National Weather Service Forecast for: Wilkes Barre PA
Issued by: National Weather Service Binghamton, NY
Updated: 2:30 am EDT Jul 18, 2026

Wilkes-Barre
 
Today

Today: Showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 4pm.  Areas of smoke. High near 85. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
High: 85 °F
Tonight

Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms, mainly before midnight.  Low around 65. South wind 5 to 8 mph becoming light and variable  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Low: 65 °F
Sunday

Sunday: Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 80. North wind around 8 mph.
High: 80 °F
Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55. Light north wind.
Low: 55 °F
Monday

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 84. Light and variable wind.
High: 84 °F
Monday
Night
Monday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Low: 64 °F
Tuesday

Tuesday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly after 2pm.  High near 83. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
High: 83 °F
Tuesday
Night
Tuesday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 2am, then a chance of showers.  Low around 66. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Low: 66 °F
Wednesday

Wednesday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 82. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
High: 82 °F
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Hazardous Weather Outlook
 

Today
 
Showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 4pm. Areas of smoke. High near 85. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Tonight
 
Showers and thunderstorms, mainly before midnight. Low around 65. South wind 5 to 8 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday
 
Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 80. North wind around 8 mph.
Sunday Night
 
Mostly clear, with a low around 55. Light north wind.
Monday
 
Sunny, with a high near 84. Light and variable wind.
Monday Night
 
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tuesday
 
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly after 2pm. High near 83. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Tuesday Night
 
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 2am, then a chance of showers. Low around 66. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Wednesday
 
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Wednesday Night
 
A chance of thunderstorms before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Thursday
 
Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.
Thursday Night
 
Mostly clear, with a low around 59.
Friday
 
Sunny, with a high near 83.

 

Forecast from NOAA-NWS for Wilkes Barre PA.