Back Mountain, PA Weather

Luzerne County11:13 AM EDT41.34°N, 76.00°WElevation 1,276 ft

Current conditions

Clear
43°
Clear
Feels like 43°
High 60°·Low 36°
WindCalm
Humidity76%
Dew point36°
Pressure30.14 inHg
Visibility10 mi
Cloud cover36%
UV index3 Moderate
Sunrise7:24 AM
Sunset6:14 PM

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

Forecast

10-day

  • Thursday

    Mostly sunny, with a high near 60. North wind 8 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

  • Thursday Night

    Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. North wind 8 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

  • Friday

    Sunny, with a high near 56. North wind 2 to 7 mph.

National Weather Service forecast updated 20 hrs ago.

Hourly

Hourly forecast
  1. Now Mostly Sunny 52°
  2. 12 PM Mostly Sunny 55°
  3. 1 PM Mostly Sunny 57°
  4. 2 PM Mostly Sunny 59°
  5. 3 PM Mostly Sunny 60°
  6. 4 PM Mostly Sunny 59°
  7. 5 PM Mostly Sunny 58°
  8. 6 PM Partly Cloudy 55°
  9. 7 PM Partly Cloudy 52°
  10. 8 PM Partly Cloudy 49°
  11. 9 PM Partly Cloudy 48°
  12. 10 PM Partly Cloudy 47°
  13. 11 PM Partly Cloudy 46°
  14. Fri12 AM Partly Cloudy 45°
  15. 1 AM Partly Cloudy 43°
  16. 2 AM Partly Cloudy 42°
  17. 3 AM Partly Cloudy 40°
  18. 4 AM Partly Cloudy 39°
  19. 5 AM Mostly Clear 38°
  20. 6 AM Sunny 37°
  21. 7 AM Sunny 36°
  22. 8 AM Sunny 36°
  23. 9 AM Mostly Sunny 39°
  24. 10 AM Sunny 43°

10-day forecast

Details
  1. TonightOct 21 Mostly Clear Mostly Clear37°
  2. TodayOct 22 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny36°60°
  3. FriOct 23 Sunny Sunny30°56°
  4. SatOct 24 Sunny Sunny32°59°
  5. SunOct 25 Sunny Sunny36°61°
  6. MonOct 26 Sunny Sunny41°65°
  7. TueOct 27 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny37°60°
  8. WedOct 28 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny57°
  9. ThuOct 29 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy39°59°
  10. FriOct 30 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy38°58°

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

24
Good
Fine particles (PM2.5)

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

Forecast

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

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 · 86% 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)
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 9 hrs ago

What Has Changed

Slightly adjusted some of the afternoon dewpoint values for the next couple of days along with winds for this afternoon.

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...

Few changes overall to the forecast. High pressure will continue to dominate through the early part of next week. A weak cold front will attempt to push through the region today but with no moisture. This should allow for slightly cooler temperatures Friday followed by a warming trend this weekend. Inverted V soundings continue to show up each afternoon through the weekend. Momentum transfer does show the potential for a few strong wind gusts this afternoon. 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. Yet another cold front attempts to break down the ridge a bit early next week but also looks moisture starved.

Aviation

High pressure continues to bring VFR conditions to much of the area through the end of the TAF period. ELM may see some patchy fog again later this morning as temperatures and dewpoints fall into the upper 20s. TEMPO IFR restrictions have been included for a few hours around sunrise. Winds are currently active and may remain active for a few more hours, limiting fog development.

A moisture-starved front moving through the area tomorrow can lead to some scattered clouds and north-northwest winds gusting around 15-20 knots in the afternoon.

Outlook...

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

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