National Weather Service Forecast for: Wilkes Barre PA
Issued by: National Weather Service Binghamton, NY
Updated: 2:30 am EDT Aug 15, 2026

Wilkes-Barre
 
Today

Today: Sunny, with a high near 85. Calm wind.
High: 85 °F
Tonight

Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. Calm wind.
Low: 63 °F
Sunday

Sunday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm.  Areas of fog between 7am and 8am. High near 79. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
High: 79 °F
Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm.  Low around 68. South wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Low: 68 °F
Monday

Monday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 85. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.  Chance of precipitation is 30%.
High: 85 °F
Monday
Night
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61.
Low: 61 °F
Tuesday

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 84.
High: 84 °F
Tuesday
Night
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61.
Low: 61 °F
Wednesday

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 85.
High: 85 °F
Sunny

Partly Cloudy

Slight Chance
T-storms and
Areas Fog
then Showers
Showers

Chance
Showers then
Slight Chance
T-storms
Mostly Clear

Sunny

Mostly Clear

Sunny

Hazardous Weather Outlook
 

Today
 
Sunny, with a high near 85. Calm wind.
Tonight
 
Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. Calm wind.
Sunday
 
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Areas of fog between 7am and 8am. High near 79. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Sunday Night
 
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 68. South wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Monday
 
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 85. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Monday Night
 
Mostly clear, with a low around 61.
Tuesday
 
Sunny, with a high near 84.
Tuesday Night
 
Mostly clear, with a low around 61.
Wednesday
 
Sunny, with a high near 85.
Wednesday Night
 
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Thursday
 
A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 83. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Thursday Night
 
A chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Friday
 
Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.

 

Forecast from NOAA-NWS for Wilkes Barre PA.