Scranton, PA Weather Forecast and Current Conditions (18501)
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Current Weather
Feels Like 82°F
Forecast at a Glance
This Date in Weather History
1928 - Hurricane San Felipe crossed Puerto Rico resulting in the highest winds, the heaviest rains, and the greatest destruction in years. The hurricane produced much damage in the Virgin Islands, and later hit the Bahamas and Florida.
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Scranton 7 Day Weather Forecast Details
Saturday Sep 13
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. West wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. South wind around 2 mph.
Sunday Sep 14
Day: Sunny, with a high near 83. North wind 1 to 6 mph.
Night: Patchy fog after 5am. Mostly clear, with a low around 56. Northeast wind 1 to 5 mph.
Monday Sep 15
Day: Patchy fog before 8am. Sunny, with a high near 84. Northeast wind around 2 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Tuesday Sep 16
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 84.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Wednesday Sep 17
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Thursday Sep 18
Day: A slight chance of rain showers between 8am and 2pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Friday Sep 19
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 85.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Sun & Moon Monthly
Sunrise 6:42 AM
Sunset 7:17 PM
Last Light 7:45 PM
Moonset 1:50 PM
Contiguous United States Extremes
Fri's High Temperature
103 at Rio Grande Village, TX and Gila Bend, AZ
Sat's Low Temperature
21 at 14 Miles West-southwest Of Mackay, ID
Weather Folklore
When cumulus clouds become heaped in leeward during a strong wind at sunset, thunder may be expected during the night.
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About Scranton, Pennsylvania
Scranton is a second A class city in and the county seat of Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States. With a population of 76,328 at the 2020 census, Scranton is the sixth-most populous city in Pennsylvania and the most populous city in Northeastern Pennsylvania. It is part of the Wyoming Valley metropolitan area, which includes five cities and more than 40 boroughs forming a contiguous urban corridor with an estimated 574,000 residents. It is located 56 miles (90 km) north of Allentown, 104 miles (167 km) north-northwest of Philadelphia, and 99 miles (159 km) west-northwest of New York City.
Scranton is located in the Lackawanna River valley and was historically the largest of several anthracite coal mining communities in the area, including Wilkes-Barre and Nanticoke. It was incorporated as a borough in 1856 and as a city in 1866, later becoming the seat of the newly formed Lackawanna County in 1878. The city contains a federal courthouse for the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania and is conventionally divided into nine districts, namely North Scranton, Southside, Westside, Eastside/Hill Section, Central City, Minooka, West Mountain, East Mountain, and Green Ridge.
Scranton was a major center for industry, mining, and rail transport in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It was one of the first cities in the United States to implement electric streetcars, earning the nickname "Electric City". It was the site of the Scranton general strike in 1877. The city's industrial output peaked during the 1930s and 1940s, particularly during World War II, but declined in the postwar period due to reduced demand for coal and changes in the energy sector. The 1959 Knox Mine disaster effectively ended coal mining in the region. Scranton's population fell from a peak of 143,433 in 1930 to 76,089 in 2010, with a slight increase recorded by 2020.
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