National Weather Service Forecast for: Wilkes Barre PA
Issued by: National Weather Service Binghamton, NY
Updated: 6:16 am EDT Aug 26, 2026

Wilkes-Barre
 
Today

Today: Areas of fog before 10am.  Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Calm wind.
High: 81 °F
Tonight

Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Light and variable wind.
Low: 64 °F
Thursday

Thursday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 3pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 84. South wind 3 to 7 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
High: 84 °F
Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly before 2am.  Low around 63. Calm wind.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Low: 63 °F
Friday

Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Calm wind.
High: 81 °F
Friday
Night
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Low: 56 °F
Saturday

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 81.
High: 81 °F
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60.
Low: 60 °F
Sunday

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 84.
High: 84 °F
Areas Fog
then Mostly
Sunny
Mostly Cloudy

Partly Sunny
then Chance
T-storms
Showers

Partly Sunny

Partly Cloudy

Sunny

Mostly Clear

Mostly Sunny

Hazardous Weather Outlook
 

Today
 
Areas of fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Calm wind.
Tonight
 
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Light and variable wind.
Thursday
 
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 84. South wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday Night
 
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly before 2am. Low around 63. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Friday
 
Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Calm wind.
Friday Night
 
Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Saturday
 
Sunny, with a high near 81.
Saturday Night
 
Mostly clear, with a low around 60.
Sunday
 
Mostly sunny, with a high near 84.
Sunday Night
 
Partly cloudy, with a low around 65.
Monday
 
Mostly sunny, with a high near 87.
Monday Night
 
Partly cloudy, with a low around 67.
Tuesday
 
A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 87. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

 

Forecast from NOAA-NWS for Wilkes Barre PA.