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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

26°F

-3°C

Humidity 55%
Wind Speed W 20 G 32 mph
Barometer 29.50 in (999.4 mb)
Dewpoint 12°F (-11°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill12°F (-11°C)
Last update 29 Dec 9:54 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

Forest City PA

Wind Advisory December 29, 10:35pm until December 30, 07:00pm
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Wind Advisory
  •  
    Wind Advisory December 29, 10:35pm until December 30, 07:00pm

    NOW until 7:00pm Tue

    Wind Advisory

  • Tonight

    Low: 18 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A chance of snow showers, mainly before 1pm. Areas of blowing snow before 7am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 22. Wind chill values as low as -1. Windy, with a west wind 22 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 22 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers and
    Areas Blowing
    Snow

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17. Breezy, with a west wind 13 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.

    Low: 17 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Breezy
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A chance of snow showers after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 26. West wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 26 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Snow Showers

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12. Southwest wind around 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    Low: 12 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers

  • New Year's Day

    New Year's Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 19.

    High: 19 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 9.

    Low: 9 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 23.

    High: 23 °F

    Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A chance of snow showers, mainly between midnight and 3am. Patchy blowing snow between 1am and 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. Windy, with a west wind 26 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Tuesday
A chance of snow showers, mainly before 1pm. Areas of blowing snow before 7am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 22. Wind chill values as low as -1. Windy, with a west wind 22 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17. Breezy, with a west wind 13 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.
Wednesday
A chance of snow showers after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 26. West wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Wednesday Night
A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12. Southwest wind around 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
New Year's Day
Partly sunny, with a high near 19.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 9.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 23.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 27.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 13.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 27.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15.
Monday
A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 31. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Forest City PA
 41.65°N 75.47°W (Elev. 1631 ft)
Last Update:
6:19 pm EST Dec 29, 2025
Forecast Valid:
10pm EST Dec 29, 2025-6pm EST Jan 5, 2026
 
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