Storm Station
Lancaster, Ohio
51°
Mostly clear· Feels like 51°·Light air 3 mph N
Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. North wind around 2 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
88%Humidity
15%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Lancaster, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.4 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

12-US-33 @ SR793OH012

Beside a road/3.7 mi away/1,036 ft/198 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank422of 610

LancasterLHQ

At an airfield/3.7 mi away/853 ft/15 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank1of 610

Raccoon Creek AT GranvilleGRNO1

At a river or reservoir gauge/24.2 mi away/902 ft/64 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank203of 610

measured daily2 instruments

LancasterLANO1

At a cooperative observer's station/0.4 mi away/837 ft/1 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Lancaster 0.9 WNWOH-FF-63

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.7 mi away/820 ft/18 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Lancaster, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 3.7 mi from Lancaster. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 3:53 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Lancaster, height above the station to scale: no cloud detected below 12,000 feet, the reach of its ceilometer, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT LHQFIG. 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 STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETNO CLOUD DETECTED BELOW 12,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLELancaster, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS LHQTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-LHQ-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

46.0 F with a dew point of 46.0 F, 100 per cent relative humidity. The air is saturated at the ground.

Chart of the air at Lancaster: temperature 46.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 46.0, 100 per cent relative humidity; the air saturated at the ground; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT LHQFIG. 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 STATION01,0002,0003,00030 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATED AT THE GROUNDTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 46.0 F, 46.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 100 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 LHQTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-LHQ-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Lancaster, north up: calm; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 0, calm, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT LHQFIG. C THE WIND AT LANCASTERPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONCALMBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM0NOW, 0 MPH1LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLELancaster, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS LHQTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-LHQ-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 Ohio

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Near Lancaster

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