National Weather Service Forecast for: Wilkes Barre PA
Issued by: National Weather Service Binghamton, NY
Updated: 12:14 am EDT May 13, 2026

Wilkes-Barre
 
Overnight

Overnight: Cloudy, with a low around 49. Light south wind.
Low: 49 °F
Wednesday

Wednesday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
High: 70 °F
Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: Showers and thunderstorms before 2am, then a chance of showers.  Low around 49. South wind around 6 mph becoming calm  in the evening.  Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Low: 49 °F
Thursday

Thursday: A slight chance of showers between 7am and 9am.  Partly sunny, with a high near 64. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.
High: 64 °F
Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: A slight chance of showers before 8pm, then a chance of showers after 2am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. Light northwest wind.  Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Low: 47 °F
Friday

Friday: A chance of showers before 8am.  Partly sunny, with a high near 70. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
High: 70 °F
Friday
Night
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Low: 50 °F
Saturday

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.
High: 81 °F
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Low: 57 °F
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Overnight
 
Cloudy, with a low around 49. Light south wind.
Wednesday
 
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday Night
 
Showers and thunderstorms before 2am, then a chance of showers. Low around 49. South wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday
 
A slight chance of showers between 7am and 9am. Partly sunny, with a high near 64. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday Night
 
A slight chance of showers before 8pm, then a chance of showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. Light northwest wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Friday
 
A chance of showers before 8am. Partly sunny, with a high near 70. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Friday Night
 
Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Saturday
 
Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.
Saturday Night
 
Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Sunday
 
Sunny, with a high near 88.
Sunday Night
 
Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.
Monday
 
Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 92.
Monday Night
 
Partly cloudy, with a low around 64.
Tuesday
 
Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 94.

 

Forecast from NOAA-NWS for Wilkes Barre PA.