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Weather in Wilkes-Barre, Scranton, Pennsylvania

Current Conditions (Thursday, January 30, 2025 at 11:54 America/New_York time)

Temperature: 27°F (-3°C)
Wind chill: 19°F (-7°C)
Skies: clear
Humidity: 46%
Wind: From the NNW at 6 mph (10 km/h)
Pressure: 1023
Dew Point: 9°F (-13°C)

Forecast Overview

Fri Jan 31
32°F 16°F
0°C -9°C
Mostly cloudy skies.

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Sat Feb 1
39°F 30°F
4°C -1°C
Chance of rain most of the day.

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Sun Feb 2
37°F 12°F
3°C -11°C
Chance of light snow before sunrise.

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Mon Feb 3
28°F 12°F
-2°C -11°C
Overcast skies.

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Tue Feb 4
37°F 28°F
3°C -2°C
Overcast skies.

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Wed Feb 5
30°F 19°F
-1°C -7°C
Partly cloudy skies.

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Thu Feb 6
32°F 19°F
-0°C -7°C
Chance of snow in the afternoon and in the evening. Chance of ice pellets late at night.

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Fri Feb 7
34°F 21°F
1°C -6°C
Chance of freezing rain in the morning.

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Sat Feb 8
30°F 14°F
-1°C -10°C
Considerable cloudiness.

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Detailed Forecast

Friday, January 31

sunrise: 07:16 sunset: 17:16

Low around 16°F (-9°C), high around 32°F (0°C).
Mostly cloudy skies.
Wind: 10 mph (16 km/h).

Time	Skies	Conditions	Temp	Wind	Humidity	Soil Moisture
01:00 04:00		Mostly cloudy.	18°F (-8°C)	10 mph (16 km/h)	72%	0.427%
04:00 07:00		Clear.	16°F (-9°C)	7 mph (11 km/h)	75%	0.427%
07:00 10:00		Sunny.	22°F (-6°C)	8 mph (13 km/h)	59%	0.428%
10:00 13:00		Overcast.	30°F (-1°C)	6 mph (9 km/h)	46%	0.428%
13:00 16:00		Overcast.	30°F (-1°C)	7 mph (11 km/h)	57%	0.428%
16:00 19:00		Overcast.	27°F (-3°C)	6 mph (9 km/h)	79%	0.427%
19:00 22:00		Overcast.	31°F (-1°C)	9 mph (15 km/h)	79%	0.427%
22:00 01:00		Overcast.	32°F (0°C)	9 mph (15 km/h)	81%	0.427%

Saturday, February 1

sunrise: 07:15 sunset: 17:17

Low around 30°F (-1°C), high around 39°F (4°C).
Chance of rain during the morning and early afternoon (between 7 am and 4 pm) and in the evening (between 7 pm and 10 pm). Estimated precipitation: 0.22 in (5.5 mm).
Overcast skies.
Wind: 8 mph (12 km/h).

Time	Skies	Conditions	Temp	Wind	Humidity	Soil Moisture
01:00 04:00		Overcast.	31°F (-1°C)	5 mph (9 km/h)	91%	0.427%
04:00 07:00		Overcast.	31°F (-0°C)	4 mph (6 km/h)	93%	0.427%
07:00 10:00		Chance of light rain. Precipitation: 0.02 in (0.5625 mm).	33°F (1°C)	2 mph (4 km/h)	98%	0.431%
10:00 13:00		Chance of light rain. Precipitation: 0.03 in (0.8125 mm).	33°F (1°C)	3 mph (4 km/h)	99%	0.437%
13:00 16:00		Chance of light rain. Precipitation: 0.03 in (0.6875 mm).	34°F (1°C)	4 mph (7 km/h)	99%	0.441%
16:00 19:00		Overcast. Precipitation: 0.1 in (2.4375 mm).	34°F (1°C)	3 mph (6 km/h)	99%	0.462%
19:00 22:00		Chance of light rain. Precipitation: 0.03 in (0.875 mm).	38°F (3°C)	8 mph (12 km/h)	99%	0.466%
22:00 01:00		Overcast. Precipitation: 0 in (0.125 mm).	37°F (3°C)	7 mph (12 km/h)	99%	0.464%

Sunday, February 2

sunrise: 07:14 sunset: 17:19

Low around 12°F (-11°C), high around 37°F (3°C).
Chance of light snow between 1 am and 4 am. Estimated precipitation: 0.02 in (0.4375 mm).
Partly cloudy skies.
Wind: 14 mph (23 km/h).

