After a chilly weekend, Monday provided a nice spring rebound, with the temperature exceeding 70 degrees at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport — the fourth day that’s happened this month. Overall, March has been slightly warmer than usual: Through Sunday, the average temperature was 41.5 degrees, compared to the normal average of 37.9, according to the National Weather Service. It has also been a wet month, with 5.11 inches of precipitation — about twice the norm of 2.58. March will depart with another warm day Tuesday, when the high should reach 75, according to AccuWeather. Temperatures will trend downward after that before climbing back into the 70s on Friday and Saturday. There’s at least a 50% chance of showers every day through the weekend.
Community members outside of the Lackawanna County Courthouse in downtown Scranton on Monday, March 30, 2026. (REBECCA PARTICKA/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)
A squirrel at Nay Aug Park in Scranton on Monday, March 30, 2026. (REBECCA PARTICKA/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)