National Weather Service State College, PA
Weather Impact Matrix for Lancaster County Decision Support


Valid: 01/01/2026 02 PM - 01/02/2026 12 AM EST

Thu
01/01
2 PM
Thu
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3 PM
Thu
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4 PM
Thu
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Thu
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Thu
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Thu
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Fri
01/02
12 AM
Temperature28°F28°F27°F26°F23°F23°F22°F22°F22°F22°F22°F
Wind
Chill
16°F16°F16°F15°F13°F16°F15°F15°F15°F15°F16°F
Wind
Speed
17 mph16 mph13 mph11 mph9 mph5 mph5 mph5 mph5 mph5 mph4 mph
Wind
Direction
NWNWNWWWWWWWWW
Wind
Gust
24 mph23 mph20 mph17 mph13 mph11 mph11 mph11 mph10 mph10 mph10 mph
Chance of
Precipitation
0%0%0%0%1%1%4%12%10%8%6%
WeatherNoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNone
Sky
Cover
41%30%21%16%15%23%45%76%87%95%93%
Relative
Humidity
40%38%40%40%50%47%52%52%52%52%52%
Rainfall0.0 in0.0 in0.0 in0.0 in0.0 in0.0 in0.0 in0.0 in0.0 in0.0 in0.0 in
Snow
Accumulation
0.0 in0.0 in0.0 in0.0 in0.0 in0.0 in0.0 in0.0 in0.0 in0.0 in0.0 in
Ice
Accumulation
0.0 in0.0 in0.0 in0.0 in0.0 in0.0 in0.0 in0.0 in0.0 in0.0 in0.0 in

Issued: Thursday January 01, 2026 01:46 PM EST


Threat LevelNoneLimitedElevatedSignificantExtreme
Temperature≥10 °F10 to 1 °F0 to -9 °F-10 to -24 °F≤-25 °F
Wind Chill≥10 °F10 to 1 °F0 to -9 °F-10 to -24 °F≤-25 °F
Wind Speed≤10 mph10 to 14 mph15 to 24 mph25 to 34 mph≥35 mph
Wind Gust≤15 mph15 to 24 mph25 to 34 mph35 to 44 mph≥45 mph
Chance of Precipitation≤15 %15 to 24 %25 to 54 %55 to 74 %≥75 %
Relative Humidity≥15 %15 to 21 %20 to 31 %30 to 41 %≤40 %
Rainfall≤0.1 in0.1 to 0.24 in0.25 to 0.49 in0.5 to 0.99 in≥1.0 in
Snow Accumulation≤0.1 in0.1 to 0.9 in1.0 to 2.9 in3.0 to 5.9 in≥6.0 in
Ice Accumulation≤0.01 in0.01 to 0.09 in0.1 to 0.24 in0.25 to 0.49 in≥0.5 in
Note - Grey color indicates no thresholds assigned