Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania Weather
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Wilkes-Barre weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast32%—99°71°—
- SundayJul 5Drizzle90%0.06″93°71°-6°
- MondayJul 6Light Showers90%0.42″71°63°-22°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle54%0.03″77°60°+6°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast14%—84°57°+7°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast39%—88°63°+4°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle48%—82°67°-6°
AQI 50 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 46 now. With UV 4.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 29 around 1 PM.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 7 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 46 now. With UV 4.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 29 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 46
- UV peak
- 4.7 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 29
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.3 µg/m³ (AQI 41) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.91
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 10:58 PM
- Moonset
- 10:05 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Wilkes-Barre at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Wilkes-Barre
- Sat99°71°32%
- Sun93°71°90%
- Mon71°63°90%
- Tue77°60°54%
- Wed84°57°14%
- Thu88°63°39%
- Fri82°67°48%
- Sat86°68°28%
- Sun71°65°29%
- Mon71°64°22%
- Tue83°62°23%
- Wed86°64°26%
- Thu94°69°32%
- Fri92°71°35%
- Sat80°69°43%
- Sun86°64°36%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 4, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Wilkes-Barre
SPC has placed Wilkes-Barre in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.
ZIP codes in Wilkes-Barre
- 18702
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