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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Wilkes-Barre - Scranton, Wilkes-Barre / Scranton International Airport (KAVP)

Lat: 41.34°NLon: 75.73°WElev: 961ft.

Overcast

55°F

13°C

Humidity 87%
Wind Speed E 6 mph
Barometer 29.66 in (1004.3 mb)
Dewpoint 51°F (11°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill54°F (12°C)
Last update 22 Mar 5:54 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

Wilkes Barre PA

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms before 4am, then showers likely. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Low around 35. Light and variable wind becoming north around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

    Low: 35 °F

    Heavy Rain
    then Showers

  • Monday

    Monday: A slight chance of showers or drizzle before 8am, then a slight chance of drizzle between 8am and 9am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 44. North wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 44 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers then
    Partly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 27. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 27 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 48. Calm wind.

    High: 48 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Calm wind.

    Low: 33 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 55.

    High: 55 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38.

    Low: 38 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 60.

    High: 60 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Rain likely after 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

    Low: 39 °F

    Rain Likely

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms before 4am, then showers likely. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Low around 35. Light and variable wind becoming north around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Monday
A slight chance of showers or drizzle before 8am, then a slight chance of drizzle between 8am and 9am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 44. North wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 27. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 48. Calm wind.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Calm wind.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 55.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 60.
Thursday Night
Rain likely after 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 48.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 23.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 43.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 26.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 50.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Wilkes Barre PA
 41.23°N 75.88°W (Elev. 650 ft)
Last Update:
4:04 pm EDT Mar 22, 2026
Forecast Valid:
6pm EDT Mar 22, 2026-6pm EDT Mar 29, 2026
 
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