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<p>It is shaping up to be a wet and cool weekend in the Wyoming Valley.</p><p>The National Weather Service indicated it was 50 degrees as of 6:54 a.m. at the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport, and light rain/fog was reported.</p><p>Rain is expected before 3 p.m. today, followed by a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. Rain will then be likely, along with a possible thunderstorm, after 5 p.m. Winds could also gust as high as 23 mph today, and up to a half an inch of rain could fall. Today&#8217;s high will be near 64.</p><p>Rain will continue to be likely before 10 p.m. tonight, along with a possible thunderstorm before 10 p.m. Up to a quarter of an inch of rain could fall, but more could fall in potential thunderstorms. Tonight&#8217;s low will be around 55.</p><p>Saturday will once again bring a 90 percent chance of showers, and up to a quarter of an inch of rain could fall. Winds could also gust as high as 21 mph. Saturday&#8217;s high will be near 59.</p><p>Showers will persist before 8 p.m. on Saturday night, but less than a tenth of an inch of rainfall is expected. The low will be around 43.</p><p>Cloudy skies will round out the weekend on Sunday, along with a 40 percent chance of showers. The high will be near 51.</p><p>Mostly cloudy skies are predicted for Sunday night, along with a chance of rain before 3 a.m. and a slight chance of rain and snow into Monday morning. The low will be around 37.</p><p>Be sure to check out the Times Leader&#8217;s <a href="https://www.timesleader.com/weather" target="_blank">weather page</a> for up-to-date forecast information and radar1</p><style>
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<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Travis Kellar</p><p>tkellar@www.timesleader.com</p></bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta><p>Reach Travis Kellar at 570-991-6389 or on Twitter @TLNews</p></shirttailMeta></div>

Cooler temperatures, rain expected for the entire weekend