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Paradise, Pennsylvania

Community in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

Air quality

The air at Paradise

Index 42, good, led by fine particles. Read at 7 PM from its reporting area, Susquehanna Valley (PA), 27 miles off.

42Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)42Good2.5 mi
  • Ozone33Good22 ppb2.5 mi

The days ahead

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

Smoke, the next 44 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 2 PM.

FriSatSun

Precipitation

What has fallen at Paradise

0.13 in in the last 24 hours, 0.25 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 6 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.13in
Last 3 days
0.25in

Visibility

How far you can see at Paradise, the next 44 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 2 PM.

FriSatSun

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

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Paradise, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.3 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

LancasterLNS

At an airfield/11.9 mi away/404 ft/18 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank13of 1,383

measured daily2 instruments

New HollandNHDP1

At a cooperative observer's station/5.6 mi away/620 ft/234 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank654of 1,383

Station report

The weather at Lancaster, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 11.9 mi from Paradise, Pennsylvania. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 6:53 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 7,000 ft, broken at 8,500 ft, overcast at 12,000 ft; the ceiling is 8,500 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Lancaster, height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 7,000 feet, broken cloud with its base at 8,500 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 12,000 feet, the ceiling at 8,500 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,50015,00017,50020,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLEHIGHTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTOVC 12,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 8,500 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 7,000 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 8,500 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-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

65.0 F with a dew point of 60.0 F, 84 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,200 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 7,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Lancaster: temperature 65.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 60.0, 84 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,200 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 7,000 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,00050 F60 F70 F80 FSATURATES 1,200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 58.8 FABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 7,000 FTTEMPERATURE 65.0 FDEW POINT 60.0 FSPREAD 5.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 84 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-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west northwest (300 degrees) at 7 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 45 mph.

Plan of the wind at Lancaster, north up: blowing from 300 degrees, the west northwest, at 7 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light 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 300°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 7 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG 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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at New Holland (NHDP1), 5.6 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 23:59. measured daily

Elsewhere in Pennsylvania

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

Near Paradise

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

Near Paradise

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