{"id":76174,"date":"2026-01-02T13:26:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T13:26:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/76174\/"},"modified":"2026-01-02T13:26:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T13:26:08","slug":"lehigh-valley-weather-cold-continues-with-some-lingering-snow-flurries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/76174\/","title":{"rendered":"Lehigh Valley weather: Cold continues with some lingering snow flurries"},"content":{"rendered":"

A weak area of high pressure will keep the Lehigh Valley and Poconos in a cold pattern Friday, with light snow bands or flurries expected to dissipate by mid-morning. <\/p>\n

Temperatures will remain well below average, with highs struggling to reach the mid-30s and westerly winds adding to the wind chill.<\/p>\n

The National Weather Service<\/a> forecast indicates snow showers will quickly clear out Friday morning, leaving behind dry but cold conditions throughout the day and night. <\/p>\n

Looking ahead to the weekend, Saturday will start dry with increasing cloud cover and temperatures remaining in the 30s. There\u2019s a slight chance (20-30%) of light snow overnight Saturday into Sunday from the Lehigh Valley north. Sunday will continue cold with northwest breezes and highs in the mid-30s.<\/p>\n

MORE: Weather year in review: Lehigh Valley ends 2025 in drought watch<\/a><\/p>\n

The early next week outlook suggests a gradual warming trend, with temperatures potentially reaching the 40s by Tuesday and Wednesday. A weak cold front is expected to cross the area late Wednesday, which could bring some light precipitation, though details remain uncertain.<\/p>\n

Residents should continue to monitor local forecasts, dress in layers, and be prepared for cold temperatures and potential light snow events over the next several days.<\/p>\n

Current weather radar<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A weak area of high pressure will keep the Lehigh Valley and Poconos in a cold pattern Friday,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":76175,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[119,121,120],"class_list":{"0":"post-76174","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\/76174","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=76174"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76174\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/76175"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=76174"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=76174"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=76174"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}