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MASSACHUSETTS · WORCESTER COUNTY

Lancaster

8,993 people, 240 ft above sea level in Worcester County.

240 ftElevation, city center
8,993People, 2024 estimate
27 sq miLand area
Sunny 65°
Sunny now Dew point 56° · NNW 7 mph · high 68°
City of Lancaster River Interstate 2 miles
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The Lancaster plate. Relief from Copernicus GLO-30; rivers and lakes from USGS NHD; watersheds from the USGS Watershed Boundary Dataset; roads and city limits from Census TIGER 2024.

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TODAY

Today in Lancaster

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 1:00 PM EDT
RIGHT NOW Fitchburg Municipal Airport (KFIT) · 1:52 PM
Sunny
65° Sunny Feels like 65° · high of 68° near 3 PM
WindNNW 7 mphno gusts
Humidity73%falling to 68% this afternoon
Pressure29.95 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 56° · Comfortableabout the same for three days
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Partly cloudy
Friday, about 9 AMin about 66 hours · 36% chance · showers
LIKELY AMOUNT0–0.2 inmost likely 0.04; 1 in 10 over 0.6
LAST RAINSept. 272.29 in · 2 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Worcester County
NWS Norton and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 2:48 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 6:41 AM6:32 PM ↓
11 h 51 m of daylight, 3 minutes less than yesterday
Waning gibbous, 89% lit. The Harvest Moon was full Saturday.
AIR & POLLEN
14
GOODAir quality index · ozone
Tomorrow: None, good. No pollen source yet.

The next three days, hour by hour

Sky: clear, cloudy, night Rain likely National Blend of Models
TUESDAY, SEPT. 29
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 30
THURSDAY, OCT. 1
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TEMPERATURE °F
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CHANCE OF RAIN
36% · 0.00 in Friday morning 50%
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Comfortable: dew points 52 to 63°

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 69° / 46°
TUE Sept. 29 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
68° 51°
0% rain — NNW 6 A
WED Sept. 30 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
73° 56°
0% rain — WSW 1 B
THU Oct. 1 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
79° 64°
0% rain — SW 8 B
FRI Oct. 2 Chance of showers Chance of showers
81° 56°
40% rain up to 0.2″ W 9 C
SAT Oct. 3 Mostly sunny; cooler Mostly sunny; cooler
69° 43°
10% rain — N 2 B
SUN Oct. 4 Chance of showers Chance of showers
65° 45°
40% rain up to 0.9″ SE 5 C
MON Oct. 5 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
64° 38°
10% rain — NW 8 C
How sure are we? AModels agree: highs within 4° BSome spread: within 8° CWide spread: check back
Range from the National Blend of Models percentiles · graded on Forecast Scores
AIR MAIL

Where today’s air came from

The air arriving over Lancaster about 5,000 feet above the ground has hardly traveled: three days ago it was within 50 miles of here, drifting in light winds. Near the ground the air came from Canada; at 10,000 feet, from the western Atlantic. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses and the GFS beyond them, nine paths at each of three heights.

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Worcester MA · 16 MI 16 miles southwest Boston MA · 35 MI 35 miles east Providence RI · 47 MI 47 miles south Brookhaven NY · 130 MI 130 miles southwest Huntington NY · 141 MI 141 miles southwest Islip NY · 145 MI 145 miles southwest
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MASSACHUSETTS · WORCESTER

Lancaster

8,993 people, 240 ft above sea level in Worcester County.

240 ftElevation
8,993People
27 sq miLand
Sunny 65°
SunnyDew point 56°
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Today in Lancaster

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly cloudy day 67° 1%
5p mostly cloudy day 66° 1%
8p partly cloudy night 60° 1%
11p partly cloudy night 57° 1%
2a partly cloudy night 55° 1%
5a partly cloudy night 53° 0%
Partly cloudy
NEXT RAINFriday about 9 AM · 36%
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Tue0%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
51
68
A
Wed0%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
56
73
B
Thu0%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
64
79
B
Fri40%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
56
81
C
Sat10%
Mostly sunny; cooler Mostly sunny; cooler
43
69
B
Sun40%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
45
65
C
Mon10%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
38
64
C
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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