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Lampeter, Pennsylvania

Community in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

Air quality

The air at Lampeter

Index 59, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 5 PM from its reporting area, Susquehanna Valley (PA), 21 miles off.

59Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)59Moderate4.5 mi
  • Ozone31Good29 ppb4.5 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Tue Oct 20, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 28, good.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 2 PM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Lampeter

0.01 in in the last 24 hours, 0.13 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 5 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.01in
Last 3 days
0.13in

Visibility

How far you can see at Lampeter, the next 45 hours

Visibility stays 5 miles or more through Sun 2 PM, lowest 6 miles Fri 6 PM.

FriSatSun

On the radar over Lampeter, PennsylvaniaReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Lampeter, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.1 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

Citizen station EW2985EW2985

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.3 mi away/396 ft/29 ft below here

temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure

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Conestoga River at Lancaster01576500

At a river or reservoir gauge/4.4 mi away/245 ft/180 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

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LancasterLNS

At an airfield/9.2 mi away/404 ft/21 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

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Avondale 2 N03761

At a climate reference station/26.2 mi away/400 ft/25 ft below here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

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measured daily2 instruments

Lancaster 5.7 SEPA-LN-11

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.1 mi away/378 ft/47 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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LancasterLCRP1

At a cooperative observer's station/4.5 mi away/322 ft/103 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, 9.2 mi from Lampeter, Pennsylvania. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 5:43 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 2,500 ft, broken at 5,500 ft, overcast at 9,000 ft; the ceiling is 5,500 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Lancaster, height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 2,500 feet, broken cloud with its base at 5,500 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 9,000 feet, the ceiling at 5,500 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,50015,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTOVC 9,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 5,500 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 2,500 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 5,500 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLELancaster, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS LNSTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-LNS-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

68.0 F with a dew point of 64.0 F, 87 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 900 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 2,500 ft.

Chart of the air at Lancaster: temperature 68.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 64.0, 87 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 900 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 2,500 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00050 F60 F70 F80 FSATURATES 900 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 63.0 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 2,500 FTTEMPERATURE 68.0 FDEW POINT 64.0 FSPREAD 4.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 87 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 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-LNS-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northwest (310 degrees) at 12 mph, gusting 21 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 45 mph.

Plan of the wind at Lancaster, north up: blowing from 310 degrees, the northwest, at 12 miles an hour, gusting 21; 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 310°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 12 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE19GUST, 21 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLELancaster, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS LNSTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-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

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