National Weather Service Forecast for: Wilkes Barre PA
Issued by: National Weather Service Binghamton, NY
Updated: 6:14 am EDT Sep 1, 2026

Wilkes-Barre
 
Today

Today: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 87. Heat index values as high as 95. Southwest wind 3 to 5 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
High: 87 °F
Tonight

Tonight: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7pm and 11pm.  Patchy fog after 10pm.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Calm wind.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Low: 68 °F
Wednesday

Wednesday: Showers likely, mainly before 11am.  Patchy fog before 10am.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 82. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
High: 82 °F
Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 8pm.  Low around 68. Southeast wind around 5 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Low: 68 °F
Thursday

Thursday: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 11am, then a chance of showers between 11am and 2pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 86. Southwest wind 3 to 6 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 70%.
High: 86 °F
Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 11pm, then a chance of showers between 11pm and 2am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Low: 65 °F
Friday

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.
High: 82 °F
Friday
Night
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59.
Low: 59 °F
Saturday

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
High: 77 °F
Showers
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Showers
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Patchy Fog
then Patchy
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Patchy Fog
then Slight
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Showers
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Mostly Sunny


Partly Cloudy


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Hazardous Weather Outlook
 

Today
 
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 87. Heat index values as high as 95. Southwest wind 3 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
 
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7pm and 11pm. Patchy fog after 10pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday
 
Showers likely, mainly before 11am. Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 82. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Wednesday Night
 
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 8pm. Low around 68. Southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Thursday
 
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 11am, then a chance of showers between 11am and 2pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 86. Southwest wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Thursday Night
 
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 11pm, then a chance of showers between 11pm and 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Friday
 
Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.
Friday Night
 
Partly cloudy, with a low around 59.
Saturday
 
Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
Saturday Night
 
Mostly clear, with a low around 57.
Sunday
 
Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
Sunday Night
 
Mostly clear, with a low around 57.
Labor Day
 
A chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

 

Forecast from NOAA-NWS for Wilkes Barre PA.