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This is the current conditions weather report for Mechanicsburg. The report was made 41 minutes ago, at 09:08 UTC. The wind was blowing at a speed of 20 miles per hour / 31.5 kilometers per hour with gusts up to 20 miles per hour / 31.5 kilometers per hour from the westnorthwest (290°). The temperature was 34°F / 1°C, with a dew-point at 34°F / 1°C. The temperature felt like 23°F / -5°C. The atmospheric pressure was 29.62 inHg / 1004 hPa. The relative humidity was 75%. The skies were overcast with light snow.

Mechanicsburg is a borough in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA, eight miles (13 km) west of Harrisburg. Mechanicsburg was settled in 1806 and incorporated as a borough on April 12, 1828. It is in a rich agricultural region known as the Cumberland Valley, a broad zone between South Mountain and the ridge-and-valley Appalachians. In 1900, 3,841 people lived here; in 1910, 4,469, which increased to 5,709 in 1940. As of the 2000 census, the borough population was 9,042. Mechanicsburg is home of Jubilee Day, the largest one day street fair on the east coast. It is estimated as many as 60,000 people attend Jubilee Day annually. The borough is home to Mechanicsburg Area Senior High School and just outside the borough is Cumberland Valley High School.

Points of interest: Liberty Forge Arboretum, Mechanicsburg Area Senior High, and Cumberland Valley High School .

Mechanicsburg is located at 40.212089, -77.006143. According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 6.7 km² (2.6 mi²), all land. In the borough the population was spread out with 21.5% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 30.8% from 25 to 44, 24.6% from 45 to 64, and 15.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 91.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.7 males.

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