Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania 7 Day Weather Forecast

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Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Binghamton NY
756 PM EDT Thu Oct 29 2026

.WHAT HAS CHANGED...
Guidance continues to trend drier through the first half of next
week. Otherwise, no significant changes were made to the
current forecast with this update.

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.KEY MESSAGES...
1) A cold front will cross the region tonight, bringing a chance for
some showers, especially for northern portions of the area.

2) Mostly dry conditions will continue from Friday through the
middle of next week with near to above normal temperatures
expected.

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.DISCUSSION...
KEY MESSAGE 1...

A weak cold front will track across the region tonight, with a few
showers possible from the NY/PA line north. The potential for
showers will increase with northward extent with the I90 corridor
receiving a few hundredths to a tenth of an inch of rainfall. Shower
potential will be better in these areas where there is closer
proximity to a low level jet crossing the area, helping to increase
forcing some. Otherwise the most notable feature with the cold
frontal passage will be increased clouds and cooler temperatures in
the mid 50s to low 60s for Friday.

KEY MESSAGE 2...

Behind the passing cold front tonight, a cooler airmass will push
into the region, with lingering lake clouds through the day on
Friday. High pressure will track from the Upper Midwest, across the
Great Lakes and to the coast of New England from Friday through
Sunday, providing dry weather for the period. A couple of lake
showers can`t be completely ruled out for Friday across northern
portions of the area, but the dry nature of the airmass should limit
the shower potential.

Continued ridging across the eastern portion of the CONUS through
the middle of next week will continue the mostly dry pattern. There
is a chance that a weakening trough and a nearby passing warm front
may bring a couple of showers later Monday into Tuesday.

Temperatures will be coolest for Friday and Saturday with afternoon
highs in the mid 50s to low 60s. From there temperatures warm to the
upper 50s to upper 60s for Sunday through the middle of next week,
with some near 70 values also possible at times for next week.

The next potential for more meaningful rainfall is expected for late
Wednesday into Thursday of next week.

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.AVIATION /00Z FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
VFR conditions are expected to continue through much of this
evening out ahead of a cold front approaching from the NW. Some
scattered rain showers are expected to develop, but with dry air
at the surface, restrictions are not expected to develop at
most terminals. Once winds shift to the NW and colder air moves
over the warm lakes, lake effect clouds should develop and
ceilings are expected to start dropping to MVFR/Fuel Alt at RME
and SYR nearing or just after 06Z, lasting through the morning
on Friday.

ELM, ITH and BGM will also see MVFR/Fuel alt restrictions
starting after 06Z as winds shift to the NW. Skies are forecast
to scatter out to VFR during the morning hours, but may hold on
into the early afternoon, especially around ITH, as lake effect
clouds tend to be slow to clear. AVP will remain VFR through the
period. West to northwest wind gusts of 20 to 25 knots are
expected from late morning through the afternoon hours Friday.

Outlook...

Friday evening through Tuesday...Mainly VFR.

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

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DISCUSSION...SJW
AVIATION...DK/JTC