Freezing rain could cause icy conditions in the Wyoming Valley late tonight and early into Tuesday morning.
The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory for Luzerne and Lackawanna counties from 1 a.m. until 10 a.m. Tuesday.
Areas of light freezing rain are expected to develop late tonight. That light freezing rain will persist into Tuesday morning in the higher elevations. For areas like Wilkes-Barre and Scranton, temperatures should rise above freezing before daybreak on Tuesday, which will allow for plain rain.
A winter weather advisory means that periods of snow, sleet, or freezing rain will cause travel difficulties.
The forecast
Temperatures are expected to climb into the 50s as the week begins, but will gradually drop into the midweek.
The National Weather Service indicated it was 31 degrees as of 6:54 a.m. at the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport, and overcast skies were reported.
Partly sunny skies are expected to start the new week today, with a high near 38.
Tonight will bring mostly cloudy skies, along with a 50 percent chance after 1 a.m. Less than a tenth of an inch of total rainfall is expected, and the low will be around 35.
Rain is likely into Tuesday, with up to a quarter of an inch of total rainfall expected. The high will be near 48.
That rain will continue to be likely before 10 p.m. Tuesday night, but less than a tenth of an inch of rain is expected. Cloudy skies are expected otherwise, and the low will be around 48.
Mostly cloudy skies are predicted Wednesday, along with a 40 percent chance of showers. The high will be near 50.
Mostly cloudy skies are expected into Wednesday night, along with a chance of rain and snow before 10 p.m. and a chance of snow overnight. The low will be around 25.
Be sure to check out the Times Leader’s weather page for up-to-date forecast information and radar!
