Thursday’s high temperature will fail to get out of the 20s, according to the National Weather Service forecast. It will feel even colder with winds between 10 and 15 mph, and gusts up to 30 mph, according to the weather service.

The cold front also brought early morning snow squalls to the region, delivering a coating of snow. A few more flurries are possible during the day, but not much precipitation is anticipated, according to the forecast.

A snow squall warning was issued across much of the region between 3 and 5 a.m. as a “dangerous” squall moved southeast across the region, bringing intense, heavy bursts of snow and high winds. Blowing snow rapidly reduced visibility, leading to potentially hazardous travel conditions for brief periods.

While the region is off to a cold start to 2026, the forecast is looking relatively snow-free through the middle of next week. The next chance for precipitation will be Wednesday, though for now that is expected to fall as rain, according to the weather service.

Here’s the updated long-term forecast from the National Weather Service:

Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 32. West wind 5 to 10 mph.

Friday night: Mostly clear, with a low around 18. West wind around 5 mph.

Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 33. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph.

Saturday night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 35.

Sunday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 17.

Monday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 32.

Monday night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24.

Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 39.

Tuesday night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29.

Wednesday: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

There is a chance of flurries this morning, followed by possible snow showers late in the afternoon, according to the National Weather Service in Mount Holly, New Jersey. Any snowfall will be minimal, but forecasters noted that northern areas or areas with higher elevation could get and inch or so.

The Lehigh Valley could get less than an inch of snow.

A slight chance for a few flurries or snow showers will continue through mid-morning. Otherwise, today will be partly cloudy and chilly. More snow showers will move into northern areas late this afternoon and continue/spread southeast tonight. (1/2)#PAwx #NJwx #MDwx #DEwx pic.twitter.com/C5yUfjKOWD

— NWS Mount Holly (@NWS_MountHolly) December 31, 2025

The rest of the week should be clear, with highs in the 30s. Forecasters said another storm system could come to the area Monday, but details on it are not yet clear.

Here is the extended forecast from the National Weather Service:

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 29. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 32. West wind 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 33.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 34.

Monday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 39.

The region is under a wind advisory until 4 p.m. Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service in Mount Holly, New Jersey. Winds between 15 and 25 mph, with gusts up to 50 mph, are expected in the Lehigh Valley as well as neighboring Berks, Bucks, Carbon and Monroe counties.

Forecasters said winds could blow around unsecured objects and cause power outages.

Initially the wind advisory was going to last until 1 p.m., but forecasters extended it to 4 p.m. because high wind gusts were still being observed Tuesday afternoon.

In addition to the wind, highs are expected to reach near 50 Monday afternoon, before dropping into the 20s and 30s the rest of the week. Rain will clear out Monday, and the rest of the week should be clear. There is a very slight chance of snow Wednesday night, forecasters said. Any snowfall would be minimal.

The Lehigh Valley remains under drought conditions despite recent rainfall, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. Rainfall has been about 8 inches below normal the past six months, according to weather service data. Forecasters said any precipitation will be “minimal, at best” through Sunday.

Here is the extended forecast from the National Weather Service:

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 32. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 28.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 29.

Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 33.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 33.

The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory for the region, including Lehigh and Northampton counties, starting at 6 p.m. Sunday for a “light glaze” of freezing rain — enough to make sidewalks, roads and bridges dangerously slippery. The advisory will be in effect until 2 a.m.

While the advisory covers the region, temperatures in the southernmost portion of the Lehigh Valley should stay above freezing, the weather service forecast shows. To the north, in Carbon and Monroe counties, ice accumulations of one- to two-tenths of an inch are possible, according to the weather service.

It’s unhappy news as the region comes off the Friday-Saturday storm that dumped sleet, snow and ice and made post-Christmas travel treacherous.

Leftover ice will likely vanish Monday as the temperatures make their climb toward spring warmth and a rainy, windy front sweeps through. The weather service has issued a wind advisory from 10 a.m. Monday to 1 p.m. Tuesday warning of gusts up to 50 mph.

Don’t get used to the warmth. The front is dragging deep cold in its wake. Tuesday’s high temperature is predicted to be 29 degrees and it is sure to feel colder in the high winds.

Here’s the full forecast, which includes a chance of some snow on New Year’s Day.

Monday: Showers, mainly between 7 a.m. and 1 p.m. High near 52. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Monday night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 32. Breezy, with a west wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

Tuesday night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23.

Wednesday:  Partly sunny, with a high near 35.

Wednesday night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24.

Thursday (New Year’s Day): A chance of snow after 1 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 32. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Thursday night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 28.

Friday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 17.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 34.

