National Weather Service Forecast for: Wilkes Barre PA
Issued by: National Weather Service Binghamton, NY
Updated: 2:07 am EDT Jul 15, 2026

Wilkes-Barre
 
Overnight

Overnight: Mostly clear, with a low around 73. Light southwest wind.
Low: 73 °F
Wednesday

Wednesday: Widespread haze between 8am and 3pm. Patchy smoke after 5pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 95. Heat index values as high as 98. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
High: 95 °F
Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: Areas of smoke. Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. Light and variable wind.
Low: 69 °F
Thursday

Thursday: Widespread smoke, mainly between 11am and 5pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 93. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.
High: 93 °F
Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Areas of smoke before 9pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 65. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.
Low: 65 °F
Friday

Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 89.
High: 89 °F
Friday
Night
Friday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Low: 65 °F
Saturday

Saturday: Showers likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm.  High near 86. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
High: 86 °F
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly before 2am.  Low around 67. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Low: 67 °F
Mostly Clear

Haze

Areas Smoke

Smoke

Areas Smoke
then Partly
Cloudy
Partly Sunny

Chance
T-storms then
Showers
Likely
Showers

Showers

Hazardous Weather Outlook
 

Overnight
 
Mostly clear, with a low around 73. Light southwest wind.
Wednesday
 
Widespread haze between 8am and 3pm. Patchy smoke after 5pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 95. Heat index values as high as 98. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Wednesday Night
 
Areas of smoke. Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. Light and variable wind.
Thursday
 
Widespread smoke, mainly between 11am and 5pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 93. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
 
Areas of smoke before 9pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 65. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Friday
 
Partly sunny, with a high near 89.
Friday Night
 
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday
 
Showers likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. High near 86. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Saturday Night
 
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly before 2am. Low around 67. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Sunday
 
A chance of showers between 8am and 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 86. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday Night
 
A chance of thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Monday
 
Mostly sunny, with a high near 88.
Monday Night
 
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Tuesday
 
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Partly sunny, with a high near 87. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

 

Forecast from NOAA-NWS for Wilkes Barre PA.