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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

64°F

18°C

Humidity 87%
Wind Speed SW 9 G 17 mph
Barometer 29.69 in (1005.0 mb)
Dewpoint 60°F (16°C)
Visibility 8.00 mi
Last update 11 Mar 5:54 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

Forest City PA

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms. Low around 32. Southwest wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

    Low: 32 °F

    Showers

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Rain showers, snow showers, and sleet likely before 9am, then a chance of snow showers between 9am and 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 33 by 9am. Breezy, with a northwest wind 16 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no snow and sleet accumulation expected.

    High: 37 °F⇓

    Wintry Mix
    Likely and
    Breezy then
    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 23. West wind 8 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    Low: 23 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Friday

    Friday: A slight chance of snow showers before 2pm, then a chance of snow between 2pm and 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 42. South wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 12 to 17 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    High: 42 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A chance of rain, mixing with snow after 11pm, then gradually ending. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. West wind around 17 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 30 °F

    Chance
    Rain/Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 40.

    High: 40 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 24.

    Low: 24 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A chance of snow between 8am and 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    High: 43 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Rain, mainly after 8pm. Low around 37. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

    Low: 37 °F

    Breezy. Rain
    Likely then
    Rain

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms. Low around 32. Southwest wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Thursday
Rain showers, snow showers, and sleet likely before 9am, then a chance of snow showers between 9am and 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 33 by 9am. Breezy, with a northwest wind 16 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no snow and sleet accumulation expected.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 23. West wind 8 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Friday
A slight chance of snow showers before 2pm, then a chance of snow between 2pm and 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 42. South wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 12 to 17 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Friday Night
A chance of rain, mixing with snow after 11pm, then gradually ending. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. West wind around 17 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 40.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 24.
Sunday
A chance of snow between 8am and 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Sunday Night
Rain, mainly after 8pm. Low around 37. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Monday
Rain. High near 57. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Monday Night
Rain and snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 28.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 15.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 32.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Forest City PA
 41.65°N 75.47°W (Elev. 1631 ft)
Last Update:
3:22 pm EDT Mar 11, 2026
Forecast Valid:
6pm EDT Mar 11, 2026-6pm EDT Mar 18, 2026
 
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