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If you have any outdoor activities planned for Thursday and Friday, you may need to consider postponing them. The National Weather Service says our area can expect to receive up to several inches of rain, which is why a flood watch has been issued.
After an exceptionally mild winter springtime temperatures have reverted closer to normal, and possibly a bit below normal, as evidenced by the fact that the National Weather Service has issued a freeze watch for the area for Thursday from 12 to 9 a.m.
It’s fitting that our one and only guest on Episode 13 of No Rain Date is Hellertown Bakery owner Leiane McCarty, since she says 13 is her lucky number. Leiane dishes about becoming a baker as well as Fastnacht Day, and how to order the delicious donuts she’ll be frying the old school way…with love.
Do you fondly remember cold, snowy winters that lasted for months? (Because winter is literally supposed to last three months.) Well… Cue the turntable scratch effect. Because if frosty memories are your thing, you probably already want to forget about the winter of 2019-2020, which has been a dud for anyone who fantasizes about fresh powder or gets misty-eyed for a mercury thermometer plunged past zero.
Tuesday’s spring-like weather seemed to confirm what Punxsutawney Phil predicted Sunday, with highs reaching nearly 60 degrees in places. The National Weather Service, however, is attempting to throw a wet blanket on their furry rival’s prognostication with a forecast that calls for an abrupt return to winter.
It’s almost the end of January, and you may be asking yourself, “where is winter?” Tony Luchini of Lehigh Valley Weather Authority has insight into what atmospheric conditions have caused Old Man Winter to go missing, and tells us when–or if–he’s likely to return this year.
Schools and many businesses will be closed, but if you have travel plans for Saturday you should be aware that driving could be a bit dicey due to winter weather that’s forecast for our area, including up to 5 inches of snow.
Although it’s mid-January, the Lehigh Valley area has not yet been hit with a significant winter storm this season. That could change this weekend, however.
The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning that includes Bucks, Northampton and Lehigh counties for 4 a.m. Monday to 1 a.m. Tuesday, when it says heavy snow is now expected, with totals of 6 to 9 inches and locally higher amounts possible.
How much, how long and how far this way or that way? A frequent topic of conversation around Hellertown Saturday was the weather forecast for Sunday and Monday, when winter weather is supposed to affect the area for the first time this season.