How much snow and ice did the Lehigh Valley get? Totals from around the region

Officially, 0.9 inches of snow and sleet, with a glaze of freezing rain, was reported at Lehigh Valley International Airport.

Here are the combined snow, sleet and freezing rain accumulations reported by the National Weather Service from around the region:

Lehigh County

• Lehigh Valley International Airport: 0.9 inchesWescosville: 0.7 inches
• North Whitehall Township: 0.6 inches
• Salisbury Township: 0.6 inches
• 1.7 ENE Schnecksville: 0.6 inches
• Germansville: 0.5 inches

Northampton County

• Martins Creek: 0.9 inches
• Nazareth: 0.7 inches
• 2 WNW Bath: 0.6 inches
• North Catasauqua: 0.6 inches
• Danielsville: 0.5 inches
• Martins Creek: 0.3 inches

Monroe County

• Canadensis: 1.9 inches
• Arlington Heights: 1.5 inches
• 0.7 N Mount Pocono: 1.5 inches

Carbon County

• 2.4 WNW Lake Harmony: 0.8 inches
• Hudsondale: 0.5 inches
• Jim Thorpe: 0.5 inches
• 3.3 WSW Lehighton: 0.4 inches

Berks County

• 2 ESE Fleetwood: 0.5 inches
• Reading Regional Airport: 0.3 inches
• 1 NNW West Lawn: 0.3 inches

Bucks County

• 3.4 NNE Langhorne: 0.6 inches
• Furlong: 0.5 inches
• Fricks: 0.3 inches
• 1.4 ENE Souderton: 0.3 inches

Montgomery County

• Stowe: 1.2 inches
• Skippack: 1 inch
• East Norriton; 0.6 inches
• 1 ENE Plymouth Township: 0.6 inches
• 2.4 SSW Pennsburg: 0.5 inches

The National Weather Service said each kind of precipitation — though mostly sleet — fell around the Lehigh Valley, coating roads, vehicles and sidewalks in a concrete-hard layer of white under skies that offered sun by mid-morning but little heat to soften things up.

Lehigh Valley International Airport recorded 0.9 inches of snow/sleet and a glaze of freezing rain.

The weather service said temperatures will struggle to reach the freezing mark today — Allentown’s predicted high is 32 degrees — so surfaces are likely to remain slick, especially sidewalks and secondary roads if they haven’t been treated.

Winter weather advisories that were expected to be in effect until 10 a.m. Saturday were allowed to expire as the precipitation tapered off, the weather service said. Earlier predictions of flurries and snow showers in northern parts of the area have also been scrubbed.

With the icy weather gone, a frontal system will bring rain Sunday into Monday. Behind the front, high pressure and colder temperatures will move in. High temperatures on Tuesday and Wednesday will be in the low 30s, well below normal for this time of year, according to forecasters.

Monday poses another concern, as the cold front sweeping west to east through the afternoon will bring high winds, with gusts up to 50 mph possible. Monday’s high temperature will be around 51 and some thunder is even possible. The weather service will issue wind advisories if necessary.

How much snow and ice did the Lehigh Valley get? Totals from around the region

Friday’s storm caused some havoc on the highways. By Friday evening, road conditions deteriorated across the region, with several crashes reported. One crash was reported with people trapped inside a vehicle on Route 22 westbound near the Route 309 interchange in South Whitehall Township just after 6 p.m., according to emergency radio dispatches.

Another vehicle was reported to have gone off the road on Route 22 westbound through “Cemetery Curve” in Easton. A two-vehicle crash was reported on Nazareth Pike (Route 191) at the Route 22 interchange in Bethlehem Township, according to the Northampton County Emergency Alerts Facebook page.

Ahead of the storm, PennDOT issued Tier 3 vehicle restrictions on the area’s major highways, prohibiting most commercial vehicles. Those restrictions were lifted just before 6 a.m. Saturday as conditions improved.

Online outage maps from PPL and First Energy showed no major storm-related service disruptions Saturday morning.

Here is the extended forecast from the National Weather Service:

Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 32. Breezy.

Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23.

Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 34.

Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23.

New Year’s Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 33.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 16.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 27.

LANTA, in a news release, said it would stop picking up passengers on its bus routes as of 8 p.m., though buses would continue dropping off passengers until reaching the next major transit center, or the end of the route. LANTA’s van service also was scheduled to do its last pickups at 8 p.m.

LANTA said its bus and van services would have a delayed start of 5 a.m. Saturday.

Slick roads led to several crashes around the region Friday evening.

One crash was reported with people trapped inside a vehicle on Route 22 westbound near the Route 309 interchange in South Whitehall Township just after 6 p.m., according to emergency radio dispatches. Another vehicle was reported to have gone off the road on Route 22 westbound through “Cemetery Curve” in Easton.

