National Weather Service Forecast for: Wilkes Barre PA
Issued by: National Weather Service Binghamton, NY
Updated: 2:39 pm EDT May 19, 2026

Wilkes-Barre
 
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: A chance of showers and thunderstorms.  Partly sunny, with a high near 90. Southwest wind around 8 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
High: 90 °F
Tonight

Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. Light south wind.
Low: 69 °F
Wednesday

Wednesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 1pm and 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 84. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 7 mph in the morning.  Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
High: 84 °F
Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: A chance of showers before 7pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. North wind around 6 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Low: 49 °F
Thursday

Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 69. North wind 5 to 7 mph.
High: 69 °F
Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Low: 47 °F
Friday

Friday: A chance of showers after 2pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 69. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
High: 69 °F
Friday
Night
Friday Night: Showers, mainly after 8pm.  Low around 47. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Low: 47 °F
Saturday

Saturday: Showers.  High near 59. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
High: 59 °F
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Hazardous Weather Outlook
 

This Afternoon
 
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 90. Southwest wind around 8 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. 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. Light south wind.
Wednesday
 
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 1pm and 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 84. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 7 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday Night
 
A chance of showers before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. North wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday
 
Partly sunny, with a high near 69. North wind 5 to 7 mph.
Thursday Night
 
Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Friday
 
A chance of showers after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 69. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Friday Night
 
Showers, mainly after 8pm. Low around 47. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Saturday
 
Showers. High near 59. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Saturday Night
 
Showers. Patchy fog after 4am. Low around 49. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Sunday
 
Showers likely. Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 67. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday Night
 
A chance of showers. Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Memorial Day
 
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

 

Forecast from NOAA-NWS for Wilkes Barre PA.