March is doing what March does in the Lehigh Valley, offering a weather variety pack over the next week, according to the National Weather Service in Mount Holly, which predicts a dry, blustery weekend with a highs of 49 Saturday and 53 on Sunday. Winds will be howling from the west and northwest, with gusts that could reach 40 mph Saturday, diminishing to 20 mph Sunday. A 38 mph gust was recorded around 10:00 a.m. Saturday.
Sunday night is likely to see scattered rain showers arrive around 9:00 p.m., becoming steady rain after midnight.
Looking ahead to next week, the weather service warns, “there is also a potential for severe thunderstorms on Monday, which could bring locally damaging wind gusts should these storms materialize.”
The National Weather Service predicts dry but windy conditions in the Lehigh Valley this weekend, with highs in the upper 40s.
Monday night will bring a chance of snow showers with accumulations of less than an inch. The remainder of the week is expected to be mostly dry with highs in the 40s and lows in the 20s.
Here is the extended forecast from the National Weather Service:
Monday: Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 11am. High near 67. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.Monday Night: Rain showers before 2am, then a chance of rain and snow showers. Low around 30. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.Tuesday: A chance of snow before 8am. Partly sunny, with a high near 37. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Lows around 22.Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 40 and a low around 28.Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 49 and a low around 33.Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 53.