Friday, January 25, 2013
Emmaus Patch could get a few inches of snow later on Friday, according to the National Weather Service
A quick moving storm is expected to bring snow to Emmaus Patch Friday afternoon and night, according to a hazardous weather outlook issued by the National Weather Service. Snow could start falling after 2 p.m. Friday and bring one to two inches of accumulating snow, making the afternoon communite slick, the Weather Service predicts. An additional inch of snow may fall overnight. Temperatures will continue to stay well below freezing over the weekend. The National Weather Service is predicting a chance of rain, snow, freezing rain, and sleet for Monday. Overall, we could see a warm up next week.
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Daytime highs will be well below freezing in Emmaus Patch for the rest of the week
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Wednesday, January 23
There's snow in the forecast along with a big chill that will keep daytime high temperatures from rising out of the 20s for the rest of the week. An arctic air mass is bringing the coldest weather so far this season -- perhaps even colder than anything we experienced last winter, according to the National Weather Service. It's too soon to call actual snow totals, but the storm that's a-brewin' for the end of the week could bring "plowable snowfall" to the Lehigh Valley, the National Weather Service predicts.
Sunday, November 4, 2012
A national annual Winter Outlook says winter may be warmer than average in the west, but offers no clear trend for Pennsylvania
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Sunday, November 4, 2012
Here are two highlights from the annual Winter Outlook from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration: The winter outlook offers no clear trend for Pennsylvania or the Northeast. Forecasters with NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center say a wavering El Niño, expected to have developed by now, makes this year’s winter outlook less certain than previous years. “This is one of the most challenging outlooks we’ve produced in recent years because El Niño decided not to show up as expected,” said Mike Halpert, deputy director of NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center. “In fact, it stalled out last month, leaving neutral conditions in place in the tropical Pacific.” When El Niño is present, warmer ocean water in the equatorial Pacific shifts the …
Friday, January 20, 2012
New report puts accumulation predictions higher than original prediction.
It's time to get the snow boots out, folks. According to Lehigh Valley Weather Patrol, the Lehigh Valley can expect between 2 and 6 inches of precipitation in the form of snow and sleet over the weekend. The snow is predicted to begin overnight tonight and continue through Saturday. Weather Underground and Accuweather have similar predictions. The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Watch, in effect until 7pm Saturday. If a storm develops, it will be the first winter weather of the season, not including the October snowstorm that left the valley blanketed in over 6 inches of snow. Predictions have the snowstorm starting around midnight and continuing through Saturday morning, bringing "All snow north of Quakertown, (with …
