Rain and snow could fall this weekend in the Lehigh Valley during what forecasters said is a prolonged period of below-normal temperatures.
High temperatures will be in the 30s Thursday and Friday before jumping to 40 Saturday, according to the National Weather Service in Mount Holly, New Jersey. Starting Sunday, though, highs will be below freezing, and remain there through Wednesday next week, forecasters said.
Any lingering precipitation should clear up mid-morning today, and the rest of the day should be cold and windy. Wind chills could reach the single digits overnight. Gusts of 25 to 30 mph are possible.
The Lehigh Valley avoided significant ice and snow Thursday, but forecasters said “multiple rounds” of precipitation are possible over the weekend. It should start Saturday as mainly snow before transitioning to rain for most of the region except northern Lehigh Valley, the weather service said. Little to no accumulation is expected.
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Forecasters are tracking a second system that has a potential for snow this weekend, but exact details are not yet clear. There is a 50% chance of rain and snow Saturday and a 30% chance of snow Sunday.
A period of days with below-normal temperatures begins Sunday through at least Wednesday, according to forecasters. Highs in the 20s are expected.
“Main concern will be overnight lows and wind chills though, as most nights will feature apparent temperatures in the single digits,” forecasters wrote Thursday in their daily forecast discussion. Tuesday, which has a predicted high of 22 and low of 9, could be the coldest.
Here is the extended forecast from the National Weather Service:
Friday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 33. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Saturday: A chance of snow before 1 p.m., then a chance of rain and snow between 1 p.m. and 4 p.m., then a chance of rain after 4 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Sunday: A chance of snow after 1 p.m. Partly sunny, with a high near 32. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 29.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 22.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 26.