Back Mountain, PA Weather

Luzerne County9:37 PM EDT41.34°N, 76.00°WElevation 1,276 ft

Current conditions

Partly Cloudy
55°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like 55°
High 57° Friday·Low 38° tonight
WindN 6 mph
Humidity62%
Dew point43°
Pressure30.15 inHg
Visibility10 mi
Cloud cover21%
UV index0 Low
Sunrise7:24 AM
Sunset6:14 PM

Observed at Wilkes-Barre - Scranton, Wilkes-Barre / Scranton… · 1 hr ago

Forecast

10-day

  • Tonight

    Mostly clear, with a low around 38. North wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

  • Friday

    Sunny, with a high near 57. North wind 1 to 7 mph.

  • Friday Night

    Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. North wind around 1 mph.

National Weather Service forecast updated 7 hrs ago.

Hourly

Hourly forecast
  1. Now Mostly Clear 48°
  2. 10 PM Partly Cloudy 47°
  3. 11 PM Partly Cloudy 46°
  4. Fri12 AM Partly Cloudy 45°
  5. 1 AM Mostly Clear 44°
  6. 2 AM Mostly Clear 43°
  7. 3 AM Partly Cloudy 42°
  8. 4 AM Partly Cloudy 41°
  9. 5 AM Partly Cloudy 40°
  10. 6 AM Mostly Sunny 39°
  11. 7 AM Sunny 38°
  12. 8 AM Sunny 38°
  13. 9 AM Sunny 40°
  14. 10 AM Sunny 44°
  15. 11 AM Sunny 49°
  16. 12 PM Sunny 52°
  17. 1 PM Sunny 54°
  18. 2 PM Sunny 56°
  19. 3 PM Sunny 57°
  20. 4 PM Sunny 57°
  21. 5 PM Mostly Sunny 55°
  22. 6 PM Partly Cloudy 53°
  23. 7 PM Partly Cloudy 47°
  24. 8 PM Partly Cloudy 44°

10-day forecast

Details
  1. TodayOct 22 Sunny Sunny38°60°
  2. FriOct 23 Sunny Sunny29°57°
  3. SatOct 24 Sunny Sunny30°59°
  4. SunOct 25 Sunny Sunny36°61°
  5. MonOct 26 Sunny Sunny41°66°
  6. TueOct 27 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny35°58°
  7. WedOct 28 Partly Sunny Partly Sunny40°58°
  8. ThuOct 29 Cloudy Cloudy43°62°
  9. FriOct 30 Sunny Sunny0.04 in35°53°
  10. SatOct 31 Sunny Sunny34°53°

Days after the National Weather Service's seven are MET Norway's outlook, a computer model with no forecaster's review.

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Air quality

31
Good
Ozone

Air quality is satisfactory, and air pollution poses little or no risk.

Forecast

  • ThuGood (30)
  • FriGood (30)
  • SatGood (30)

Scranton and Wilkes-Barre, PA reporting area · 1 hr ago. Data from AirNow (EPA and its state, local and tribal partners); preliminary and subject to change.

Sun & moon

Sunrise 7:24 AM
Sunset 6:14 PM
Daylight 10 h 49 min (−2 min 35 s tomorrow)
Waxing Gibbous · 89% lit
Moonrise 4:18 PM Moonset 3:25 AM
Full moon Oct 26 New moon Nov 9

Almanac

Monthly
Normal high / low61° / 41°
Record high83° (2020)
Record low22° (1940)
Wettest1.12 in (1984)
Yesterday63° / 35°
Month to date2.27 in (normal 2.60 in)

Avoca Area, records since 1901. Normals 1991–2020. Data from NOAA's Regional Climate Centers (ACIS).

Nearby

Forecasters' discussion

From the National Weather Service office in BGM, issued 7 hrs ago

What Has Changed

No significant changes with this update.

Key Messages

1) High pressure will remain over the region through early next week with dry conditions, warm afternoon temperatures, and cool mornings.

Discussion

KEY MESSAGE 1...

High pressure will continue to dominate through the early part of next week. A weakening cold front will drop south across the area this afternoon into the evening, with the front only producing increased clouds. This should allow for slightly cooler temperatures Friday followed by a warming trend this weekend. A tightening pressure gradient between the frontal passage, high pressure to the northwest and a storm off the Atlantic coast will cause an increase in winds this afternoon with gusts to 20 mph possible at times. The other issue to take into account is a typical model high bias of afternoon dewpoints in this pattern, RGEM model not as biased here, so blended that in through Sunday.

Yet another cold front attempts to break down the ridge a bit early next week but also looks moisture starved. The pattern overall through most of next week remains dry or with brief passing showers later in the week.

Aviation

VFR conditions expected across the region through the 18z TAF period. A weak front will dive in from the north that could lead to some scattered clouds and northerly winds gusting around 15-20 knots in the afternoon. The only exception will be for ELM, where some patchy fog may develop, resulting in IFR restrictions around sunrise.

Outlook...

Thursday night through Tuesday...Mainly VFR. Morning fog at KELM possible each morning.

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