National Weather Service Forecast for: Wilkes Barre PA
Issued by: National Weather Service Binghamton, NY
Updated: 4:04 am EDT Jul 17, 2026

Wilkes-Barre
 
Today

Today: Widespread smoke, mainly before 9am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Calm wind.
High: 86 °F
Tonight

Tonight: Patchy smoke. Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. Calm wind.
Low: 65 °F
Saturday

Saturday: Showers and thunderstorms before 2pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly after 2pm.  Widespread smoke before 3pm. High near 83. South wind 3 to 8 mph. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
High: 83 °F
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 8pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm between 8pm and 2am.  Low around 66. Southwest wind 5 to 7 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Low: 66 °F
Sunday

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Northwest wind around 8 mph.
High: 81 °F
Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56.
Low: 56 °F
Monday

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 84.
High: 84 °F
Monday
Night
Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64.
Low: 64 °F
Tuesday

Tuesday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly after 2pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 85. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
High: 85 °F
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Hazardous Weather Outlook
Air Quality Alert
 

Today
 
Widespread smoke, mainly before 9am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Calm wind.
Tonight
 
Patchy smoke. Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. Calm wind.
Saturday
 
Showers and thunderstorms before 2pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly after 2pm. Widespread smoke before 3pm. High near 83. South wind 3 to 8 mph. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Saturday Night
 
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 8pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm between 8pm and 2am. Low around 66. Southwest wind 5 to 7 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday
 
Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Northwest wind around 8 mph.
Sunday Night
 
Mostly clear, with a low around 56.
Monday
 
Sunny, with a high near 84.
Monday Night
 
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64.
Tuesday
 
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 85. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Tuesday Night
 
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 2am, then a chance of showers. Low around 65. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Wednesday
 
A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Wednesday Night
 
A chance of showers. Mostly clear, with a low around 58. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Thursday
 
Sunny, with a high near 81.

 

Forecast from NOAA-NWS for Wilkes Barre PA.