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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: 5:58 am EDT Jun 12, 2026 |
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Today
 Mostly Sunny then Showers
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Tonight
 Chance T-storms then Mostly Clear
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Saturday
 Sunny
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Saturday Night
 Mostly Clear
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Sunday
 Partly Sunny then Showers Likely
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Sunday Night
 Showers
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Monday
 Mostly Sunny
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Monday Night
 Partly Cloudy
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Tuesday
 Mostly Sunny
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| Hi 89 °F |
Lo 60 °F |
Hi 88 °F |
Lo 62 °F |
Hi 89 °F |
Lo 56 °F |
Hi 76 °F |
Lo 54 °F |
Hi 77 °F |
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Hazardous Weather Outlook
Today
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Showers and thunderstorms before 3pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 3pm and 5pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. High near 89. Heat index values as high as 97. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. |
Tonight
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A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradual clearing toward daybreak, with a low around 60. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. |
Saturday
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Sunny, with a high near 88. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. |
Saturday Night
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Mostly clear, with a low around 62. Calm wind. |
Sunday
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Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 89. Light south wind increasing to 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. |
Sunday Night
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Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 11pm, then showers between 11pm and 2am. Low around 56. Chance of precipitation is 80%. |
Monday
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Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. |
Monday Night
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Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. |
Tuesday
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Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. |
Tuesday Night
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Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. |
Wednesday
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A chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Chance of precipitation is 30%. |
Wednesday Night
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A chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Chance of precipitation is 30%. |
Thursday
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Showers likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 83. Chance of precipitation is 70%. |
Forecast from NOAA-NWS
for Wilkes Barre PA.
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Weather Forecast Discussion
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FXUS61 KBGM 121128 CCA
AFDBGM
Area Forecast Discussion...CORRECTED
National Weather Service Binghamton NY
728 AM EDT Fri Jun 12 2026
.WHAT HAS CHANGED...
Adjusted temperatures for today as the cold front is expected
to move through the area in the late morning to early afternoon
timeframe.
&&
.KEY MESSAGES...
1) A cold front will move through the area around the late
morning to early afternoon timeframe, with scattered strong to
severe storms this afternoon.
2) The weekend will be cooler, but temperatures will remain
above normal, with another chance for strong to severe weather
on Sunday. A broad upper level trough will bring cooler, more
normal temperatures to start next week with a few periods of
light rain possible.
&&
.DISCUSSION...
KEY MESSAGE 1...
Today will be very warm and humid, similar to yesterday, but a
cold front will move into the area in the late morning to early
afternoon hours, which will limit heating potential across the
a good portion of the area. There may be a brief period of
upper 80s before the cold front moves through and drops temps
back into the low 80s. Even with dewpoints in the upper 60s to
low 70s, heat indices will climb back into the 90s, but
confidence is not high enough to issue a Heat Advisory as the
timing and speed of the cold front moving through will impact
the heating potential.
With a risk of strong to severe storms still possible today,
since the timing of the front has been faster, the arrival of
the front will be misplaced with the main area of stronger 0-6
km bulk shear, which would advect in from the west later in the
day. Although the faster front mitigates heating potential,
there is still a pocket of moderate to strong instability, with
CAPE values between 1000-2000 J/kg. Given these parameters,
strong to severe clusters of storms are possible as the cold
front moves through the area, with the main threat being strong
to damaging winds.
KEY MESSAGE 2...
After the passage of today`s cold front, drier and cooler air
will move in with highs in the low to mid 80s on Saturday with
dewpoints in the 50s. A ridge on Sunday will push temperatures
back into the mid to upper 80s before another cold front pushes
through during the afternoon hours that should initiate scattered
showers and storms across the area during the afternoon and
evening hours. Some of these storms could be severe.
Near normal temperatures will return to start next week as a
broad trough sits over the northern portion of the country.
This will bring a period of beautiful weather with highs in the
70s and dewpoints in the upper 40s to low 50s. Rain returns by
mid week as the trough axis swings through the eastern US.
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.AVIATION /12Z FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
LIFR fog at ELM and BGM this morning is expected to dissipate
shortly after sunrise. Otherwise VFR conditions are expected
this morning ahead of a cold front. Cold front arrives late
morning and early afternoon bringing scattered showers and
storms. There is still some uncertainty with timing and coverage,
but mainly expecting from 16-21Z with the somewhat better chances
KSYR-KRME-KBGM-KAVP versus KITH-KELM where the front may pass
through too soon for thunderstorms to generate.
West to northwest winds will gradually pick up throughout the
morning. Peak gusts of 15 to 20 kts are expected during the
afternoon. Like yesterday, winds could be strong within showers
and storms that pass over terminals.
Outlook:
Friday Night...Mainly VFR; fog and restrictions late overnight.
Saturday...Mainly VFR
Sunday...Showers and thunderstorms with associated restrictions
possible.
Sunday night through Monday...Mainly VFR; early morning fog and
restrictions possible.
Tuesday...Low chance for afternoon showers and thunderstorms
and associated restrictions.
&&
.BGM WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PA...None.
NY...None.
&&
$$
DISCUSSION...KL
AVIATION...ES/MP
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