The Lehigh Valley will see a mixture of snow, sleet and freezing rain Tuesday night and into Wednesday.
A winter weather advisory will be in effect for the Lehigh Valley from 10 p.m. Tuesday until 11 a.m. Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service. The NWS says we could get some snow, sleet and freezing rain. New snow accumulation of 1 to 4 inches possible, along with half-an-inch of ice. The forecast calls for snow and sleet to spread over the region late Tuesday, becoming steady after midnight. Freezing rain will enter the picture Wednesday morning. The wintry mix, the NWS adds, is forecast to change gradually back to all rain during mid- to late-morning hours on Wednesday before ending. Temperatures will dip into the low 30s.
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 …
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