National Weather Service Forecast for: Wilkes Barre PA
Issued by: National Weather Service Binghamton, NY
Updated: 2:30 pm EDT May 16, 2026

Wilkes-Barre
 
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 81. Southwest wind around 8 mph.
High: 81 °F
Tonight

Tonight: A slight chance of showers between 9pm and 10pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Low: 59 °F
Sunday

Sunday: Patchy fog before 7am.  Otherwise, partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 85. Light southwest wind.
High: 85 °F
Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. Calm wind.
Low: 61 °F
Monday

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 89. Calm wind becoming southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.
High: 89 °F
Monday
Night
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 66.
Low: 66 °F
Tuesday

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 91.
High: 91 °F
Tuesday
Night
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 68.
Low: 68 °F
Wednesday

Wednesday: A chance of showers, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm.  High near 91. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
High: 91 °F
Sunny

Slight Chance
Showers then
Partly Cloudy
Patchy Fog
then Sunny
Partly Cloudy

Sunny

Mostly Clear

Sunny

Partly Cloudy

Chance
Showers then
Showers

 

This Afternoon
 
Sunny, with a high near 81. Southwest wind around 8 mph.
Tonight
 
A slight chance of showers between 9pm and 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday
 
Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 85. Light southwest wind.
Sunday Night
 
Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. Calm wind.
Monday
 
Sunny, with a high near 89. Calm wind becoming southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
 
Mostly clear, with a low around 66.
Tuesday
 
Sunny, with a high near 91.
Tuesday Night
 
Partly cloudy, with a low around 68.
Wednesday
 
A chance of showers, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. High near 91. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Wednesday Night
 
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 8pm, then a chance of showers between 8pm and 2am. Low around 52. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Thursday
 
Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.
Thursday Night
 
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Friday
 
Partly sunny, with a high near 70.

 

Forecast from NOAA-NWS for Wilkes Barre PA.