National Weather Service Forecast for: Wilkes Barre PA
Issued by: National Weather Service Binghamton, NY
Updated: 2:30 pm EDT Jul 27, 2026

Wilkes-Barre
 
Tonight

Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 4am, then a slight chance of thunderstorms between 4am and 5am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5am.  Patchy fog after 3am.  Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 64. Calm wind.  Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Low: 64 °F
Tuesday

Tuesday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly before 5pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 5pm.  High near 77. East wind 5 to 9 mph becoming south in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
High: 77 °F
Tuesday
Night
Tuesday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 8pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 8pm and 11pm, then a chance of showers after 11pm.  Cloudy, with a low around 64. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Low: 64 °F
Wednesday

Wednesday: Showers likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 11am.  High near 75. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
High: 75 °F
Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 11pm, then showers likely.  Low around 62. Northwest wind around 7 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Low: 62 °F
Thursday

Thursday: A chance of showers before 11am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11am and 2pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
High: 78 °F
Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 8pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Low: 61 °F
Friday

Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 82.
High: 82 °F
Friday
Night
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 62.
Low: 62 °F
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Mostly Cloudy
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Hazardous Weather Outlook
 

Tonight
 
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 4am, then a slight chance of thunderstorms between 4am and 5am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5am. Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 64. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday
 
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly before 5pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 5pm. High near 77. East wind 5 to 9 mph becoming south in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Tuesday Night
 
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 8pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 8pm and 11pm, then a chance of showers after 11pm. Cloudy, with a low around 64. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Wednesday
 
Showers likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 11am. High near 75. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Wednesday Night
 
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 11pm, then showers likely. Low around 62. Northwest wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Thursday
 
A chance of showers before 11am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11am and 2pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Thursday Night
 
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Friday
 
Partly sunny, with a high near 82.
Friday Night
 
Partly cloudy, with a low around 62.
Saturday
 
Mostly sunny, with a high near 84.
Saturday Night
 
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66.
Sunday
 
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 85. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Sunday Night
 
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Monday
 
A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 83. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

 

Forecast from NOAA-NWS for Wilkes Barre PA.