Lancaster, Pennsylvania Weather Forecast
Today in Lancaster: mostly sunny with a high near 67°F and a low around 53°F. Rain chance 7%. Best chance of rain is Friday at 61%. Cooling trend: highs fall from 67°F today to 58°F by Sunday.
Forecast updated 4:05 PM EDT, Oct 15
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7-Day Forecast for Lancaster
Today 10/15
67°/53°
7%
Fri 10/16
80°/58°
61%
Sat 10/17
59°/41°
9%
Sun 10/18
58°/35°
2%
Mon 10/19
63°/38°
6%
Tue 10/20
66°/43°
6%
Wed 10/21
67°/46°
2%
Next 24 Hours
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| Temp | 66° | 66° | 65° | 64° | 62° | 61° | 60° | 59° | 59° | 58° | 58° | 59° | 59° | 59° | 60° | 61° | 62° | 64° | 66° | 68° | 72° | 76° | 79° | 80° |
| Rain | 1% | 2% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 6% | 2% | 6% | 14% | 51% | 52% | 38% | 47% | 41% | 39% | 23% | 14% | 14% | 10% | 6% | 3% | 1% | 3% |
| Wind | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 |
Growing Conditions
Growing degree days
3,689
since Apr 1, base 50°F
Rain, last 30 days
1.65 in
model analysis
Rain, year to date
29.90 in
since Jan 1
2-inch soil temperature
67°F
yesterday, daily average
Reference ET, last 7 days
0.71 in
FAO-56 grass reference
Through Oct 14. Season totals use model analysis for this point and update every morning.
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Current Stats & Observations
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About Lancaster Weather
Lancaster sits at about 384 feet above sea level in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. About 401,524 people live in the Lancaster area. Official forecasts and warnings for the area come from the National Weather Service CTP office, and the nearest NEXRAD radar site is KDOX. The city is in USDA plant hardiness zone 7a, where the coldest winter night typically falls between 0 to 5°F. Over the past ten years the last spring freeze has come around Apr 9 and the first fall freeze around Nov 13.
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