Time	Skies	Conditions	Temp	Wind	Humidity	Soil Moisture
01:00 04:00		Chance of light snow. Precipitation: 0.01 in (0.3125 mm).	33°F (1°C)	10 mph (16 km/h)	97%	0.462%
04:00 07:00		Mostly cloudy. Precipitation: 0 in (0.125 mm).	25°F (-4°C)	14 mph (23 km/h)	86%	0.458%
07:00 10:00		Overcast.	23°F (-5°C)	14 mph (22 km/h)	75%	0.455%
10:00 13:00		Sunny.	23°F (-5°C)	14 mph (23 km/h)	57%	0.453%
13:00 16:00		Mostly sunny.	21°F (-6°C)	12 mph (19 km/h)	56%	0.45%
16:00 19:00		Times of clear skies and clouds.	15°F (-9°C)	11 mph (17 km/h)	67%	0.451%
19:00 22:00		Overcast.	13°F (-11°C)	8 mph (13 km/h)	70%	0.451%
22:00 01:00		Mostly clear, with a few passing clouds.	12°F (-11°C)	5 mph (9 km/h)	59%	0.453%

Monday, February 3

sunrise: 07:13 sunset: 17:20

Low around 12°F (-11°C), high around 29°F (-2°C).
Estimated precipitation: 0 in (0.125 mm).
Overcast skies.
Wind: 12 mph (19 km/h).

Time	Skies	Conditions	Temp	Wind	Humidity	Soil Moisture
01:00 04:00		Overcast.	13°F (-10°C)	3 mph (4 km/h)	58%	0.454%
04:00 07:00		Overcast.	16°F (-9°C)	2 mph (4 km/h)	62%	0.455%
07:00 10:00		Overcast.	20°F (-7°C)	8 mph (13 km/h)	55%	0.456%
10:00 13:00		Overcast.	24°F (-4°C)	11 mph (17 km/h)	44%	0.456%
13:00 16:00		Overcast.	25°F (-4°C)	10 mph (16 km/h)	58%	0.456%
16:00 19:00		Overcast.	27°F (-3°C)	12 mph (19 km/h)	74%	0.456%
19:00 22:00		Overcast. Precipitation: 0 in (0.125 mm).	27°F (-3°C)	11 mph (18 km/h)	86%	0.456%
22:00 01:00		Overcast.	29°F (-2°C)	9 mph (15 km/h)	90%	0.457%

Tuesday, February 4

sunrise: 07:12 sunset: 17:21

Low around 29°F (-2°C), high around 37°F (3°C).
Estimated precipitation: 0 in (0.0625 mm).
Overcast skies.
Wind: 8 mph (12 km/h).

Time	Skies	Conditions	Temp	Wind	Humidity	Soil Moisture
01:00 04:00		Overcast.	31°F (-1°C)	8 mph (12 km/h)	92%	0.457%
04:00 07:00		Overcast. Precipitation: 0 in (0.0625 mm).	33°F (0°C)	8 mph (12 km/h)	92%	0.456%
07:00 10:00		Overcast.	35°F (2°C)	5 mph (9 km/h)	91%	0.456%
10:00 13:00		Overcast.	35°F (2°C)	5 mph (8 km/h)	96%	0.456%
13:00 16:00		Overcast.	36°F (2°C)	5 mph (8 km/h)	98%	0.455%
16:00 19:00		Overcast.	35°F (2°C)	5 mph (7 km/h)	99%	0.453%
19:00 22:00		Overcast.	32°F (0°C)	4 mph (7 km/h)	96%	0.452%
22:00 01:00		Overcast.	29°F (-1°C)	4 mph (7 km/h)	81%	0.45%

Wednesday, February 5

sunrise: 07:11 sunset: 17:22

Low around 20°F (-7°C), high around 29°F (-1°C).
Partly cloudy skies.
Wind: 14 mph (23 km/h).

Time	Skies	Conditions	Temp	Wind	Humidity	Soil Moisture
01:00 04:00		Partly cloudy.	27°F (-3°C)	9 mph (14 km/h)	74%	0.449%
04:00 07:00		Clear.	23°F (-5°C)	10 mph (17 km/h)	72%	0.448%
07:00 10:00		Mostly sunny, with a few passing clouds.	25°F (-4°C)	13 mph (21 km/h)	57%	0.448%
10:00 13:00		Overcast.	28°F (-2°C)	14 mph (23 km/h)	48%	0.446%
13:00 16:00		Mostly sunny.	27°F (-3°C)	11 mph (18 km/h)	54%	0.445%
16:00 19:00		Partly cloudy.	23°F (-5°C)	8 mph (13 km/h)	67%	0.444%
19:00 22:00		Mostly cloudy.	21°F (-6°C)	6 mph (9 km/h)	78%	0.444%
22:00 01:00		Overcast.	20°F (-7°C)	5 mph (8 km/h)	74%	0.445%

Thursday, February 6

sunrise: 07:10 sunset: 17:24

Low around 19°F (-7°C), high around 31°F (-0°C).
Chance of snow late in the afternoon and in the evening (between 4 pm and 10 pm). Chance of ice pellets late at night (after 10 pm). Estimated precipitation: 0.23 in (5.75 mm).
Overcast skies.
Wind: 7 mph (12 km/h).

