BETHLEHEM, Pa. — A winter weather advisory has been largely canceled for the Lehigh Valley on Friday, with precipitation expected to be mostly rain or a rain/snow mix except in portions of Northampton County.
But heavier precipitation is expected just north of the area in the Poconos.
Monroe County is under a winter storm warning from 1 p.m. Friday to 10 a.m. Saturday for total snow accumulations of 6 to 8 inches.
- The Lehigh Valley is no longer under a winter weather advisory except in the northern tier of Northampton County
- Precipitation is expected to be mostly rain in the area, but heavy snow is expected north
- Another storm is targeting the area overnight Sunday through much of the day Monday
According to the National Weather Service, precipitation will start to move into the region late Friday morning, but will really not get going until early afternoon.
While precipitation will be mostly rain, rain and snow could fall from Berks County into the Lehigh Valley, and snow will develop in the southern Poconos.
Up to 3 inches of snow is still expected in the northern tier of Northampton County.
Precipitation is expected to completely overspread the region by late afternoon and early evening.
“There appears to be a sharp cutoff from snow to rain, and this will be reflective in snow amounts,” the weather service said in its latest forecast discussion. “Most notably, snowfall amounts have come down compared to previous forecasts across portions of the Lehigh Valley and northern New Jersey.”
While the winter weather advisory was canceled for most of this area, strong banding is expected in Monroe County, where there’s a potential for more than 8 inches of snow.
Amounts of 2 to 4 or 3 to 5 inches of snow are still expected for parts of Carbon and Northampton counties, and in Sussex, Morris and the northern half of Warren counties in New Jersey.
Precipitation is expected to taper off Saturday morning, but winds will increase with gusts of 20 to 30 mph expected.
The latest on Friday’s storm
Projected arrival: Friday afternoon – perhaps as early as 1 p.m.
New projections: The winter weather advisory is canceled for much of the Lehigh Valley, but Monroe County is under a winter storm warning.
What could still change? There's a sharp cutoff of precipitation expected, so snowfall amounts could still change across the region.
