Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania 7 Day Weather Forecast

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Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Binghamton NY
221 PM EDT Sat May 30 2026

.WHAT HAS CHANGED...
Rain showers and light rainfall amounts were added to the forecast
for late Sunday as guidance has trended earlier and wetter.

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.KEY MESSAGES...
1) Cool weather will continue through tonight.

2) An upper level blocking pattern will remain in place through
much of next week. Mostly dry conditions are expected along with
near normal temperatures.

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.DISCUSSION...
KEY MESSAGE 1...

With 850mb temperatures only around 3C and 925mb temperatures
only around 10C, afternoon temperatures are well below normal
for this time of the year. Highs across the area may not get out
of the 50s for parts of the area, with the "warmest" locations
still only getting in the mid 60s.

For tonight, light winds and clear skies will set the stage for
radiational cooling conditions. As a result, temperatures will
be on the chilly side with lows in the mid 30s to mid 40s.
Continued to go a few degrees below the NBM for forecast lows
tonight due to this radiational cooling potential. Patchy frost
cannot be ruled out in spots, particularly across parts of the
Catskills, but coverage will likely be very limited. As a
result, Frost Advisories are not needed.

KEY MESSAGE 2...

An Omega blocking pattern looks to remain in place through much
of the upcoming week. This will result in similar conditions
each day with near, to slightly below normal temperatures
(highs in the 60s and 70s, and lows mainly in the 40s). A few
weak disturbances riding along the western periphery of the
tough may result on-and-off rain showers, but the large majority
of the week will be mainly dry.

Towards the end of the week temperatures will likely warm-up a
bit with highs in the 70s to lower 80s on Thursday and 80s on
Friday. This will be due to the fact that the upper level flow
becomes a bit more zonal or even some weak ridging building in.
Mainly dry conditions are expected to continue through the end
of the week.

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.AVIATION /18Z SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
High pressure building into the region is producing some gusty
winds today, but VFR conditions through the period. Winds will
decrease tonight around sunset with mostly clear skies
overnight. Dry northerly flow should limit fog development
overnight, so decided not to include fog at ELM.

Outlook:

Sunday... Mainly VFR.

Monday through Thursday...Mainly VFR, but isolated showers each
afternoon may result in brief restrictions.

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

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DISCUSSION...BJG
AVIATION...AJG/MPK