Earlier, a two-vehicle crash was reported on Nazareth Pike (Route 191) at the Route 22 interchange in Bethlehem Township, according to the Northampton County Emergency Alerts Facebook page.

Snow, sleet wrap up in Lehigh Valley after winter storm creates icy slop on roads [Updated]

The latest winter storm to impact the region brought more sleet than snow, tamping down snowfall totals from earlier forecasts. The Lehigh Valley, as well as neighboring Bucks, Berks and Carbon counties, were under winter weather advisory until 10 a.m. Saturday, though most of the precipitation had moved out of the area after midnight.

The weather service said there was a chance of lingering snow showers through 5 a.m.

Snowfall amounts

Most of the lower Lehigh Valley was expected to see between 1 and 3 total inches of snow by the time the storm wrapped up, according to the National Weather Service. However, northern portions of the Valley could see between 2 and 4 inches. Around 6 p.m. Friday evening, the weather service said another inch of snow was expected by the storm’s end.

However, up to nearly two-tenths of an inch of ice was possible, significantly more than initial estimates.

While the storm had initially been expected to bring higher snowfall totals, warm air mixed in, causing sleet and freezing rain instead. Still, the weather service said the combination of snow, sleet, and even some freezing rain would be enough to make things “quite messy.”

Higher snow totals were expected in Monroe County and in New Jersey. Monroe County was under a winter storm warning through 10 a.m. Saturday, with snowfall amounts between 4 and 7 inches possible, according to the weather service.

“What all this means is that in areas north of I-78, we`ll likely see mostly snow throughout the event, from roughly Philly to I-78, we`ll see a widespread mix of snow and sleet generallyfavoring sleet,” the weather service noted in its forecast discussion Friday. “For areas south and east of Philly it will be mostly a rain event.”

Travel conditions and cancelations

Despite the lower snowfall projections in the Lehigh Valley, the weather service warned the snow and ice that did fall would be enough to lead to hazardous travel conditions.

“The overarching theme still remains that the key threat will be widespread travel disruptions during the evening hours and heading into the overnight hours,” according to the forecast discussion.

By Friday evening, road conditions deteriorated across the region, with several crashes reported. One crash was reported with people trapped inside a vehicle on Route 22 westbound near the Route 309 interchange in South Whitehall Township just after 6 p.m., according to emergency radio dispatches. Another vehicle was reported to have gone off the road on Route 22 westbound through “Cemetery Curve” in Easton.

Earlier, a two-vehicle crash was reported on Nazareth Pike (Route 191) at the Route 22 interchange in Bethlehem Township, according to the Northampton County Emergency Alerts Facebook page.

Ahead of the storm, PennDOT issued Tier 3 vehicle restrictions on the area’s major highways, prohibiting most commercial vehicles. Those restrictions were lifted just before 6 a.m. Saturday as conditions improved.

LANTA, the Lehigh Valley’s transit agency, suspended its bus service as road conditions worsened Friday night. LANTA bus and van services would have a delayed start at 5 a.m. Saturday.

The weather also lead to events being canceled around the region, including the Lehigh Valley Zoo’s Winter Lights Spectacular. It was the fourth weather-related cancelation of the season for the holiday lights display, which will reopen Saturday. Anyone with tickets for Friday will receive instructions on rescheduling.

Look ahead

After the wintry precipitation ends Saturday morning, things will clear out before a frontal system brings rain to the Lehigh Valley on Sunday into Monday. Behind the front, high pressure and colder temperatures will move in. High temperatures on Tuesday and Wednesday will be in the low 30s, well below normal for this time of year, according to forecasters.

Here is the extended forecast from the National Weather Service:

Saturday: Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 30. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the afternoon.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Calm wind.

Sunday: A chance of rain after 1 p.m. Cloudy, with a high near 39. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Sunday Night: Rain. Low around 33. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Monday: Showers, mainly before 1pm. High near 51. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Breezy.

Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 32. Breezy.

Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24.

Wednesday: Cloudy, with a high near 34.

Wednesday Night: Cloudy, with a low around 21.

New Year’s Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 30.

Wintry precipitation remains a near-certainty for the Lehigh Valley region after Christmas, but how much snow and ice will fall remains in flux, according to forecasters.

The region had been under a winter storm watch for Friday afternoon through Saturday morning, but that has been downgraded to a winter weather advisory. The National Weather Service now says the region can expect total snow and sleet accumulations of 1-3 inches, with a light glaze possible. Those amounts are down from earlier forecasts, which were in the 4-6 inch range.

The weather service’s snowfall projection map issued Thursday morning showed most of Lehigh and Northampton counties getting between 1 and 4 inches of snow, with a small sliver of northeastern Northampton County getting between 2 and 6 inches.

