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Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania 7 Day Weather Forecast
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NWS Forecast for Wilkes Barre PA
National Weather Service Forecast for: Wilkes Barre PA
Issued by: National Weather Service Binghamton, NY
Updated: 4:47 pm EDT Jul 15, 2026
 
Tonight

Tonight: Widespread smoke, mainly between 9pm and midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. North wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm  in the evening.
Smoke

Thursday

Thursday: Areas of smoke. Partly sunny, with a high near 87. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Areas Smoke

Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Widespread smoke, mainly before 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.
Smoke

Friday

Friday: Areas of smoke before 9am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Light north wind.
Areas Smoke
then Mostly
Sunny
Friday
Night
Friday Night: A chance of showers after 2am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Calm wind.  Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Mostly Cloudy
then Chance
Showers
Saturday

Saturday: Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after 11am.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 86. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Showers
Likely
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 2am, then a chance of showers.  Low around 66. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Showers

Sunday

Sunday: A chance of showers before 8am.  Partly sunny, with a high near 83. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Chance
Showers then
Mostly Sunny
Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60.
Mostly Clear

Lo 69 °F Hi 87 °F Lo 64 °F Hi 85 °F Lo 66 °F Hi 86 °F Lo 66 °F Hi 83 °F Lo 60 °F

Hazardous Weather Outlook
Air Quality Alert
 

Tonight
 
Widespread smoke, mainly between 9pm and midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. North wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Thursday
 
Areas of smoke. Partly sunny, with a high near 87. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Thursday Night
 
Widespread smoke, mainly before 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Friday
 
Areas of smoke before 9am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Light north wind.
Friday Night
 
A chance of showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Saturday
 
Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 86. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Saturday Night
 
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 2am, then a chance of showers. Low around 66. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Sunday
 
A chance of showers before 8am. Partly sunny, with a high near 83. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday Night
 
Mostly clear, with a low around 60.
Monday
 
Mostly sunny, with a high near 85.
Monday Night
 
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Tuesday
 
Showers likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 86. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Tuesday Night
 
Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Wednesday
 
A chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

 

Forecast from NOAA-NWS for Wilkes Barre PA.

Weather Forecast Discussion
781
FXUS61 KBGM 152014
AFDBGM

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Binghamton NY
414 PM EDT Wed Jul 15 2026

.WHAT HAS CHANGED...
Forecast high temperatures for today and Thursday were lowered even
further due to the thick smoke limiting solar heating.

&&

.KEY MESSAGES...
1) Smoke is expected the next couple of days from active
wildfires in south central Canada. A few isolated thunderstorms
are also possible this afternoon across parts of the Wyoming
Valley and Poconos in Northeast PA.

2) Cooler and more unsettled weather will move into the area
for the end of the week into the weekend.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
KEY MESSAGE 1...

As expected, smoke from wildfires across Southern Canada into
northern Minnesota has moved into the area, especially across
Central NY. This has significantly limited solar heating and in
fact, temperatures have fallen a few degrees over the course of
the afternoon during a time that they would normally be rising.
That being said, there is a very small corridor of lighter smoke
concentration across the Wyoming Valley in PA and this has
allowed enough instability for some thunderstorms to form. These
are pulse thunderstorms, but do have the potentially to quickly
become severe before also quickly falling apart.

Thursday will be another day where thick smoke will likely
significantly limit temperatures. Therefore went several degrees
below the NBM for the forecast, which resulted in forecast highs
in the upper 70s to mid 80s. It is certainly possible that the
high temperatures could be several degrees lower than this if
smoke concentrations remain thick enough.

KEY MESSAGE 2...

A trough digs into the Northeast late Friday into the weekend
with a broad surface low moving through. This will likely bring
widespread showers and thunderstorms to the region. 0-6 km shear
is between 30 and 40 knots so a few storms in the afternoon
after day time heating may become severe. We remain on the
eastern edge of the large ridge in the Western US so remain in a
favorable severe pattern into early next week as well.

&&

.AVIATION /20Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
Visible satellite imagery shows a large swath of wildfire smoke
stretching from western Ontario across the northern Great Lakes
and into CNY and the Twin Tiers. This plume of smoke and haze
is continuing to drift south with a mix of predominately VFR
and MVFR visby that is expected to continue into tomorrow. Where
the smoke is most dense, IFR restrictions are possible on
occasion. There is some uncertainty how thick the smoke will be
later this evening/overnight (especially between 22Z-06Z) as the
HRRR smoke model shows the surface smoke becoming slightly less
dense before becoming thicker once again. The surface smoke
does look to be even more dense tomorrow, especially by late
morning and into the afternoon which can result in IFR visby.
ELM, ITH and SYR have the best chance of IFR restrictions prior
to 18Z tomorrow.

Outlook:

Thursday afternoon through Friday...Visibility restrictions
likely at times due to wildfire smoke from Canada. MVFR seems to
be the most confident forecast at this time, but local IFR
cannot be ruled out Thursday afternoon and evening. Wildfire
smoke density is still uncertain for Friday at this time.

Saturday and Sunday...Scattered showers and thunderstorms with
associated restrictions possible.

Monday...Mainly VFR.

&&

.BGM WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PA...Air Quality Alert from midnight tonight to midnight EDT
     Thursday night for PAZ038>040-043-044-047-048-072.
NY...Air Quality Alert until midnight EDT Thursday night for NYZ009-
     015>018-022>025-036-037-044>046-055>057-062.

&&

$$

DISCUSSION...AJG/BJG
AVIATION...DK
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