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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

65°F

18°C

Humidity 81%
Wind Speed SW 18 G 36 mph
Barometer 29.70 in (1005.3 mb)
Dewpoint 59°F (15°C)
Visibility 6.00 mi
Last update 11 Mar 7:54 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

Cortez PA

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms. Low around 33. Southwest wind around 17 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    Low: 33 °F

    Showers

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Rain and snow showers likely before 10am, then a slight chance of snow showers between 10am and 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 34 by 9am. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    High: 38 °F⇓

    Rain/Snow
    Likely and
    Breezy then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 25. West wind 7 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    Low: 25 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Friday

    Friday: A chance of rain and snow between 2pm and 5pm, then a chance of rain after 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 42. South wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 13 to 18 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    High: 42 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Chance
    Rain/Snow

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A chance of rain, possibly mixing with snow after 11pm, then gradually ending. Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. West wind 16 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 31 °F

    Chance
    Rain/Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 41.

    High: 41 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 27.

    Low: 27 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A chance of snow before 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 45. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    High: 45 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Rain, mainly after 2am. Low around 38. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    Low: 38 °F

    Chance Rain
    then Rain

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms. Low around 33. Southwest wind around 17 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Thursday
Rain and snow showers likely before 10am, then a slight chance of snow showers between 10am and 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 34 by 9am. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 25. West wind 7 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Friday
A chance of rain and snow between 2pm and 5pm, then a chance of rain after 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 42. South wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 13 to 18 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Friday Night
A chance of rain, possibly mixing with snow after 11pm, then gradually ending. Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. West wind 16 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 41.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 27.
Sunday
A chance of snow before 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 45. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday Night
Rain, mainly after 2am. Low around 38. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Monday
Rain. High near 57. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Monday Night
Rain and snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 29.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 16.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 33.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Cortez PA
 41.45°N 75.45°W (Elev. 1512 ft)
Last Update:
7:05 pm EDT Mar 11, 2026
Forecast Valid:
8pm EDT Mar 11, 2026-6pm EDT Mar 18, 2026
 
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