National Weather Service Forecast for: Wilkes Barre PA
Issued by: National Weather Service Binghamton, NY
Updated: 2:07 am EDT Jul 16, 2026

Wilkes-Barre
 
Overnight

Overnight: Widespread smoke. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Calm wind.
Low: 68 °F
Thursday

Thursday: Widespread smoke, mainly before 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
High: 90 °F
Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Widespread smoke, mainly before 3am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.
Low: 63 °F
Friday

Friday: Areas of smoke before 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 89. Calm wind.
High: 89 °F
Friday
Night
Friday Night: A chance of showers after 2am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. Calm wind.  Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Low: 67 °F
Saturday

Saturday: Showers likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 11am.  High near 85. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
High: 85 °F
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 2am, then a chance of showers.  Low around 67. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Low: 67 °F
Sunday

Sunday: A chance of showers before 8am.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
High: 83 °F
Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58.
Low: 58 °F
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Hazardous Weather Outlook
Air Quality Alert
 

Overnight
 
Widespread smoke. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Calm wind.
Thursday
 
Widespread smoke, mainly before 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Thursday Night
 
Widespread smoke, mainly before 3am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Friday
 
Areas of smoke before 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 89. Calm wind.
Friday Night
 
A chance of showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday
 
Showers likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 11am. High near 85. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Saturday Night
 
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 2am, then a chance of showers. Low around 67. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Sunday
 
A chance of showers before 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday Night
 
Mostly clear, with a low around 58.
Monday
 
Sunny, with a high near 86.
Monday Night
 
Partly cloudy, with a low around 64.
Tuesday
 
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Partly sunny, with a high near 86. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Tuesday Night
 
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Wednesday
 
A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 83. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

 

Forecast from NOAA-NWS for Wilkes Barre PA.