Winter Storm Watch Issued for Wednesday Night, Thursday

On the heels of a winter storm that has affected the region Tuesday, the National Weather Service has issued a winter storm watch for the Lehigh Valley for Wednesday night and Thursday for a potentially “widespread significant snowfall.”

According to the watch, four to eight inches of snow is possible after rain that falls during a brief warmup Wednesday changes back to frozen precipitation.

“The amount of snow accumulation Wednesday night and Thursday will depend on how quickly the rain changes to snow and if sleet lasts longer during the transition,” the watch statement said.

Ice accumulations of up to a tenth of an inch are also possible.

The Lehigh Valley Weather Authority–a Facebook forecaster–is also predicting 4 to 8 inches to fall, with as much as six to 10 inches possible in the Philadelphia area, according to a post.