A significant winter storm is poised to impact the Lehigh Valley and Pocono region on Friday, potentially causing hazardous travel conditions with a mix of snow, sleet, and freezing precipitation.<\/p>\n
The National Weather Service predicts widespread wintry precipitation will develop Friday afternoon and continue through Friday night, with nearly 100% chance of winter weather across the area. <\/p>\n
Precipitation types will vary, with northern areas more likely to see snow and southern regions experiencing a mix of sleet and potentially freezing rain.<\/p>\n
Current forecasts suggest snowfall totals could range from one to seven inches, depending on location. <\/p>\n
Areas east of the Lehigh Valley and in northern New Jersey have higher probabilities of accumulating snow, with a 70% to 90% chance of receiving plowable snow amounts. The Pocono Plateau and higher elevations may experience the most significant accumulations.<\/p>\n
Temperatures will remain near freezing during the storm, with low temperatures dropping into the 20s Friday night. Residents should anticipate potential road impacts and travel difficulties, with conditions potentially deteriorating during the afternoon and evening hours. <\/p>\n
The weekend forecast shows continued unsettled weather, with another system potentially bringing rain late Sunday. <\/p>\n
Monday will bring breezy and colder conditions, with wind gusts potentially exceeding 40 mph and wind chills dropping into single digits Monday night.<\/p>\n
Residents are advised to monitor local weather updates, prepare for potential travel disruptions, and have winter weather emergency supplies ready.Full forecast link:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A significant winter storm is poised to impact the Lehigh Valley and Pocono region on Friday, potentially causing…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":69699,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[119,121,120],"class_list":{"0":"post-69698","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-allentown","8":"tag-allentown","9":"tag-allentown-headlines","10":"tag-allentown-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69698","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=69698"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69698\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/69699"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=69698"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=69698"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=69698"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}