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Bird-in-Hand, Pennsylvania

Community in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

Air quality

The air at Bird-in-Hand

Index 22, good, led by ozone. Read at 8 AM from its reporting area, Susquehanna Valley (PA), 24 miles off.

22Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)9Good4.1 mi
  • Ozone22Good22 ppb4.1 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Tue Oct 20, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 31, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

No smoke near the ground through Mon 2 AM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Bird-in-Hand

0.27 in in the last 24 hours, 0.32 in over the last 3 days, to Sat 7 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.27in
Last 3 days
0.32in

Visibility

How far you can see at Bird-in-Hand, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Mon 2 AM.

SatSun

On the radar over Bird-in-Hand, PennsylvaniaReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Bird-in-Hand, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.6 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

LancasterLNS

At an airfield/8.0 mi away/404 ft/35 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank9of 1,394

measured daily2 instruments

LancasterLCRP1

At a cooperative observer's station/5.2 mi away/322 ft/47 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Lancaster, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 8.0 mi from Bird-in-Hand, Pennsylvania. From its report of Oct 17, 2026, 7:53 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 3,500 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Lancaster, height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 3,500 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT LNSFIG. A THE SKY OVER LANCASTERSECTION, 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETSCT 3,500 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLELancaster, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS LNSTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-LNS-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

50.0 F with a dew point of 36.0 F, 58 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 3,200 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 3,500 ft.

Chart of the air at Lancaster: temperature 50.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 36.0, 58 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 3,200 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 3,500 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT LNSFIG. B THE AIR AT LANCASTERTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,00020 F30 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 3,200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 33.0 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 3,500 FTTEMPERATURE 50.0 FDEW POINT 36.0 FSPREAD 14.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 58 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 POINTTITLELancaster, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS LNSTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-LNS-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (350 degrees) at 9 mph, gusting 20 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 32 mph.

Plan of the wind at Lancaster, north up: blowing from 350 degrees, the north, at 9 miles an hour, gusting 20; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT LNSFIG. C THE WIND AT LANCASTERPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 350°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 9 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE19GUST, 20 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLELancaster, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS LNSTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-LNS-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Pennsylvania

24 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

Near Bird-in-Hand

The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.

Near Bird-in-Hand

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