National Weather Service Forecast for: Wilkes Barre PA
Issued by: National Weather Service Binghamton, NY
Updated: 2:30 am EDT Aug 20, 2026
 
Today

Today: Showers, mainly between noon and 5pm.  Areas of fog before 10am. High near 74. Calm wind.  Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Chance
Showers and
Areas Fog
then Showers
Tonight

Tonight: A chance of showers, mainly before 7pm.  Areas of fog after 9pm.  Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 57. Calm wind.  Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Chance
Showers and
Areas Fog
then Areas
Fog
Friday

Friday: Patchy fog before 10am.  Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Calm wind.
Patchy Fog
then Mostly
Sunny

Friday
Night
Friday Night: A chance of showers after 2am.  Patchy fog after 2am.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Calm wind.  Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Partly Cloudy
then Chance
Showers and
Patchy Fog
Saturday

Saturday: A chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm.  Areas of fog before 9am.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. Calm wind.  Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Showers
Likely and
Areas Fog

Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 11pm, then a chance of showers.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Showers
Likely

Sunday

Sunday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Partly Sunny
then Chance
T-storms

Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Chance
T-storms then
Mostly Clear

Monday

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 77.
Sunny


Hi 74 °F Lo 57 °F Hi 81 °F Lo 62 °F Hi 79 °F Lo 63 °F Hi 81 °F Lo 57 °F Hi 77 °F

Hazardous Weather Outlook
 

Today
 
Showers, mainly between noon and 5pm. Areas of fog before 10am. High near 74. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Tonight
 
A chance of showers, mainly before 7pm. Areas of fog after 9pm. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 57. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Friday
 
Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Calm wind.
Friday Night
 
A chance of showers after 2am. Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday
 
A chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Areas of fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday Night
 
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 11pm, then a chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday
 
A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Sunday Night
 
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Monday
 
Sunny, with a high near 77.
Monday Night
 
Mostly clear, with a low around 56.
Tuesday
 
Sunny, with a high near 79.
Tuesday Night
 
Partly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Wednesday
 
A chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

 

Forecast from NOAA-NWS for Wilkes Barre PA.