National Weather Service Forecast for: Wilkes Barre PA
Issued by: National Weather Service Binghamton, NY
Updated: 2:30 am EDT Aug 8, 2026

Wilkes-Barre
 
Today

Today: Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2pm.  Patchy fog before 7am.  Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 87. Heat index values as high as 95. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.  Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
High: 87 °F
Tonight

Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. Calm wind.
Low: 69 °F
Sunday

Sunday: Areas of fog between 7am and 8am.  Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 87. Light west wind.
High: 87 °F
Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 65. Calm wind.
Low: 65 °F
Monday

Monday: A slight chance of showers after 2pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.
High: 89 °F
Monday
Night
Monday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 5am, then a slight chance of showers.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Low: 68 °F
Tuesday

Tuesday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 85. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
High: 85 °F
Tuesday
Night
Tuesday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 8pm, then a chance of showers.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Low: 65 °F
Wednesday

Wednesday: A chance of showers after 2pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 84. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
High: 84 °F
Isolated
T-storms and
Patchy Fog
then
Scattered
T-storms
Partly Cloudy


Areas Fog
then Sunny


Mostly Clear


Sunny then
Slight Chance
Showers

Chance
Showers


Partly Sunny
then Showers
Likely

Showers
Likely


Partly Sunny
then Chance
Showers

Hazardous Weather Outlook
 

Today
 
Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2pm. Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 87. Heat index values as high as 95. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
 
Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. Calm wind.
Sunday
 
Areas of fog between 7am and 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 87. Light west wind.
Sunday Night
 
Mostly clear, with a low around 65. Calm wind.
Monday
 
A slight chance of showers after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Monday Night
 
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 5am, then a slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Tuesday
 
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 85. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Tuesday Night
 
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 8pm, then a chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Wednesday
 
A chance of showers after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 84. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Wednesday Night
 
A chance of showers before 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Thursday
 
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Thursday Night
 
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Friday
 
Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.

 

Forecast from NOAA-NWS for Wilkes Barre PA.