Outdoor conditions in

Lancaster

Pennsylvania

Needs attention

Current concerns

Outside today

Plan around the rain.

Rain chances reach 67% within the next 12 hours.

Lancaster representative view

Right now81°Feels 85° · Mostly Cloudy
Rain
67%peak today
Wind
10 mphgusts to 16
Air
54US AQI · Moderate

How today changes

The next 24 hours

Rain is likely within the next 12 hours, so the dry stretches matter more than the headline temperature.

  1. 84°57% rainGusts 16 mph
  2. 85°47% rainGusts 16 mph
  3. 85°67% rainGusts 15 mph
  4. 86°55% rainGusts 13 mph
  5. 84°36% rainGusts 12 mph
  6. 82°31% rainGusts 8 mph
  7. 79°17% rainGusts 7 mph
  8. 75°15% rainGusts 6 mph
  9. 74°13% rainGusts 6 mph
  10. 73°13% rainGusts 5 mph
  11. 72°10% rainGusts 5 mph
  12. 71°8% rainGusts 5 mph
  13. 71°9% rainGusts 5 mph
  14. 70°7% rainGusts 5 mph
  15. 70°8% rainGusts 5 mph
  16. 69°5% rainGusts 6 mph
  17. 68°5% rainGusts 6 mph
  18. 68°5% rainGusts 6 mph
  19. 70°4% rainGusts 7 mph
  20. 72°4% rainGusts 6 mph
  21. 75°9% rainGusts 5 mph
  22. 78°8% rainGusts 5 mph
  23. 80°9% rainGusts 5 mph
  24. 83°12% rainGusts 5 mph
See the full 24 hours
  1. 84°57% rainGusts 16 mph
  2. 85°47% rainGusts 16 mph
  3. 85°67% rainGusts 15 mph
  4. 86°55% rainGusts 13 mph
  5. 84°36% rainGusts 12 mph
  6. 82°31% rainGusts 8 mph
  7. 79°17% rainGusts 7 mph
  8. 75°15% rainGusts 6 mph
  9. 74°13% rainGusts 6 mph
  10. 73°13% rainGusts 5 mph
  11. 72°10% rainGusts 5 mph
  12. 71°8% rainGusts 5 mph
  13. 71°9% rainGusts 5 mph
  14. 70°7% rainGusts 5 mph
  15. 70°8% rainGusts 5 mph
  16. 69°5% rainGusts 6 mph
  17. 68°5% rainGusts 6 mph
  18. 68°5% rainGusts 6 mph
  19. 70°4% rainGusts 7 mph
  20. 72°4% rainGusts 6 mph
  21. 75°9% rainGusts 5 mph
  22. 78°8% rainGusts 5 mph
  23. 80°9% rainGusts 5 mph
  24. 83°12% rainGusts 5 mph

A little farther out

The next five days

Today

Today has a real shower chance.

Rain
67%
Wind
16 mph
Mon

Monday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
12%
Wind
7 mph
Tue

Tuesday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
37%
Wind
14 mph
Wed

Wednesday has a real shower chance.

Rain
41%
Wind
12 mph
Thu

Thursday carries a thunderstorm chance.

Rain
48%
Wind
17 mph
  1. 86° / 73°Today has a real shower chance.67% rain · Wind 16 mph
  2. 86° / 68°Monday looks fairly quiet.12% rain · Wind 7 mph
  3. 90° / 71°Tuesday looks fairly quiet.37% rain · Wind 14 mph
  4. 89° / 72°Wednesday has a real shower chance.41% rain · Wind 12 mph
  5. 89° / 72°Thursday carries a thunderstorm chance.48% rain · Wind 17 mph

Environmental watch

Air quality + smoke

Air quality

Susquehanna Valley area · Updated Sun 1:00 PM
54ModerateUS AQI

Moderate through Tue.

See air-quality report

Sky check

No smoke overhead

Satellite view · Updated Sun 1:37 PM

Air near ground54 · Moderate US AQI

See smoke map
How we know

Air quality describes Susquehanna Valley area, about 21 miles from this place.

Smoke comes from a satellite view overhead. It shows smoke in the sky, not how much has reached breathing level.

Sources AirNow · participating air agencies · preliminary real-time US AQI · NOAA Hazard Mapping System · satellite-observed smoke · AirNow · participating air agencies · US AQI · National Weather Service · hourly weather and alerts · NIFC WFIGS · current interagency fire perimeters

Rain, in motion

Lancaster radar

Four recent hours, ending at Sun, 2:20 PM EDT.

Radar loads when you reach it.
LightHeavy
Sun, 2:20 PM EDT

The map shows NOAA/NWS base reflectivity around Lancaster for the selected time. Brighter colors indicate stronger radar returns; the timeline above provides the rain outlook without requiring the map.

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Weather observations, forecasts, alerts, and radar come from official NOAA and National Weather Service sources. Environmental sections keep their own source labels and update times. The default view represents Lancaster, PA, not every street.