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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 Jun 23, 2026 |
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This Afternoon
 Mostly Cloudy
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Tonight
 Decreasing Clouds
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Wednesday
 Sunny
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Wednesday Night
 Mostly Clear
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Thursday
 Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance T-storms
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Thursday Night
 Showers
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Friday
 Chance Showers then Chance T-storms
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Friday Night
 Chance T-storms then Showers Likely
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Saturday
 Showers Likely
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| Hi 75 °F |
Lo 55 °F |
Hi 80 °F |
Lo 57 °F |
Hi 84 °F |
Lo 61 °F |
Hi 82 °F |
Lo 63 °F |
Hi 79 °F |
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This Afternoon
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Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. North wind around 7 mph. |
Tonight
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Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 55. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. |
Wednesday
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Sunny, with a high near 80. Calm wind becoming northwest around 6 mph in the afternoon. |
Wednesday Night
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Mostly clear, with a low around 57. Calm wind. |
Thursday
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A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Calm wind becoming southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%. |
Thursday Night
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A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm between 8pm and 2am, then a chance of showers after 2am. Low around 61. Chance of precipitation is 90%. |
Friday
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A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 82. Chance of precipitation is 50%. |
Friday Night
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A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely after 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Chance of precipitation is 70%. |
Saturday
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Showers likely, mainly before 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. Chance of precipitation is 60%. |
Saturday Night
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A chance of showers before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Chance of precipitation is 30%. |
Sunday
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Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. |
Sunday Night
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Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. |
Monday
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Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. |
Forecast from NOAA-NWS
for Wilkes Barre PA.
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Weather Forecast Discussion
197
FXUS61 KBGM 231724
AFDBGM
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Binghamton NY
124 PM EDT Tue Jun 23 2026
.WHAT HAS CHANGED...
No changes made from the NBM or previous forecast.
&&
.KEY MESSAGES...
1) Quiet weather again tomorrow, then a frontal system will
bring a chance for showers and thunderstorms on Thursday with
warmer conditions.
2) Warming trend through the weekend with ridging building in.
Upper ridge will center itself over the region early next week,
with temperatures turning above average.
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.DISCUSSION...
KEY MESSAGE 1...
Quiet weather is expected again on Wednesday, but it will remain
cool with northwest flow overhead. A warm front pushes northward
into the region on Thursday morning and may kick off a few
showers or storms early in the day. This will also increase
moisture and temperatures for Thursday afternoon and evening out
ahead of an approaching cold front. Model soundings are showing
some decent instability, especially across our western zones,
with CAPE just over 1000 J/kg. Also, there should be enough
shear in play with ensembles still indicating anywhere between
30 to 45 knots of 0-6 km shear. If the current forecast
continues to hold, would not be surprised if a marginal risk for
severe storms is eventually introduce by SPC in upcoming
forecasts. Severe type is mainly looking like a wind threat,
but forecast soundings also show some curvature of the winds in
the low levels, so if enough instability can develop with low
enough LCLs, there could be a weak tornado risk.
KEY MESSAGE 2...
Flow aloft remains zonal, with weak warm air advection at 850
mb through the weekend, helping to boost afternoon high
temperatures. A large upper level ridge could settle over the
region by early next week and this would likely send
temperatures above average with widespread upper 80s to low 90s
possible by Tuesday. Also, moisture will be on the increase,
with dew point temperatures possibly climbing into the 60s or
even higher, so it will feel much more muggy with the heat. At
this time, still way too early to tell if any heat headlines
would be needed, as a lot of uncertainty remains with cloud
cover, and we could be on the periphery of the high pressure
and this would allow for potential afternoon thunderstorms.
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.AVIATION /18Z TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
MVFR ceilings will hang around for the next few hours before high
pressure building into the area will improve conditions to
VFR. Clearing skies later could help generate fog and IFR and
lower restrictions at a few terminals tonight, but current
confidence is too low at this time to include in this TAF
package, and will be re-evaluated at for the 00Z TAF package.
Outlook:
Wednesday...Mainly VFR.
Thursday through Sunday...Additional restrictions possible as
as several disturbances will bring rounds of showers and
thunderstorms.
&&
.BGM WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PA...None.
NY...None.
&&
$$
DISCUSSION...AJG/MPK
AVIATION...KL
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