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This is the current conditions weather report for Carlisle. The report was made 38 minutes ago, at 09:56 UTC. The temperature was 36°F / 2°C, with a dew-point at 36°F / 2°C. The atmospheric pressure was 30.12 inHg / 1021 hPa. The relative humidity was 56%. The skies were partly cloudy.
Carlisle is a borough in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, 18 miles (29 km) west by southwest of Harrisburg, the State capital. Carlisle is located within the Cumberland Valley, a highly productive agricultural region.
Carlisle is also home to Dickinson College, established in 1773 and later chartered in 1783, making it the first college founded in the newly recognized United States. The Dickinson School of Law, founded in 1834 and affiliated with Dickinson College until 1914, is the fifth oldest law school in the United States and the oldest law school in Pennsylvania. It remained independent for over 80 years, until it merged with The Pennsylvania State University in 1997, becoming the Penn State Dickinson School of Law.
Carlisle is located at 40.202553, -77.195016. According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 14.1 km² (5.4 mi²), all land.
Colleges and universities: Dickinson College, Penn State Dickinson School of Law, and U.S. Army War College.
Carlisle is famous to many people for its car shows, put on regularly by Carlisle Events throughout the spring, summer, and fall at the Carlisle Fairgrounds. In addition to normal shows there are speciality shows, among which are GM, Ford, Chrysler, Import/Kit Car and truck shows. Carlisle also is home of the headquarters of the Giant Food supermarkets in Pennsylvania.