National Weather Service Forecast for: Wilkes Barre PA
Issued by: National Weather Service Binghamton, NY
Updated: 1:14 pm EDT Jun 30, 2026

Wilkes-Barre
 
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Partly sunny and hot, with a high near 93. Heat index values as high as 99. Southwest wind around 7 mph.
High: 93 °F
Tonight

Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. South wind 3 to 5 mph.
Low: 70 °F
Wednesday

Wednesday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Heat index values as high as 110. Calm wind becoming southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.
High: 97 °F
Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. Calm wind.
Low: 74 °F
Thursday

Thursday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 102. Calm wind becoming west around 6 mph in the afternoon.
High: 102 °F
Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 76.
Low: 76 °F
Friday

Friday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 101.
High: 101 °F
Friday
Night
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 73.
Low: 73 °F
Independence
Day
Independence Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm.  Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
High: 98 °F
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Hazardous Weather Outlook
Extreme Heat Warning
 

This Afternoon
 
Partly sunny and hot, with a high near 93. Heat index values as high as 99. Southwest wind around 7 mph.
Tonight
 
Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. South wind 3 to 5 mph.
Wednesday
 
Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Heat index values as high as 110. Calm wind becoming southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
 
Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. Calm wind.
Thursday
 
Sunny and hot, with a high near 102. Calm wind becoming west around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
 
Clear, with a low around 76.
Friday
 
Sunny and hot, with a high near 101.
Friday Night
 
Partly cloudy, with a low around 73.
Independence Day
 
A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Saturday Night
 
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday
 
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny and hot, with a high near 93. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Sunday Night
 
Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Monday
 
Showers likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 90. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

 

Forecast from NOAA-NWS for Wilkes Barre PA.