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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: 2:30 pm EDT Sep 15, 2026 |
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This Afternoon
 Sunny
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Tonight
 Mostly Clear
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Wednesday
 Mostly Sunny
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Wednesday Night
 Mostly Cloudy then Patchy Fog
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Thursday
 Slight Chance Showers and Patchy Fog then Showers Likely
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Thursday Night
 Showers Likely and Patchy Fog
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Friday
 Mostly Sunny
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Friday Night
 Partly Cloudy
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Saturday
 Partly Sunny
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| Hi 72 °F |
Lo 56 °F |
Hi 82 °F |
Lo 65 °F |
Hi 82 °F |
Lo 63 °F |
Hi 77 °F |
Lo 51 °F |
Hi 72 °F |
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This Afternoon
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Sunny, with a high near 72. South wind around 5 mph. |
Tonight
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Mostly clear, with a low around 56. Light east wind. |
Wednesday
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Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Calm wind. |
Wednesday Night
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Patchy fog between 4am and 5am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Calm wind. |
Thursday
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Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after 5pm. Patchy fog between 7am and 8am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 82. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. |
Thursday Night
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Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 8pm, then a chance of showers between 8pm and 2am. Patchy fog between 11pm and 1am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Chance of precipitation is 60%. |
Friday
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Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. |
Friday Night
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Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. |
Saturday
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Partly sunny, with a high near 72. |
Saturday Night
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Showers likely, mainly after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Chance of precipitation is 70%. |
Sunday
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Showers likely. Cloudy, with a high near 71. Chance of precipitation is 70%. |
Sunday Night
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A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Chance of precipitation is 50%. |
Monday
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A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. Chance of precipitation is 40%. |
Forecast from NOAA-NWS
for Wilkes Barre PA.
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Weather Forecast Discussion
665
FXUS61 KBGM 151859
AFDBGM
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Binghamton NY
259 PM EDT Tue Sep 15 2026
.WHAT HAS CHANGED...
Increased chances of rain showers tonight into tomorrow morning
with a more potent frontal passage.
&&
.KEY MESSAGES...
1) Warming over the next couple of days as upper level ridging
builds in with a few chances of rain showers and thunderstorms
as we head into the weekend.
2) Watching potential for a stalling front late this weekend
into early next week that could bring more persistent rainfall
which may be heavy at times.
&&
.DISCUSSION...
KEY MESSAGE 1...
With a strong ridge of high pressure to our south we have
predominantly zonal flow aloft. While tonight into tomorrow was
originally looking drier, water vapor and satellite imagery is
showing a stronger shortwave moving in late this afternoon and
overnight. CAMs have picked up on more shower activity so
chances of precipitation were increased overnight. With the
increase in low level moisture and continued warm air advection
tomorrow, precipitation chances still look good with a weak
frontal passage Thursday morning into the afternoon.
Precipitable water values creep above 1.5 inches so any
thunderstorms or showers that do form along the front will have
heavy rain. Timing of the front is early in the day prior to any
significant CAPE development but if the front can trend later,
there could be a low severe thunderstorm risk with greater than
30 knots of shear in place.
Surface high pressure builds back in Friday with drier weather
returning for Friday into Saturday morning.
KEY MESSAGE 2...
Late this weekend into early next week the center of the ridge
to our south moves off the SE coast with some hints at a weak
surface low forming in the gulf. This will help with moisture
returning to our region. With the Zonal flow aloft and a trough
trying to dig into the Northeast US, a convergence zone/stalled
frontal boundary will form from the Great Lakes into the Mid
Atlantic. While the location of this stalled boundary is still
uncertain, many of the models and ensembles have ticked upwards
with their accumulated precipitation amounts. Deterministic and
individual ensemble members are consistent with up to 4 inches
of rain over several days where this convergence zone eventually
sets up.
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.AVIATION /18Z TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
VFR conditions are expected to continue through the TAF period
for all terminals. Guidance is showing some very scattered rain
showers developing along a warm front moving through the area
this evening. The issue is very dry air will be near the
surface so if any showers do develop, they more than likely
will not hit the ground. If they do, it will be very light and
restrictions are not expected.
If rain happens to fall at ELM this evening, there is a small
chance for patchy fog to develop late in the overnight hours
with some brief IFR restrictions. Winds look to be too strong
at and just above the surface to allow fog to generate so
confidence is very low that we will see restrictions develop.
Because of this, the ELM TAF was kept at VFR.
Outlook...
Wednesday...Mainly VFR.
Thursday...Scattered showers and thunderstorms may result in
occasional restrictions, especially in the afternoon.
Friday...Mainly VFR.
Saturday...Scattered rain showers and associated occasional
restrictions possible.
&&
.BGM WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PA...None.
NY...None.
&&
$$
DISCUSSION...AJG
AVIATION...JTC
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