A low-pressure system could bring heavy rain, like a coastal storm, to the Lehigh Valley this week.
A storm that may start Thursday and continue into Friday night could bring 2-3 inches of rain, with a small chance of snow.
“It’s not looking like a big snowstorm, more in the way of rain with potentially some snow. It’s not looking like a big snowstorm,” said Paul Fitzsimmons, meteorologist with National Weather Service Station Mount Holly.
The rest of the week is expected to be relatively clear. For Sunday, NWS is calling for partly sunny conditions that give way to sunny weather later in the day with a high of 62 degrees. Westward winds could yield gusts of up to 20 mph.
Sunday evening is expected to be mostly clear and cool at 41 degrees with gentle western winds of up to 10 mph.
Here is the rest of this week’s forecast:
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 60. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts up to 30 mph.
Monday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. West wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 63. West wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts up to 20 mph.
Tuesday night: Clear, with a low around 38.
Wednesday, Veterans Day: Sunny, with a high near 63.
Wednesday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 37.
Thursday: A chance of rain after 1 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Thursday night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Friday: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 49. Chance of precipitation is 40%.