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PENNSYLVANIA · CARBON COUNTY

Banks

1,164 people, 1,610 ft above sea level in Carbon County.

1,610 ftElevation, city center
1,164People, 2024 estimate
12 sq miLand area
Sunny 70°
Sunny now Dew point 57° · NW 10 mph · high 73°
City of Banks River Interstate 2 miles
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The Banks 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 Banks

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 2:00 PM EDT
RIGHT NOW Lehigh Valley International Airport (KABE) · 2:51 PM
Sunny
70° Sunny Feels like 70° · high of 73° near 4 PM
WindNW 10 mphno gusts
Humidity63%rising to 100% by morning
Pressure30.01 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 57° · Comfortableabout the same for three days
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Rain
Friday40% chance · showers
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINSept. 270.53 in · 2 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Carbon County
NWS Mount Holly and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 3:21 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 6:57 AM6:49 PM ↓
11 h 51 m of daylight, 3 minutes less than yesterday
Waning gibbous, 89% lit. The Harvest Moon was full Saturday.
AIR & POLLEN
25
GOODAir quality index · ozone
Tomorrow: 46, 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
FRIDAY, OCT. 2
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Noon
partly cloudy day
mostly clear night
mostly clear night
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mostly cloudy night
mostly cloudy night
mostly cloudy night
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partly cloudy day
partly cloudy day
mostly clear night
mostly clear night
partly cloudy night
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TEMPERATURE °F
72°
55°
76°
62°
77°
64°
CHANCE OF RAIN
50%
WIND, MPH
8
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Comfortable: dew points 54 to 64°

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 72° / 50°
TUE Sept. 29 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
73° 53°
0% rain — NW 7 A
WED Sept. 30 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
77° 60°
0% rain — WSW 3 A
THU Oct. 1 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
78° 62°
0% rain — SW 5 C
FRI Oct. 2 Chance of showers Chance of showers
82° 58°
40% rain up to 0.1″ WNW 12 B
SAT Oct. 3 Chance of showers; cooler Chance of showers; cooler
70° 50°
30% rain up to 0.2″ NE 7 B
SUN Oct. 4 Chance of showers Chance of showers
67° 50°
50% rain up to 1.0″ ESE 7 C
MON Oct. 5 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
66° 43°
0% rain — NNW 12 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
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Neighboring plates

Allentown PA · 33 MI 33 miles southeast Bethlehem PA · 36 MI 36 miles southeast Philadelphia PA · 76 MI 76 miles southeast New York NY · 105 MI 105 miles east Baltimore MD · 118 MI 118 miles south Hempstead NY · 123 MI 123 miles east
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PENNSYLVANIA · CARBON

Banks

1,164 people, 1,610 ft above sea level in Carbon County.

1,610 ftElevation
1,164People
12 sq miLand
Sunny 70°
SunnyDew point 57°
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Today in Banks

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now partly cloudy day 72° 0%
6p partly cloudy day 70° 1%
9p mostly clear night 63° 1%
12a mostly clear night 60° 0%
3a mostly clear night 56° 0%
6a partly cloudy night 55° 0%
Rain
NEXT RAINFriday · 40%
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Tue0%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
53
73
A
Wed0%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
60
77
A
Thu0%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
62
78
C
Fri40%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
58
82
B
Sat30%
Chance of showers; cooler Chance of showers; cooler
50
70
B
Sun50%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
50
67
C
Mon0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
43
66
C
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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