| National Weather Service Forecast for:
Wilkes Barre PA Issued by: National Weather Service Binghamton, NY |
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| Updated: 8:20 am EDT Aug 31, 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Today |
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 3pm, then scattered showers and thunderstorms between 3pm and 4pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. |
| Tonight |
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 2am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 4am. Patchy fog between 9pm and 10pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. |
| Tuesday |
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Heat index values as high as 98. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. |
| Tuesday Night |
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2am. Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. |
| Wednesday |
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 84. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%. |
| Wednesday Night |
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 68. Chance of precipitation is 80%. |
| Thursday |
Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 86. Chance of precipitation is 60%. |
| Thursday Night |
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Chance of precipitation is 60%. |
| Friday |
Partly sunny, with a high near 80. |
| Friday Night |
Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. |
| Saturday |
Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. |
| Saturday Night |
Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. |
| Sunday |
Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. |
Forecast from NOAA-NWS for Wilkes Barre PA.