Back Mountain, PA Weather

Luzerne County3:55 PM EDT41.34°N, 76.00°WElevation 1,276 ft

Current conditions

Clear
68°
Clear
Feels like 68°
High 67°·Low 34°
WindN 9 mph
Humidity30%
Dew point36°
Pressure30.26 inHg
Visibility10 mi
Cloud cover2%
UV index2 Low
Sunrise7:22 AM
Sunset6:17 PM

Observed at Wilkes-Barre - Scranton, Wilkes-Barre / Scranton… · 40 min ago

Forecast

10-day

  • Today

    Sunny. High near 67, with temperatures falling to around 60 in the afternoon. North wind around 10 mph.

  • Tonight

    Clear, with a low around 34. North wind 6 to 9 mph.

  • Wednesday

    Sunny, with a high near 63. North wind around 5 mph.

National Weather Service forecast updated 9 hrs ago.

Hourly

Hourly forecast
  1. Now Sunny 67°
  2. 4 PM Sunny 62°
  3. 5 PM Sunny 60°
  4. 6 PM Clear 57°
  5. 7 PM Clear 53°
  6. 8 PM Clear 51°
  7. 9 PM Clear 49°
  8. 10 PM Clear 47°
  9. 11 PM Clear 45°
  10. Wed12 AM Clear 44°
  11. 1 AM Clear 42°
  12. 2 AM Clear 41°
  13. 3 AM Clear 40°
  14. 4 AM Clear 38°
  15. 5 AM Clear 36°
  16. 6 AM Sunny 34°
  17. 7 AM Sunny 35°
  18. 8 AM Sunny 37°
  19. 9 AM Sunny 42°
  20. 10 AM Sunny 46°
  21. 11 AM Sunny 50°
  22. 12 PM Sunny 53°
  23. 1 PM Sunny 57°
  24. 2 PM Sunny 61°

10-day forecast

Details
  1. TodayOct 20 Sunny Sunny34°67°
  2. WedOct 21 Sunny Sunny36°63°
  3. ThuOct 22 Sunny Sunny36°62°
  4. FriOct 23 Sunny Sunny33°55°
  5. SatOct 24 Sunny Sunny33°60°
  6. SunOct 25 Sunny Sunny40°63°
  7. MonOct 26 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny42°65°
  8. TueOct 27 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy34°53°
  9. WedOct 28 Cloudy Cloudy33°49°
  10. ThuOct 29 Cloudy Cloudy0.02 in42°56°

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

  • TueGood (44)
  • WedGood (40)
  • ThuGood (40)

Scranton and Wilkes-Barre, PA reporting area · 55 min ago. Data from AirNow (EPA and its state, local and tribal partners); preliminary and subject to change.

Sun & moon

Sunrise 7:22 AM
Sunset 6:17 PM
Daylight 10 h 55 min (−2 min 37 s tomorrow)
Waxing Gibbous · 71% lit
Moonrise 3:34 PM Moonset 1:15 AM
Full moon Oct 26 New moon Nov 9

Almanac

Monthly
Normal high / low62° / 42°
Record high79° (1963)
Record low19° (1972)
Wettest1.97 in (1976)
Yesterday67° / 33°
Month to date2.27 in (normal 2.35 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

Minor adjustments were made to account for the large diurnal temperature swings each day.

Key Messages

1) High pressure will bring quiet weather conditions through this week and into the start of next week.

Discussion

KEY MESSAGE 1...

High pressure will remain in control through this week and into the start of next week. A weak cold front will move through today, which could keep temperatures a couple degrees cooler than yesterday. Winds will be breezy as the front moves through. A Nor'easter along the coast will inch closer to the coastline Wednesday night into Thursday. Precipitation from this system is not expected to extend much inland, though with a tightening pressure gradient, winds will become gusty. At the same time, a cold front approaches from the northwest. Most models have it running out of moisture by the time it enters the region, but the ECMWF has been consistent over the last several runs now with showing minimal amounts of precipitation for parts of the region. With 1000-500mb RH values at around 60% in the ECMWF, moisture is even limited with that solution. If anything can develop during this time, it will likely be very light. A slight cool down is expected at the end of the week following the frontal passage, though temperatures will rebound over the weekend.

As needed over the last few forecast updates, adjustments were made to temperatures and dewpoints. Sunny skies have led to temperatures climbing above what most guidance had. Meanwhile, these clear skies have then led to temperatures tanking at night while an inversion has kept the higher elevations more mild. During peak heating, dewpoints have been significantly lowered as model guidance have often been too high.

Aviation

VFR conditions under high pressure expected across all terminals for most of the TAF period. Fog looks like it will hold off at SYR this morning. Guidance is hinting at some fog chances tonight at ELM, but confidence in it occurring is not high enough at this time to include in the TAF.

Outlook...

Wednesday through Saturday...Mainly VFR. Morning fog at KELM possible each morning.

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