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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

42°F

6°C

Humidity 82%
Wind Speed E 3 mph
Barometer 30.21 in (1023.4 mb)
Dewpoint 37°F (3°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 4 Mar 10:54 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

Cortez PA

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of rain, mainly after 5am. Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 37 °F

    Chance Rain
    and Patchy
    Fog

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Rain. Areas of fog before noon. High near 41. Calm wind becoming east 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    High: 41 °F

    Rain and
    Areas Fog

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Rain. Low around 34. East wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

    Low: 34 °F

    Rain

  • Friday

    Friday: A chance of rain before 10am, then a chance of rain and snow showers between 10am and 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42. East wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    High: 42 °F

    Chance
    Rain/Snow

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. Southeast wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 38 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A chance of showers after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 60. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    High: 60 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Showers

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Showers, mainly before 1am. Low around 42. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    Low: 42 °F

    Showers

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 54.

    High: 54 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38.

    Low: 38 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A chance of rain, mainly after 5am. Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday
Rain. Areas of fog before noon. High near 41. Calm wind becoming east 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Thursday Night
Rain. Low around 34. East wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Friday
A chance of rain before 10am, then a chance of rain and snow showers between 10am and 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42. East wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Friday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. Southeast wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday
A chance of showers after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 60. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Saturday Night
Showers, mainly before 1am. Low around 42. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 54.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 38.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 59.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 45.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.
Tuesday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Wednesday
A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 68. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Cortez PA
 41.45°N 75.45°W (Elev. 1512 ft)
Last Update:
6:12 pm EST Mar 4, 2026
Forecast Valid:
11pm EST Mar 4, 2026-6pm EDT Mar 11, 2026
 
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