| National Weather Service Forecast for:
Wilkes Barre PA Issued by: National Weather Service Binghamton, NY |
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| Updated: 5:37 pm EDT Jul 3, 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Extreme Heat Warning
Hazardous Weather Outlook
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
| This Afternoon |
Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy and hot, with a high near 99. Heat index values as high as 104. West wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. |
| Tonight |
Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. |
| Independence Day |
Scattered showers before 2pm, then scattered showers and thunderstorms between 2pm and 3pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 3pm. Increasing clouds and hot, with a high near 93. Heat index values as high as 98. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible. |
| Saturday Night |
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible. |
| Sunday |
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 89. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 80%. |
| Sunday Night |
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 5am, then showers likely. Low around 66. Chance of precipitation is 90%. |
| Monday |
Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. High near 82. Chance of precipitation is 90%. |
| Monday Night |
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 2am, then showers likely. Low around 64. Chance of precipitation is 80%. |
| Tuesday |
Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. Chance of precipitation is 60%. |
| Tuesday Night |
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Chance of precipitation is 30%. |
| Wednesday |
A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 85. Chance of precipitation is 30%. |
| Wednesday Night |
Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. |
| Thursday |
A chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Chance of precipitation is 30%. |
| Thursday Night |
A chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. Chance of precipitation is 30%. |
| Friday |
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 88. |
Forecast from NOAA-NWS for Wilkes Barre PA.