Lehigh Valley forecast: One more nuisance snow Monday, then a break from storms
After a month that has seen nearly 3 feet of snow, things should get calmer this week in the Lehigh Valley. After just a little more snow.
Plan on some precipitation Monday, when the National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. After that, this week is looking pretty good, forecasters say.
The forecast Monday calls for 2-4 inches of snow, which could come in a quick one-to-threehour burst in the late morning to early afternoon.
Snow could fall at a rate of 1 inch per hour or more during that time period.
The snow could turn into rain and snow in the afternoon, followed by rain, snow and sleet. We should see a high around 37 degrees and little wind.
“I think it will start as some snow everywhere, but it will probably change to rain, especially south of Interstate 78, in the afternoon,” National Weather Service meteorologist Trent Davis said Sunday.
With the temperature expected to rise above freezing, the roads shouldn’t be difficult to navigate Monday, said Davis, who’s based in Mount Holly, New Jersey.
“It’s pretty minuscule compared to what we’ve seen so far this season,” he said.
The weather service has recorded 53.2 inches of snow in Allentown since Dec. 1, with 34.7 inches during the seemingly every other day storm pattern most of February.
Monday’s storm could push 2021 to the second-snowiest
February recorded in the Lehigh Valley, past 2014 s 36.5 inches. The highest February snow total, 42.9 inches, occurred in 2010, according to weather service data.
After Monday, Davis said, we should see some melting, with sunny skies and near or above-average daytime temperatures for much of the rest of the week.
Forecasters are tracking another storm system into next weekend, but Davis said it appears it will stay south of the Valley.
With what we have had to deal with, we’ll take every relatively
mild day we can get until the first day of spring.
The forecast
Monday: Snow before 2 p.m., then rain and snow. High near 37. South wind 5-10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Snow accumulation of 2-4 inches possible.
Monday night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. West wind 5-10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tuesday: A slight chance of rain and snow showers before 10 a.m., then a slight chance of rain showers. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 42. Southwest wind 5-10 mph, with gusts up to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 48.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 43.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 38.
Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 40.