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PENNSYLVANIA · DAUPHIN COUNTY

Lower Paxton

55,465 people, 510 ft above sea level in Dauphin County.

510 ftElevation, city center
55,465People, 2024 estimate
28 sq miLand area
Sunny 70°
Sunny now Dew point 59° · W 5 mph · high 72°
City of Lower Paxton River Interstate 2 miles
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The Lower Paxton 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 Lower Paxton

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 4:00 PM EDT
RIGHT NOW Harrisburg International Airport (KMDT) · 3:56 PM
Sunny
70° Sunny Feels like 70° · high of 72° near 4 PM
WindW 5 mphno gusts
Humidity68%rising to 96% by morning
Pressure30.02 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 59° · Comfortableabout the same for three days
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Rain
Friday30% chance · showers
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINSept. 270.27 in · 2 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Dauphin County
NWS State College and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 4:55 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:01 AM6:53 PM ↓
11 h 52 m of daylight, 3 minutes less than yesterday
Waning gibbous, 88% lit. The Harvest Moon was full Saturday.
AIR & POLLEN
28
GOODAir quality index · ozone
Tomorrow: 53, moderate. 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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TEMPERATURE °F
72°
59°
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CHANCE OF RAIN
50%
WIND, MPH
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Sticky: dew points 58 to 65°

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 72° / 53°
TUE Sept. 29 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
72° 59°
0% rain — NW 4 A
WED Sept. 30 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
78° 63°
0% rain — SSW 3 A
THU Oct. 1 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
80° 64°
0% rain — SSW 3 B
FRI Oct. 2 Chance of showers Chance of showers
83° 58°
30% rain up to 0.1″ NW 13 B
SAT Oct. 3 Chance of showers; cooler Chance of showers; cooler
70° 53°
30% rain up to 0.1″ NE 5 B
SUN Oct. 4 Chance of showers Chance of showers
67° 53°
40% rain up to 0.7″ S 6 B
MON Oct. 5 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
67° 45°
10% rain — NW 10 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

Harrisburg PA · 5 MI 5 miles southwest Lancaster PA · 33 MI 33 miles southeast Philadelphia PA · 91 MI 91 miles east Washington DC · 98 MI 98 miles south New York NY · 153 MI 153 miles east Hempstead NY · 169 MI 169 miles east
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PENNSYLVANIA · DAUPHIN

Lower Paxton

55,465 people, 510 ft above sea level in Dauphin County.

510 ftElevation
55,465People
28 sq miLand
Sunny 70°
SunnyDew point 59°
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Today in Lower Paxton

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now partly cloudy day 72° 0%
7p partly cloudy night 69° 1%
10p mostly clear night 64° 1%
1a partly cloudy night 62° 0%
4a partly cloudy night 60° 0%
7a partly cloudy day 59° 0%
Rain
NEXT RAINFriday · 30%
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Tue0%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
59
72
A
Wed0%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
63
78
A
Thu0%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
64
80
B
Fri30%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
58
83
B
Sat30%
Chance of showers; cooler Chance of showers; cooler
53
70
B
Sun40%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
53
67
B
Mon10%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
45
67
C
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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