Get ready, the graying remnants of the Lehigh Valley’s record-breaking near-blizzard could soon be covered by fresh accumulations.
The National Weather Service is forecasting accumulating snow Monday night through Tuesday night in the region.
How much is unclear. The Weather Service hazardous weather outlook suggests light snow with a potential for locally higher accumulations, most likely 1 to 3 inches.
It’s the combination of two systems, one coming from the upper Midwest and the other off the Atlantic coast, said National Weather Service meteorologist Lance Franck. The midwestern storm may draw some of the moisture from the other storm into its orbit.
“Both are much weaker than we saw at the end of January,” Franck said.
The interaction of the two storms is likely to set up a narrow band of snow that will set up to the south of the Lehigh Valley, he said.
Had the two combined into one, the region might have had a more serious snowfall to contend with, said Tom Kines of Accuweather. For now, it’s just looking like light snow, followed by a frigid week with highs in the 20s from Thursday through Monday.
“Maybe the groundhog was mistaken,” Kines said.
Accuweather predicts 1 to 2 inches, with a few flurries on Wednesday. Just enough to freshen up those mountains of snow in the parking lots.
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