Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania Weather
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County.
Full aviation weather for Wilkes-Barre is published on the Wilkes Barre Wyoming Valley Airport (KWBW) page, 6 km away. It carries the current METAR decoded into plain language — surface wind, visibility, cloud layers and ceiling, temperature and dewpoint, and altimeter setting — alongside the raw observation as transmitted. 6 airfields within reach of Wilkes-Barre have their own pages, listed below.
The Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) is shown across its full validity period, with each change group broken out so you can see when conditions are expected to shift. Flight category is derived automatically — VFR, MVFR, IFR or LIFR — from reported ceiling and visibility, with runway details and field elevation alongside. Observations update roughly hourly and forecasts several times a day.
Other airports near Wilkes-Barre: Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport (KAVP) 17 km · Hazleton Municipal Airport (KHZL) 30 km · Pocono Mountains Municipal Airport (KMPO) 44 km · Jake Arner Memorial Airport (K22N) 50 km · Rocky Hill Ultralightport (K48P) 52 km
Conditions reported at KWBW describe the airfield itself. Weather 6 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Wilkes-Barre specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Wilkes-Barre rests within a wide valley, its streets laid out with a certain order, bisected by the Susquehanna River. The surrounding hills, cloaked in a rich green during the warmer months, rise with a soft, rounded prominence, their slopes often catching the low, golden light of late afternoon. The air here, especially after a rain, carries a clean, earthy scent, a reminder of the fertile soil that cradles the city. Along the riverbanks, the water moves with a steady, unhurried grace, reflecting the shifting sky above, a silent observer of the town's enduring presence. This place carries the deep imprint of its coal mining past, a history etched not just in the landscape but in the very spirit of Wilkes-Barre. The economic lifeblood, once drawn from the anthracite veins beneath the earth, has since diversified, with healthcare and education now playing significant roles. The legacy of the miners, their hard work and resilience, can still be felt, a quiet strength that underpins the community. Wilkes-Barre stands as a testament to adaptation, a town that has weathered changes, its story a continuous narrative of people making a life in this particular bend of the Susquehanna.
Live animated radar for Wilkes-Barre and surroundings — RainViewer.
NOAA GOES-16 GEOCOLOR — live animated loop updated every 10 minutes. Shows cloud cover, storm systems and weather patterns across the continental US.
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| Location | Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 41.245915°N, 75.881308°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 18701, 18702 |
| Area Code | 215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Aviation weather — live METAR observations and TAF forecasts — is published separately on the pages for the nearest reporting airports, linked from the aviation section above. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Wilkes-Barre includes coordinates 41.245915°N, 75.881308°W, situated in Luzerne County. ZIP code 18701, 18702. Telephone area code: 215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878. Timezone: Eastern Time (America/New_York).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