Time	Skies	Conditions	Temp	Wind	Humidity	Soil Moisture
01:00 04:00		Overcast.	19°F (-7°C)	4 mph (6 km/h)	77%	0.446%
04:00 07:00		Overcast.	19°F (-7°C)	1 mph (2 km/h)	78%	0.447%
07:00 10:00		Overcast.	24°F (-4°C)	0 mph (1 km/h)	61%	0.448%
10:00 13:00		Overcast.	30°F (-1°C)	4 mph (6 km/h)	49%	0.447%
13:00 16:00		Overcast.	29°F (-1°C)	7 mph (11 km/h)	62%	0.447%
16:00 19:00		Chance of light snow. Precipitation: 0.03 in (0.75 mm).	25°F (-4°C)	5 mph (7 km/h)	93%	0.446%
19:00 22:00		Chance of snow. Precipitation: 0.06 in (1.4375 mm).	25°F (-4°C)	7 mph (12 km/h)	93%	0.446%
22:00 01:00		Ice pellets possible. Precipitation: 0.14 in (3.5625 mm).	27°F (-3°C)	7 mph (12 km/h)	92%	0.447%

Friday, February 7

sunrise: 07:09 sunset: 17:25

Low around 21°F (-6°C), high around 34°F (1°C).
Chance of freezing rain early in the morning (until 10 am). Estimated precipitation: 0.22 in (5.6875 mm).
Considerable cloudiness.
Wind: 11 mph (17 km/h).

Time	Skies	Conditions	Temp	Wind	Humidity	Soil Moisture
01:00 04:00		Possibly freezing rain leading to formation of glaze ice. Precipitation: 0.1 in (2.5 mm).	28°F (-2°C)	5 mph (8 km/h)	96%	0.449%
04:00 07:00		Possibly freezing rain leading to formation of glaze ice. Precipitation: 0.08 in (1.9375 mm).	30°F (-1°C)	4 mph (6 km/h)	97%	0.451%
07:00 10:00		Possibly freezing rain leading to formation of glaze ice. Precipitation: 0.03 in (0.875 mm).	31°F (-0°C)	1 mph (2 km/h)	98%	0.454%
10:00 13:00		Overcast. Precipitation: 0.01 in (0.375 mm).	32°F (0°C)	4 mph (7 km/h)	98%	0.457%
13:00 16:00		Overcast.	34°F (1°C)	6 mph (10 km/h)	97%	0.461%
16:00 19:00		Clear.	30°F (-1°C)	11 mph (17 km/h)	89%	0.461%
19:00 22:00		Partly cloudy.	25°F (-4°C)	10 mph (17 km/h)	83%	0.46%
22:00 01:00		Clear.	21°F (-6°C)	10 mph (15 km/h)	85%	0.46%

Saturday, February 8

sunrise: 07:08 sunset: 17:26

Low around 15°F (-10°C), high around 30°F (-1°C).
Considerable cloudiness.
Wind: 7 mph (12 km/h).

Time	Skies	Conditions	Temp	Wind	Humidity	Soil Moisture
01:00 04:00		Mostly clear.	19°F (-7°C)	6 mph (10 km/h)	89%	0.46%
04:00 07:00		Overcast.	15°F (-9°C)	2 mph (3 km/h)	97%	0.461%
07:00 10:00		Overcast.	24°F (-4°C)	3 mph (5 km/h)	76%	0.461%
10:00 13:00		Sunny.	29°F (-1°C)	6 mph (10 km/h)	69%	0.462%
13:00 16:00		Overcast.	29°F (-2°C)	7 mph (12 km/h)	78%	0.464%
16:00 19:00		Overcast.	24°F (-4°C)	5 mph (7 km/h)	91%	0.463%
19:00 22:00		Overcast.	25°F (-4°C)	5 mph (9 km/h)	90%	0.464%
22:00 01:00		Overcast.	25°F (-4°C)	4 mph (6 km/h)	94%	0.464%

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Weather Station: Wilkes-Barre - Scranton, Wilkes-Barre / Scranton International Airport (latitude 41-20-20N, longitude 075-43-36W)

Local Time:

Wilkes-Barre, Scranton is in the "America/New_York" timezone.

The "America/New_York" timezone uses a Standard Time (ST) / Daylight Saving Time (DST) alternation scheme, and it currently is in ST (since Sunday, 3 November 2024, 01:00 AM local time). During ST, the timezone abbreviation is EST and the offset to Universal Time (UTC, GMT or Zulu) is -5:00 hours.

Wilkes-Barre, Scranton will exit standard time (entering DST) on Sunday, 9 March 2025, at 02:00 AM local time, when clocks will be turned forward 1 hour to Sunday, 9 March 2025, 03:00 AM local daylight time. During DST, the timezone abbreviation is EDT and the offset to UTC will be -4:00 hours.