Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania 7 Day Weather Forecast

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Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Binghamton NY
1253 PM EST Fri Jan 30 2026

.WHAT HAS CHANGED...
No major changes made at with this update.

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.KEY MESSAGES...
1) Lake effect snow showers continue through Saturday with
light accumulations over north central NY.

2) Arctic air mass remains in place through the weekend.

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.DISCUSSION...
KEY MESSAGE 1...

Light lake effect snow showers continues with west to northwest
flow. The lake effect snow showers off Ontario extend into
central NY this afternoon and there has been some Finger Lake
enhancement as well. Flow off of the lakes continues through
Saturday, so expect these lake enhanced clouds and snow showers
to persist. Accumulations are mainly expected over S. Cayuga,
Onondaga and Madison counties. Areas slightly south of this
could see a dusting to a half inch. Onondaga County will see a
general 1 to 3 inches through tomorrow morning with localized
higher amounts of 4 inches or more possible in the far northwestern
portion of the county.


Key Message #2...

Arctic air mass remains over the region for the next several
days. Below zero low temperatures are expected overnight.
Tonight, winds will decouple in valleys and across northern
Oneida County. This should allow for efficient radiational
cooling with lows overnight of 10 to 20 below zero, however,
where temperatures are the coldest, the winds will be lightest,
so no extreme cold warnings were needed for tonight. Wind
chills across the region range 15 to 25 below zero across
central NY (especially along higher terrain) and northeast PA.
Note some higher elevations across the region could briefly see
wind chills near Extreme cold criteria overnight, but the
duration and spatial coverage does not warrant an upgrade to a
warning. This is especially true over higher elevations in the
Poconos for southern Luzerne and Lackawanna county, as the PA
threshold for criteria is also lower (20 below zero).

There is potential for winds to slightly increase Saturday
night into early Sunday morning especially for northeast PA.
This along with some potential clearing along the Wyoming
valley and Poconos mountain region could help bring wind
chills below -20 degrees for a longer period of time. A cold
weather advisory remains in effect through Sunday morning for
the entire region, but extreme cold products may be considered
for portions of northeast PA for tomorrow night.

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.AVIATION /18Z FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
Fluctuating conditions between VFR and MVFR are expected at the
Central NY terminals (except for at KELM) due to lake effect
clouds and some scattered snow showers. Brief IFR restrictions
cannot be ruled out in any brief steadier snow shower. More
widespread MVFR to Fuel Alternate restrictions are expected
tonight, with the exception being at KAVP. While lake effect
snow showers will gradually dissipate Saturday morning, some
lingering ceiling restrictions will be possible.

Outlook...

Saturday through Saturday night...Some lingering ceiling
restrictions possible at the Central NY terminals.

Sunday through Wednesday..Mainly VFR.

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.BGM WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PA...Cold Weather Advisory until 9 AM EST Sunday for PAZ038>040-043-
     044-047-048-072.
NY...Cold Weather Advisory until 9 AM EST Sunday for NYZ009-015>018-
     022>025-036-037-044>046-055>057-062.

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DISCUSSION...ES/MPK
AVIATION...BJG