Scranton, Pennsylvania 7 Day Weather Forecast

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FXUS61 KBGM 261058
AFDBGM

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Binghamton NY
658 AM EDT Thu Jun 26 2025

.SYNOPSIS...
Another round of showers today with isolated thunderstorms
possible across the western Twin Tiers this afternoon.
Temperatures will continue to trend cooler through the end of
the week. Periods of showers and thunderstorms are expected
through Saturday.

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.NEAR TERM /THROUGH FRIDAY/...
630 AM Update...

Showers are starting to creep into the far western portions of
the CWA and will continue to trek eastward as the morning
progresses. The forecast remains on track.


300 AM Update...

Quiet night across the area with some patchy fog and clouds
moving across the region. Temps remain in the mid 60s to low 70s
with dewpoints in the 60s so it is still a little muggy out.

Active weather is expected to return today as a couple different
features will influence the weather across the area. A shortwave
trough will move into the region from the west late this morning
through the afternoon hours. This should bring scattered rain
showers to areas north of the Southern Tier. A few rumbles of
thunder may mix in but model soundings show a mostly stable
atmosphere. The instability picks up across the western Twin
Tiers as a quasi-stationary frontal boundary will set up across
the region as warm SWerly flow butts up against an ESE flow off
the Atlantic generated from a surface high over northern New
England. As the shortwave traverses the area, it should be able
to tap into the instability that is progged to be present from
Steuben to Luzerne counties. CAM soundings have a wide range of
solutions in this area, ranging from 500j/kg to 2500 j/kg, with
the main culprit in the wide range being a mid-level warm layer
moving in that creates a cap. HREF probs show 30-50 % chance of
seeing 1000-1500 j/kg of CAPE over the aforementioned region,
which seems reasonable. Bulk shear of 20-25kts should allow for
some organization in storms where they develop, with strong,
gusty winds a possibility. Also present in this region are
PWATs hovering around 2 inches, which when ingested into the
convective updrafts and warm cloud depths above 10k feet, heavy
rain will be a strong possibility. Given the heavy rain we had
in this area Wednesday, isolated flash flooding will be
possible. Backing up this thinking is WPC putting the area in a
low end Slight Risk for excessive rainfall leading to flash
flooding and SPC having western portions of Steuben to Luzerne
counties in a Marginal Risk for severe storms. Thunderstorms
should push south of the area by mid-evening.

Thursday night, some light scattered rain showers will be
possible north of the Southern Tier. Overnight temps will vary
based on which airmass is over the region. Along and east of
I-81, a marine airmass from the Atlantic will keep temps in the
mid to upper 50s. West of I-81 along and west of the front,
temps will be in the low to mid 60s.

Friday`s weather looks to be active again with the stationary
front lifting north as it gets picked up by a low pressure
system moving into the Great Lakes. How far north and east the
front moves will determine temperatures across the area. Some
guidance keeps the front over the far western portion of the CWA
while others bring it into the I-81 corridor. Temps east of the
front will be in the upper 60s to low 70s while west of the
front will be in the upper 70s to low 80s. Scattered rain
showers and isolated thunderstorms will develop as a trough
moves in from the west, with convection developing west of the
front and rain showers east of the front. How far east the
convection develops will be determined by where the stationary
front eventually sets up.

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.SHORT TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT/...
240 AM Update...

Start with weak ridging overhead Friday night. Warm front pushes
northward across the region early Saturday morning. Warm air and
moisture advection takes hold before a cold front approaches
from the west Saturday afternoon. Instability out ahead of the
front will increase, with MUCAPE values around 1000 - 1500
J/kg. Showers and thunderstorms should become widespread by late
Saturday afternoon and persist into the evening before ridging
starts to build overhead again Saturday night. At this time,
shear is looking fairly weak, with 0-6km bulk shear of about 30
knots. Although a severe storm is unlikely, still can`t rule
out a rogue strong storm or two. Main threat Saturday afternoon
and evening will be localized flash flooding, as PWATs will be
elevated once again. Any heavier showers or storms that track
over already sensitive areas will have some potential to produce
localized flash flooding.

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.LONG TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
250 AM Update...

Front exits the region by early Sunday morning and ridging
builds back in behind it. Temperatures should heat up once
again, especially on Monday. There will some modest potential
for heat advisories on Monday, although this will be dependent
on shower and thunderstorm activity during the afternoon peak
heating hours. Southerly flow sets up with 850 mb temperatures
ranging 17 to 18 degrees C. These warm temperatures should be
short lived, as an upper level trough is expected to dip south
into the region by Tuesday with a more organized frontal system
moving through and kicking off more showers and thunderstorms
Tuesday.

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.AVIATION /12Z THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
VFR conditions this morning will turn to MVFR restrictions as
rain showers move in later this morning into the afternoon
hours. There will be a chance for thunderstorms at ITH/ELM/AVP
later this afternoon. Confidence was not high enough to include
IFR at these terminals during the thunderstorm period, but if a
cell with heavy rain moves over the terminal, a brief period of
IFR is possible. MVFR ceilings remain at all terminals through
the overnight hours with scattered rain showers at ITH/SYR/RME.
Fog is expected to form at ELM, with IFR conditions through the
overnight hours.

Outlook...

Friday...Mainly VFR. There will be isolated to scattered
showers and thunderstorms with associated restrictions but
terminals will be mostly VFR.

Saturday...Scattered showers and thunderstorms can lead to
associated restrictions.

Sunday into Monday...Mainly VFR.

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.BGM WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PA...None.
NY...None.

&&

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SYNOPSIS...JTC
NEAR TERM...JTC
SHORT TERM...MPK
LONG TERM...MPK
AVIATION...JTC