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The Lehigh Valley will see higher temperatures and more rain this week. The local National Weather Service office in Mount Holly, New Jersey, said rain is possible in the region every day through Sunday. There is a chance of showers and thunderstorms Wednesday and Thursday, and then showers again through the weekend.
Additionally, temperatures are expected to warm up after lows in the 50s Tuesday and Wednesday. Highs in the 60s and 70s are expected through the weekend after that. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, in its 14-day outlook, said eastern Pennsylvania will likely have below normal temperatures through April 15.
The weather service is predicting a high of 58 Monday and 47 Tuesday. This follows a storm that brought the highest single-day rainfall of the year to the Lehigh Valley. Lehigh Valley International Airport recorded 1.
79 inches of rain Monday, the highest rainfall of the year to date, according to weather service data. Easton, Center Valley and Bethlehem all had more than 2 inches of recorded rainfall , the weather service said. NOAA said rainfall over the next to weeks should be about normal.
Despite recent rainfall, Lehigh and Northampton counties remain under drought conditions, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor , which tracks and displays drought conditions throughout the country.
This has been the case for several months following a record-dry October. Here is the extended forecast from the National Weather Service: Thursday: Showers and thunderstorms before 11 a.m.
, then showers likely between 11 a.m. and 2 p.
m., then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2 p.m.
Patchy fog before 11 a.m. High near 74.
South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday: Showers, mainly before 11 a.m. High near 66.
Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday: Rain. High near 55. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Sunday: A chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high near 73. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Monday: A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 58. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 47..
