Weather alerts: Schools on a 2-hour delay
Because of icy conditions the following schools have delays today, Wednesday, Jan. 11:
Carbon Career and Technical Institute is operating on a 2-hour delay.
Jim Thorpe Area School District is operating on a 2-hour delay.
Lehighton Area School District will be operating on a 2-hour delay.
Panther Valley is on 2-hour delay.
The Pleasant Valley School District will be operating on a two-hour delay.
Tamaqua schools are operating on a 2-hour delay.
Weatherly will be operating on a 2-hour delay.
Today will be partly sunny with a high of 48, but there's a chance of snow on Saturday.
The forecast:
Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 48. Southwest wind 3 to 8 mph.
Wednesday Night: Rain likely, mainly before 2am. Cloudy, with a low around 40. Southeast wind 3 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Thursday: A chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 54. Southwest wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday Night: A chance of rain before 1am. Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. Southwest wind 9 to 11 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 41.
Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20.
Saturday: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 29. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Saturday Night: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 36.
Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22.
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