Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania 7 Day Weather Forecast

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FXUS61 KBGM 290538
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Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Binghamton NY
138 AM EDT Tue Sep 29 2026

.WHAT HAS CHANGED...
No significant changes made to the forecast at this time.

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.KEY MESSAGES...
1) High pressure will start building over the area today, and
will bring a stretch of warmer, drier weather.

2) The pattern will become active late in the week and into the
weekend as rain returns and temperatures become more seasonable.

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.DISCUSSION...
KEY MESSAGE 1...

Current low stratus and foggy conditions will continue through
the night, with these conditions clearing up around the late
morning hours. Persistent northerly flow will keep some
moisture around, and cloudy skies will likely linger well into
the afternoon before drier air moves in from the north. Without
the any rain expected today, and some breaks in the clouds
through the morning, temperatures are expected to climb into
the 60s across the region. Clearing skies overnight will lead to
good radiational cooling and fog development. There is
potential for fog to become widespread across the region.

A ridge builds into the region tomorrow. Southwesterly flow
will advect in warmer air, helping push temperatures into the
70s and even 80s through Thursday. Nighttime temperatures will
be more mild as well, only falling into the 50s and 60s.


KEY MESSAGE 2...

The next chance for rain across the region comes with a frontal
boundary late in the week. This system approaches the region
Thursday night and begins to slowly move through on Friday. The
front eventually departs the region on Saturday with high pressure
and cooler air filling in behind. The high pressure quickly slides
off to the east, allowing for a low pressure system to move up into
the Northeast on Sunday. Additional showers are expected with this
system to round out the weekend. Unlike this week`s Nor`easter, this
low pressure system will be quicker to move through with potential
for drier conditions to start next week.

With both of these systems, there are uncertainties. The arrival of
the frontal system still varies by 6 to 12 hours between guidance.
Models have also trended slightly slower with this system. While
guidance have come into better agreement with the timing of Sunday`s
system, there is still uncertainty on the track and how it interacts
with a low in Canada.

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.AVIATION /06Z TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
Plenty of low level moisture will bring low ceilings and some
patchy fog this morning. As a result, widespread IFR-or-worse
restrictions are expected, although restrictions may
occasionally bounce between MVFR and IFR. Restrictions will
gradually improve by the late morning, but lingering Fuel
Alternate/MVFR ceilings will be possible into the afternoon.
Finally, by late this afternoon, conditions will return to
mainly VFR.

Outlook...

Wednesday through Thursday...Mainly VFR. Morning fog in the
favorable areas, especially at KELM will be possible, which will
likely result in restrictions.

Friday through Saturday...Scattered showers and associated
restrictions possible.

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

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DISCUSSION...KL
AVIATION...BJG