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Lancaster weather

Current conditions at Lancaster Airport and the National Weather Service forecast for the city. Updated 6 min ago.

66°Clear High 70° · Low 45°

A slight chance of rain before 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 70. Northwest wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Wind0 mphCalm
Humidity60%Dew point 52°
Rain chance, next 12 hours10%Dry
Pressure29.81 inAbout average
Visibility10 miClear view
Sun6:41 a.m. to 4:56 p.m.10 hr 15 min of daylight
MoonWaning crescent9% lit

Hour by hour

  1. 68°10%
  2. 66°8%
  3. 63°6%
  4. 61°3%
  5. 59°3%
  6. 57°3%
  7. 57°3%
  8. 56°3%
  9. 55°3%
  10. 54°2%
  11. 53°2%
  12. 51°2%
  13. 49°1%
  14. 48°1%
  15. 47°1%
  16. 45°0%
  17. 46°1%
  18. 49°1%
  19. 51°2%
  20. 53°3%
  21. 54°3%
  22. 57°4%
  23. 57°4%
  24. 57°4%
Temperature, next 48 hoursDegrees Fahrenheit
40°50°60°70° FridaySaturdaySunday 68° 45° 6 p.m.midnight6 a.m.noon6 p.m.midnight6 a.m.noon

Chance of rain or snowPercent, each hour

100% 50% 6 p.m.midnight6 a.m.noon6 p.m.midnight6 a.m.noon

The week ahead

TodayNov 6 Slight Chance Light Rain High 70. Low 45.

Day. A slight chance of rain before 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 70. Northwest wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Night. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. Northwest wind 2 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

SatNov 7 Mostly Sunny High 58. Low 44.

Day. Mostly sunny, with a high near 58. Northwest wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Night. Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

SunNov 8 Sunny High 63. Low 43.

Day. Sunny, with a high near 63. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Night. Mostly clear, with a low around 43.

MonNov 9 Sunny High 62. Low 38.

Day. Sunny, with a high near 62.

Night. Mostly clear, with a low around 38.

TueNov 10 Sunny High 68. Low 40.

Day. Sunny, with a high near 68.

Night. Mostly clear, with a low around 40.

WedNov 11 Mostly Sunny High 63. Low 35.

Day. Mostly sunny, with a high near 63.

Night. Partly cloudy, with a low around 35.

ThuNov 12 Partly Sunny High 57. Low 33.

Day. Partly sunny, with a high near 57.

Night. A slight chance of rain showers after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33.

Maps

Live radar. Colors show rain or snow falling now, from green (light) to red (heavy). No color means nothing is falling nearby. The dot is Lancaster.
National Weather Service forecast map of the United States for today, showing fronts and areas of rain and snow.
Today across the country. Fronts, highs and lows, and where rain and snow are expected. Map: NOAA Weather Prediction Center.

Where this comes from. Current conditions: Lancaster Airport (KLNS), read 36 min ago. Forecast and alerts: National Weather Service, State College. Radar: NOAA NEXRAD via the Iowa Environmental Mesonet. Sunrise, sunset and moon phase are calculated for Penn Square. In severe weather, follow the National Weather Service and local officials.