A storm system could bring up to an inch of rain Thursday into Friday in the Lehigh Valley before temperatures drop over the weekend.
The region could get between a half an inch and an inch of rain Thursday through Friday, according to the National Weather Service in Mount Holly, New Jersey. Higher totals of up to 2 inches, as well as some snowflakes, are possible north of the area, in the southern Poconos, forecasters said.
Rain will likely begin early Thursday morning and continue until Friday morning. It would be the first decent rainfall in several weeks in the Lehigh Valley; only .07 inches of rain have fallen this month, well below the 1.02 inches that is normal for this time of year, according to weather service data. The last significant rainfall was on Oct. 11, when 1.7 inches of rain fell.
A mild, sunny day today gives way to increasing clouds tonight. Rain spreads into the region Thursday through Friday. Some snowflakes are possible in the higher elevations. Turning colder this weekend & into the new week.https://t.co/IqjGqGzzwq pic.twitter.com/BOTwSo3KDB
— NWS Mount Holly (@NWS_MountHolly) November 11, 2026
Friday night and the rest of the weekend should be clear, however forecasters said temperatures will be colder.
Highs in the upper 40s and low 50s are expected through Tuesday.
“Daytime temperatures on Friday and Saturday should not get out of the 40s for many areas, with temperatures at night dropping into the 20s to low 30s,” meteorologists wrote Wednesday in their daily forecast discussion.
Here is the extended forecast from the National Weather Service:
Thursday: Rain. High near 59. East wind around 5 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Friday: A chance of rain, mainly before 1 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48. Northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 48.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 50.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 52.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 53.