National Weather Service Forecast for: Wilkes Barre PA
Issued by: National Weather Service Binghamton, NY
Updated: 2:30 pm EDT Jul 13, 2026

Wilkes-Barre
 
Overnight

Overnight: Clear, with a low around 66. Light south wind.
Low: 66 °F
Tuesday

Tuesday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Heat index values as high as 103. Light southwest wind becoming west 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon.
High: 97 °F
Tuesday
Night
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 73. Southwest wind 3 to 5 mph.
Low: 73 °F
Wednesday

Wednesday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm.  Sunny and hot, with a high near 99. Heat index values as high as 104. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.
High: 99 °F
Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.
Low: 68 °F
Thursday

Thursday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 93.
High: 93 °F
Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 65.
Low: 65 °F
Friday

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 90.
High: 90 °F
Friday
Night
Friday Night: A chance of showers after 2am.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Low: 65 °F
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Hazardous Weather Outlook
 

Overnight
 
Clear, with a low around 66. Light south wind.
Tuesday
 
Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Heat index values as high as 103. Light southwest wind becoming west 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
 
Mostly clear, with a low around 73. Southwest wind 3 to 5 mph.
Wednesday
 
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Sunny and hot, with a high near 99. Heat index values as high as 104. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Wednesday Night
 
Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Thursday
 
Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 93.
Thursday Night
 
Mostly clear, with a low around 65.
Friday
 
Sunny, with a high near 90.
Friday Night
 
A chance of showers after 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Saturday
 
A chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 88. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday Night
 
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday
 
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 84. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Sunday Night
 
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Monday
 
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

 

Forecast from NOAA-NWS for Wilkes Barre PA.