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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.

Light Rain

40°F

4°C

Humidity 89%
Wind Speed E 5 mph
Barometer 29.90 in (1013.0 mb)
Dewpoint 37°F (3°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill36°F (2°C)
Last update 10 Jan 5:54 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

Cortez PA

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers, mainly before midnight. Low around 31. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    Low: 31 °F

    Showers then
    Slight Chance
    Showers

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 36. West wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

    High: 36 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Breezy, with a northwest wind 20 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

    Low: 23 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Breezy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 35. West wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 35 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 26. West wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 26 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 40.

    High: 40 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34.

    Low: 34 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A chance of showers after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 41. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    High: 41 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Showers

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A chance of rain and snow showers before 1am, then a chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    Low: 21 °F

    Chance
    Rain/Snow

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Showers, mainly before midnight. Low around 31. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Sunday
Increasing clouds, with a high near 36. West wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Breezy, with a northwest wind 20 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 35. West wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 26. West wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 40.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34.
Wednesday
A chance of showers after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 41. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Wednesday Night
A chance of rain and snow showers before 1am, then a chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 27.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 13.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 27.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 32.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Cortez PA
 41.45°N 75.45°W (Elev. 1512 ft)
Last Update:
3:22 pm EST Jan 10, 2026
Forecast Valid:
6pm EST Jan 10, 2026-6pm EST Jan 17, 2026
 
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