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Lancaster, PA weather

It is 43°F and clear at Lancaster, Lancaster Airport as of Oct 28, 5:05 AM EDT. Overnight: Partly Cloudy, low near 43°F. Forecast from the National Weather Service, issued Oct 28, 2:21 AM EDT.

Updated Oct 28, 5:20 AM EDT (snapshot)

Current conditions

Temperature

43°F

Clear · feels like 41°F

Wind

E 3 mph

Humidity 100% · dew point 43°F

Pressure · visibility

30.40 inHg

Visibility 7 mi

Observed at Lancaster, Lancaster Airport (KLNS), Oct 28, 5:05 AM EDT. Station readings can lag or be missing.

Alerts for this area

No active NWS alerts cover the Lancaster forecast zone right now.

Around the NWS CTP forecast area

No active alerts in zones served by the CTP office near Lancaster.

From the alert snapshot of Oct 28, 2026, 5:12 AM EDT. No alerts are active anywhere in Pennsylvania.

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Next 24 hours

Hourly forecast for Lancaster (local time)
TimeTempForecastPrecip. chanceWind
Wed 7 AM43°FMostly Cloudy1%E 1 mph
Wed 8 AM43°FPartly Sunny2%NE 2 mph
Wed 9 AM47°FPartly Sunny2%E 2 mph
Wed 10 AM53°FMostly Sunny2%E 2 mph
Wed 11 AM57°FPartly Sunny2%SE 3 mph
Wed 12 PM61°FPartly Sunny2%SE 5 mph
Wed 1 PM63°FMostly Cloudy2%S 5 mph
Wed 2 PM65°FPartly Sunny2%S 6 mph
Wed 3 PM65°FMostly Cloudy1%S 6 mph
Wed 4 PM65°FMostly Cloudy1%S 6 mph
Wed 5 PM66°FMostly Cloudy1%S 5 mph
Wed 6 PM64°FMostly Cloudy1%S 3 mph
Wed 7 PM60°FMostly Cloudy1%SE 3 mph
Wed 8 PM57°FMostly Cloudy1%SE 3 mph
Wed 9 PM53°FPartly Cloudy1%SE 3 mph
Wed 10 PM52°FMostly Clear1%SE 3 mph
Wed 11 PM50°FMostly Clear1%SE 3 mph
Thu 12 AM50°FMostly Clear1%SE 2 mph
Thu 1 AM49°FMostly Clear1%SE 2 mph
Thu 2 AM48°FPatchy Fog1%SE 2 mph
Thu 3 AM49°FPatchy Fog1%SE 1 mph
Thu 4 AM48°FPatchy Fog1%SE 1 mph
Thu 5 AM48°FPatchy Fog1% 0 mph
Thu 6 AM47°FPatchy Fog0% 0 mph

Hourly values come from the NWS gridded forecast for the 2.5 km grid square that covers the city's center point. Conditions elsewhere in Lancaster can differ.

7-day forecast

Overnight

Low 43°F

Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. East wind around 2 mph.

Wednesday

High 67°F·Low 46°F

Partly sunny, with a high near 67. East wind 1 to 6 mph.

Wednesday Night: Patchy fog after 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. Southeast wind 0 to 3 mph.

Thursday

High 72°F·Low 51°F

Areas of fog before 10am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. Southwest wind 0 to 7 mph.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51. Southwest wind around 6 mph.

Friday

High 72°F·Low 42°F

Sunny, with a high near 72.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42.

Saturday

High 65°F·Low 44°F

Mostly sunny, with a high near 65.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44.

Sunday

High 68°F·Low 49°F

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68.

Sunday Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.

Monday

High 68°F·Low 51°F

A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Monday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Tuesday

High 68°F

A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68.

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About this forecast

Forecast office
Lancaster is served by the National Weather Service CTP forecast office, forecast zone PAZ066, county zone PAC071.
Location used
The Census Bureau's internal point for Lancaster (40.0421, -76.3010), in Lancaster County. Population: 58,441 (2024 estimate), number 8 of the 30 Pennsylvania cities on this site.
Radar
Nearest NWS radar: KDOX. View it on radar.weather.gov.

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Sources

  • Forecast, hourly forecast, observations and alerts: National Weather Service API, api.weather.gov/points/40.0421,-76.301 (forecast issued Oct 28, 2:21 AM EDT).
  • Official forecast page: forecast.weather.gov.
  • City location and population: U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2024 population estimates and 2024 Gazetteer files.
  • Snapshot taken Oct 28, 2026. The NWS and Census Bureau do not endorse OpenForecast.

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