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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

34°F

1°C

Humidity 89%
Wind Speed Vrbl 5 mph
Barometer 30.35 in (1028.6 mb)
Dewpoint 31°F (-1°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill29°F (-2°C)
Last update 3 Mar 12:54 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

Cortez PA

Winter Weather Advisory March 3, 01:20pm until March 3, 07:00pm
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Winter Weather Advisory
  •  
    Winter Weather Advisory March 3, 01:20pm until March 3, 07:00pm

    NOW until 7:00pm Tue

    Winter Weather Advisory

  • This Afternoon

    High: 34 °F

    Wintry Mix

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Rain, mainly before 1am. Patchy fog after 2am. Low around 34. South wind around 6 mph becoming west after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    Low: 34 °F

    Rain then
    Rain Likely
    and Patchy
    Fog

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 51. Light and variable wind.

    High: 51 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Mostly
    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A chance of rain, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    Low: 34 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain then
    Chance Rain

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Rain. High near 49. Calm wind becoming southeast around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    High: 49 °F

    Rain

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Rain. Low around 41. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

    Low: 41 °F

    Rain

  • Friday

    Friday: A chance of rain before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 54. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    High: 54 °F

    Chance Rain

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 42 °F

    Chance
    Showers

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Snow before 3pm, then freezing rain likely between 3pm and 4pm, then rain likely after 4pm. High near 34. South wind 7 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tonight
Rain, mainly before 1am. Patchy fog after 2am. Low around 34. South wind around 6 mph becoming west after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Wednesday
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 51. Light and variable wind.
Wednesday Night
A chance of rain, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Thursday
Rain. High near 49. Calm wind becoming southeast around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Thursday Night
Rain. Low around 41. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Friday
A chance of rain before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 54. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Friday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday
A chance of showers after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 59. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Saturday Night
Showers, mainly before 1am. Low around 47. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 56.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 43.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 61.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Cortez PA
 41.45°N 75.45°W (Elev. 1512 ft)
Last Update:
1:17 pm EST Mar 3, 2026
Forecast Valid:
1pm EST Mar 3, 2026-6pm EDT Mar 9, 2026
 
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