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PENNSYLVANIA · LUZERNE COUNTY

Bear Creek

2,809 people, 2,010 ft above sea level in Luzerne County.

2,010 ftElevation, city center
2,809People, 2024 estimate
67 sq miLand area
Sunny 63°
Sunny now Dew point 56° · WNW 6 mph · high 63°
City of Bear Creek River Interstate 2 miles
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The Bear Creek plate. Relief from Copernicus GLO-30; rivers and lakes from USGS NHD; watersheds from the USGS Watershed Boundary Dataset; roads and city limits from Census TIGER 2024.

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TODAY

Today in Bear Creek

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 6:00 PM EDT
RIGHT NOW Wilkes-Barre / Scranton International Airport (KAVP) · 5:54 PM
Sunny
63° Sunny Feels like 63° · high of 63° near 6 PM
WindWNW 6 mphno gusts
Humidity78%rising to 100% by morning
Pressure30.04 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 56° · Comfortable64° by Friday: more humid
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Partly cloudy
Friday, about 3 PMin about 68 hours · 61% chance · showers
LIKELY AMOUNT0–0.3 inmost likely 0.08; 1 in 10 over 0.8
LAST RAINSept. 270.58 in · 2 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Luzerne County
NWS Binghamton and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 6:47 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 6:57 AM6:49 PM ↓
11 h 51 m of daylight, 3 minutes less than yesterday
Waning gibbous, 88% lit. The Harvest Moon was full Saturday.
AIR & POLLEN
22
GOODAir quality index · fine particles
Tomorrow: 38, good. No pollen source yet.

The next three days, hour by hour

Sky: clear, cloudy, night Rain likely National Blend of Models
TUESDAY, SEPT. 29
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 30
THURSDAY, OCT. 1
FRIDAY, OCT. 2
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TEMPERATURE °F
63°
54°
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CHANCE OF RAIN
61% · 0.00 in Friday afternoon 50%
WIND, MPH
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Comfortable: dew points 53 to 64°

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 70° / 49°
TUE Sept. 29 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
63° 53°
0% rain — NNW 3 A
WED Sept. 30 Partly cloudy; warmer Partly cloudy; warmer
75° 60°
0% rain — WSW 3 A
THU Oct. 1 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
76° 63°
10% rain — SSW 6 B
FRI Oct. 2 Showers likely Showers likely
79° 52°
60% rain up to 0.3″ NW 10 C
SAT Oct. 3 Partly cloudy; cooler Partly cloudy; cooler
68° 46°
20% rain — NE 3 B
SUN Oct. 4 Chance of showers Chance of showers
66° 47°
40% rain up to 0.4″ S 3 C
MON Oct. 5 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
63° 39°
10% rain — NNW 9 C
How sure are we? AModels agree: highs within 4° BSome spread: within 8° CWide spread: check back
Range from the National Blend of Models percentiles · graded on Forecast Scores
AIR MAIL

Where today’s air came from

The air arriving over Bear Creek about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the western Atlantic three days ago, and over New England a day ago, about 1,290 miles back along its path. It rose from near the ground on the way. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses and the GFS beyond them, nine paths at each of three heights.

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Around Bear Creek on the Forecast Network

Neighboring plates

Wilkes-Barre PA · 8 MI 8 miles west Scranton PA · 14 MI 14 miles north Philadelphia PA · 88 MI 88 miles south New York NY · 100 MI 100 miles east Hempstead NY · 117 MI 117 miles east Baltimore MD · 139 MI 139 miles south
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PENNSYLVANIA · LUZERNE

Bear Creek

2,809 people, 2,010 ft above sea level in Luzerne County.

2,010 ftElevation
2,809People
67 sq miLand
Sunny 63°
SunnyDew point 56°
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Today in Bear Creek

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now partly cloudy day 63° 0%
9p partly cloudy night 59° 0%
12a mostly clear night 57° 0%
3a partly cloudy night 55° 0%
6a fog 54° 4%
9a partly cloudy day 61° 0%
Partly cloudy
NEXT RAINFriday about 3 PM · 61%
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Tue0%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
53
63
A
Wed0%
Partly cloudy; warmer Partly cloudy; warmer
60
75
A
Thu10%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
63
76
B
Fri60%
Showers likely Showers likely
52
79
C
Sat20%
Partly cloudy; cooler Partly cloudy; cooler
46
68
B
Sun40%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
47
66
C
Mon10%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
39
63
C
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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