National Weather Service Forecast for: Wilkes Barre PA
Issued by: National Weather Service Binghamton, NY
Updated: 7:45 pm EST Dec 23, 2025

Wilkes-Barre
 
Tonight

Tonight: Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 33. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Low: 33 °F
Wednesday

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 39. West wind 5 to 13 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.
High: 39 °F
Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 26. Calm wind.
Low: 26 °F
Christmas
Day
Christmas Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42. Light and variable wind becoming northwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
High: 42 °F
Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. North wind 3 to 6 mph. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Low: 20 °F
Friday

Friday: A slight chance of snow before 1pm, then snow likely, possibly mixed with freezing rain.  Cloudy, with a high near 30. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
High: 30 °F
Friday
Night
Friday Night: Snow before 1am, then snow and freezing rain likely.  Low around 24. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Low: 24 °F
Saturday

Saturday: A chance of rain or freezing rain before 1pm.  Cloudy, with a high near 35. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
High: 35 °F
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: A chance of rain after 1am.  Cloudy, with a low around 31. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Low: 31 °F
Decreasing
Clouds

Mostly Sunny

Increasing
Clouds

Mostly Cloudy

Mostly Cloudy

Slight Chance
Snow then
Wintry Mix
Likely
Snow then
Wintry Mix

Chance
Rain/Freezing
Rain
Cloudy then
Chance Rain

Hazardous Weather Outlook
 

Tonight
 
Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 33. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Wednesday
 
Mostly sunny, with a high near 39. West wind 5 to 13 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.
Wednesday Night
 
Increasing clouds, with a low around 26. Calm wind.
Christmas Day
 
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42. Light and variable wind becoming northwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
 
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. North wind 3 to 6 mph. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Friday
 
A slight chance of snow before 1pm, then snow likely, possibly mixed with freezing rain. Cloudy, with a high near 30. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Friday Night
 
Snow before 1am, then snow and freezing rain likely. Low around 24. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Saturday
 
A chance of rain or freezing rain before 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 35. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday Night
 
A chance of rain after 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 31. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday
 
Rain. High near 43. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Sunday Night
 
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Monday
 
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 30.
Monday Night
 
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17.
Tuesday
 
Partly sunny, with a high near 28.

 

Forecast from NOAA-NWS for Wilkes Barre PA.