| National Weather Service Forecast for:
Wilkes Barre PA Issued by: National Weather Service Binghamton, NY |
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| Updated: 6:46 am EDT Aug 16, 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wilkes-Barre | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Today |
Showers likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. High near 77. South wind around 7 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. |
| Tonight |
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 2am, then a chance of showers. Low around 67. Southeast wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible. |
| Monday |
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 4pm and 5pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. |
| Monday Night |
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7pm and 8pm. Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 63. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. |
| Tuesday |
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 84. Light north wind. |
| Tuesday Night |
Mostly clear, with a low around 61. |
| Wednesday |
Sunny, with a high near 85. |
| Wednesday Night |
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Chance of precipitation is 50%. |
| Thursday |
A chance of showers before 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Chance of precipitation is 30%. |
| Thursday Night |
Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. |
| Friday |
Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. |
| Friday Night |
Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. |
| Saturday |
A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Chance of precipitation is 30%. |
Forecast from NOAA-NWS for Wilkes Barre PA.