National Weather Service Forecast for: Wilkes Barre PA
Issued by: National Weather Service Binghamton, NY
Updated: 2:30 am EDT Jun 17, 2026

Wilkes-Barre
 
Overnight

Overnight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Calm wind.
Low: 55 °F
Wednesday

Wednesday: A chance of showers before 10am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.  Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
High: 81 °F
Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: A slight chance of showers before 7pm, then a slight chance of showers after 1am.  Increasing clouds, with a low around 62. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph after midnight.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Low: 62 °F
Thursday

Thursday: Showers and thunderstorms, mainly before noon.  High near 87. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
High: 87 °F
Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Low: 60 °F
Juneteenth

Juneteenth: Sunny, with a high near 81.
High: 81 °F
Friday
Night
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56.
Low: 56 °F
Saturday

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 78.
High: 78 °F
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55.
Low: 55 °F
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Overnight
 
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Calm wind.
Wednesday
 
A chance of showers before 10am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday Night
 
A slight chance of showers before 7pm, then a slight chance of showers after 1am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 62. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday
 
Showers and thunderstorms, mainly before noon. High near 87. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday Night
 
Mostly clear, with a low around 60. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Juneteenth
 
Sunny, with a high near 81.
Friday Night
 
Mostly clear, with a low around 56.
Saturday
 
Sunny, with a high near 78.
Saturday Night
 
Mostly clear, with a low around 55.
Sunday
 
Sunny, with a high near 80.
Sunday Night
 
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Monday
 
Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Monday Night
 
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Tuesday
 
Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.

 

Forecast from NOAA-NWS for Wilkes Barre PA.