In its forecast discussion Thursday morning, the weather service’s Mount Holly, N.J., office said the latest trend shows the storm moving slightly to the north, which could lead to more sleet mixing in with snow, and decreasing the chance for freezing rain.

However, don’t let that bit of positive news fool you: The snow and sleet we do get will be more than enough to make a mess.

“There remains high uncertainty how much and where the sleet/snow mix will end up panning out for the region, but the main takeaway here is that we continue to expect a wintry mess for much of the region Friday afternoon through Saturday morning,” forecasters noted.

The shift in storm track means that areas north and east of the Pocono Plateau will see nearly all snow, with total amounts of 3-6 inches. However, some localized areas could see heavier snow falling at a rate of more than an inch per hour, leading to even higher accumulations, according to the forecast discussion.

However, for the Lehigh Valley and areas to the south, projected snow and sleet amounts are anything but a sure bet. The latest models are showing some warm air mixing in, favoring sleet and cutting into snowfall totals, forecasters said.

“Long story short, despite the high uncertainty with the final snow and sleet totals, disruptions are to be expected Friday afternoon and Friday night as this system moves through,” according to the forecast discussion. “Periods of snow, sleet, and/or freezing rain/ice will make travel dangerous and anyone with travel plans will see disruptions.”

The weather service continues to urge anyone who was thinking about traveling Friday afternoon through Saturday morning to delay those plans. Anyone who must drive should consider taking a winter storm kit with items such as flashlights, shovels, blankets, extra clothing “and anything else that would help you survive in case you become stranded,” the weather service warned.

Ahead of the storm, PennDOT worked to treat roads to help prevent ice buildup once the wintry precipitation begins. It also issued restrictions on some tractor-trailers and other vehicles on highways across eastern Pennsylvania during the storm.

As for timing, the weather service’s forecast for the Lehigh Valley shows snow starting by 4 p.m. Friday, later than initially expected, and continuing through the late evening hours. Before midnight, sleet is likely to begin mixing in and continue through early Saturday morning.

The precipitation could turn back to all snow before tapering off mid-morning, though snow showers are still possible, particularly in northern areas, according to the forecast.

Expect a brief break in precipitation from Saturday afternoon through Sunday morning before a frontal system moves in by Sunday afternoon. However, warmer temperatures mean any precipitation that falls is expected to be all rain in the Lehigh Valley, though a wintry mix is possible in parts of the Poconos and northwestern New Jersey, forecasters said.

The rain is expected to continue through Monday afternoon before things clear out. Behind the front, high pressure and colder temperatures will move in, with daytime highs in the low 30s, well below normal for this time of year, according to the forecast discussion.

Here is the extended forecast from the National Weather Service:

Friday: Snow likely, mainly after 5 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 29. North wind around 5 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Friday Night: Snow and sleet before 1 a.m., then snow likely, possibly mixed with freezing rain and sleet. Low around 23. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming northeast after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow and sleet accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Saturday: A chance of snow, freezing rain, and sleet before 7 a.m., then a chance of snow and freezing rain between 7am and 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 34. Northeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. Calm wind.

Sunday: A chance of rain after 1 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Sunday Night: Rain. Low around 32. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Monday: Rain, mainly before 1 p.m. High near 48. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Breezy.

Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 31. Breezy.

Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22.

Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 35.

The storm is expected to begin as freezing rain Friday morning in western Pennsylvania before turning to snow in the eastern part of the state by afternoon, according to a PennDOT news release.

The department of transportation has issued Tier 3 restrictions on a number of roads, which means no commercial vehicles are allowed except loaded single trailers with chains or approved traction devices. School buses, commercial buses, motor coaches, motorcycles, RVs and vehicles towing trailers are not allowed on the road while those restrictions are in place.

Tier 3 restrictions go into effect at 10 a.m. Friday on the following roads:

• Interstate 81, south of Interstate 83
• All Pennsylvania interstates west of I-81 including I-70 and the Pennsylvania Turnpike (I-76)

Tier 3 restrictions go into effect at 2 p.m. Friday on the following roads:

• I-81, north of I-83.
• All interstate highways east of I-81, including I-78
• Pennsylvania Turnpike (I-76, I-276 and I-476)
• Route 22 between I-78 and Route 33Route 33, entire length

Additional restrictions, including reduced speed limits, are likely during the storm.

The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm watch for much of the state Friday into Saturday. The weather service is urging people to consider delaying all travel during the storm.

Anyone who must drive should consider bringing a winter storm kit with items such as flashlights, shovels, blankets, extra clothing “and anything else that would help you survive in case you become stranded,” according to the weather service.