A Hellertown Public Works Department plow truck heads north on Main Street near High Street late Saturday afternoon.

Mother Nature delivered an early Christmas present to snow-lovers in Saucon Valley Saturday, as several inches of the white stuff accumulated, especially on grassy and untreated surfaces.

Altough the National Weather Service issued a winter weather advisory through 1 a.m. Saturday, the snow–which was generally light–wasn’t enough to keep most people home.

It was just the right amount to create a festive atmosphere as the height of the holiday season approaches, and many cars with baled Christmas trees on their roofs could be seen up and down Main Street throughout the day.

The advisory issued late Saturday afternoon calls for an accumulation of 1 to 3 inches of snow, on top of what has already fallen.

“Plan on slippery road conditions, especially untreated surfaces and bridges and overpasses,” as well as reduced visibility, it stated.

It has been several years since the area experienced an accumulating snow this early in the season.