABOVE THE STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,50015,00017,50020,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLEHIGHTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTBKN 12,000 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 12,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEFitchburg, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS FITTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FIT-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

43.0 F with a dew point of 41.0 F, 93 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 500 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 12,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Fitchburg: temperature 43.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 41.0, 93 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 500 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 12,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FITFIG. B THE AIR AT FITCHBURGTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00030 F40 F50 FSATURATES 500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 40.5 FABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 12,000 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 43.0 F, 41.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 93 PER CENTTHE AIR COOLS ABOUT 5.4 F EACH 1,000 FT IT RISES, AND ITS DEW POINT ABOUT 1 FSOLID: THE LIFTED AIR'S TEMPERATURE; DASHED: ITS DEW POINTTITLEFitchburg, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS FITTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FIT-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Fitchburg, north up: calm; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 0, calm, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FITFIG. C THE WIND AT FITCHBURGPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONCALMBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM0NOW, 0 MPH1LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEFitchburg, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS FITTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FIT-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Fitchburg, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Massachusetts

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Near South Lancaster

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