National Weather Service Forecast for: Wilkes Barre PA
Issued by: National Weather Service Binghamton, NY
Updated: 2:30 pm EDT Jul 1, 2026

Wilkes-Barre
 
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 96. Heat index values as high as 111. Light west wind.
High: 96 °F
Tonight

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 73. Calm wind.
Low: 73 °F
Thursday

Thursday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 102. Heat index values as high as 111. Calm wind becoming southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.
High: 102 °F
Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 75. Calm wind.
Low: 75 °F
Friday

Friday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm.  Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 100. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.  Chance of precipitation is 30%.
High: 100 °F
Friday
Night
Friday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Low: 72 °F
Independence
Day
Independence Day: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm.  Partly sunny and hot, with a high near 96. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
High: 96 °F
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 8pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8pm and 2am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Low: 69 °F
Sunday

Sunday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm.  Partly sunny and hot, with a high near 93. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
High: 93 °F
Hot

Mostly Clear

Hot

Mostly Clear

Sunny then
Chance
T-storms
Chance
T-storms then
Mostly Clear
Mostly Sunny
then Showers
Likely
Showers
Likely then
Chance
T-storms
Partly Sunny
then Showers
Likely

Extreme Heat Warning
Hazardous Weather Outlook
 

This Afternoon
 
Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 96. Heat index values as high as 111. Light west wind.
Tonight
 
Mostly clear, with a low around 73. Calm wind.
Thursday
 
Sunny and hot, with a high near 102. Heat index values as high as 111. Calm wind becoming southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
 
Mostly clear, with a low around 75. Calm wind.
Friday
 
A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 100. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Friday Night
 
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Independence Day
 
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Partly sunny and hot, with a high near 96. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday Night
 
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 8pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8pm and 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday
 
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Partly sunny and hot, with a high near 93. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Sunday Night
 
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Monday
 
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 89. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Monday Night
 
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Tuesday
 
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 86. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

 

Forecast from NOAA-NWS for Wilkes Barre PA.