National Weather Service Forecast for: Wilkes Barre PA
Issued by: National Weather Service Binghamton, NY
Updated: 6:58 pm EDT Aug 4, 2026

Wilkes-Barre
 
Tonight

Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Calm wind.
Low: 63 °F
Wednesday

Wednesday: Patchy fog before 7am.  Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Light and variable wind.
High: 84 °F
Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2am, then a slight chance of showers after 4am.  Increasing clouds, with a low around 69. Calm wind.  Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Low: 69 °F
Thursday

Thursday: A slight chance of showers before 11am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11am and 2pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 87. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.  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
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 70. Calm wind.  Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Low: 70 °F
Friday

Friday: A slight chance of showers before 11am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11am and 2pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 86. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
High: 86 °F
Friday
Night
Friday 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 68. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Low: 68 °F
Saturday

Saturday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 85. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
High: 85 °F
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Low: 68 °F
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Tonight
 
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Calm wind.
Wednesday
 
Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Light and variable wind.
Wednesday Night
 
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2am, then a slight chance of showers after 4am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 69. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday
 
A slight chance of showers before 11am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11am and 2pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 87. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday Night
 
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 11pm, then a chance of showers between 11pm and 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Friday
 
A slight chance of showers before 11am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11am and 2pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 86. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Friday 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 68. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday
 
A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 85. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Saturday Night
 
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday
 
Mostly sunny, with a high near 86.
Sunday Night
 
Partly cloudy, with a low around 68.
Monday
 
Mostly sunny, with a high near 87.
Monday Night
 
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Tuesday
 
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Partly sunny, with a high near 85. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

 

Forecast from NOAA-NWS for Wilkes Barre PA.