Forecasters are monitoring a possible storm that could bring more snow to the Lehigh Valley for the third weekend in a row.
The National Weather Service in Mount Holly, New Jersey, said there is a potential storm developing off the mid-Atlantic coast that could come to the region this weekend.
Early guidance shows the storm tracking closer to the shore, which means the Poconos and nearby areas could be “spared completely,” meteorologists wrote Tuesday in their daily forecast discussion. The storm would arrive Saturday night and continue into Sunday, and could bring snow and wind.
As of Tuesday, forecasters said there was a 30% chance of snow.
“Overall, it bears watching to see how things shake out over the next few days and how guidance handles the features in the wake of [Sunday’s] storm,” meteorologists said. “What there is high confidence in is that there will be a cold airmass in place, more than sufficient for snow at least at the storm’s onset, if we get it.”
It’s not yet clear how much snow, if any, the area will get.
Here is the latest information regarding a potentially significant coastal storm this weekend. Chances have increased for impactful snow and/or wind along the immediate East Coast, but uncertainty remains rather high with respect to details. Be sure to keep checking for updates! pic.twitter.com/5IOlxPVeJh
— NWS Weather Prediction Center (@NWSWPC) January 27, 2026
Should snow fall this weekend, it will be the third weekend in a row of snow for the Lehigh Valley. So far 20.8 inches of snow have fallen this month in the region, making it the snowiest January in a decade.
Outside of the potential storm this weekend, forecasters said there will be a prolonged stretch of dangerous cold throughout the week and likely into the weekend. Highs will be below freezing, and lows will be in the single digits, and sometimes below zero, through at least Sunday.
Here is the extended forecast from the National Weather Service:
Wednesday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 20. Wind chill values as low as -8. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 0. Wind chill values as low as -9. West wind around 5 mph.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 18. West wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Thursday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -3.
Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 16.
Friday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -3.
Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 21.
Saturday night: A chance of snow after 1 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 8. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 25. Blustery. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14.
Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 29.