About six inches of snow dropped in most parts of the region as an active winter weather pattern continued Saturday night into Sunday.

Summit Hill appeared to top the list as nine inches were measured as part of the largest snowfall to date of the young winter season.

Residents awoke to much more snow than had been predicted Sunday morning, as the National Weather Service said that 5.6 inches of snow fell in Lehighton.

Theresa Guinter and her son, Elliott Guy, 6, could be seen brushing off their vehicle and shoveling the white powder off their sidewalks in the 300 block of North Second Street in Lehighton.

“I hate snow,” Guinter said. “I could use a snowblower.”

Nine inches of snow was measured in Summit Hill, where plows worked all night in an effort to keep the streets open, helping those individuals who might have stayed late at Christmas parties.

Other measurements were as follows: Lake Harmony, 8 inches, Weatherly, 7.1 inches. Slatington, 4.5 inches, Jackson Township, 8.0 inches.

Temps to rise by midweek

Tyler Roys, a senior meteorologist, with AccuWeather, said most of the area generally received between 5 to 7 inches of snow.

What played a role with that is more of a fluffier snow,” Roys said. “The fluffier the snow is, you get more out of it versus if it was a heavier snow.”

Temperatures that were stuck in the lower 20s, upper teens, with the wind gusting up to 20 to 30 miles per hour, made it feel much colder at times that it really was, Roys said.

“The temperatures were colder then what we typically see in any snowstorm on average,” he said. “Especially if the sunshine is not out, it can make it difficult for snow removal, things of that nature.”

Fortunately, Roys said the wind was expected to subside this morning, though the morning remained cold with highs in the low to mid 20s.

The good news, he said, is that Monday is the last day that we’re going to have to deal with such cold temperatures in the next few days.

Roys said temperatures start to moderate Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, and that the snow is likely to melt between then as daytime temps reach the low 40s.

“On the flip side, we risk the increase for icy spots because you’re melting snow, and if there’s no salt or sand on it, it’s going to freeze at night,” said Roys, who noted we’ll still have lows reaching into the upper teens and lower 20s tonight, Tuesday night, and Wednesday night. “The threat for icy spots is really more enhanced over the next several days.”

As a result, Roys said the biggest concern is going to be in the morning hours when people go to work, kids go to the bus stop, and buses travel to school.

“Those who are coming home from work, after-school activities, people need to be cautious,” he said. “Even though the road looks wet, it doesn’t mean that it can’t be icy.”

Roys said some areas that are likely to be icy are around any snow banks melting, around storm drains, and where driveways meet sidewalks and/or the street.

“Those kind of areas are probably the least likely to be salted or sanded,” he said. “So that’s something that people will have to watch.”

Roys said despite the warmer daytime highs, Thursday night into Friday another cold front is expected to come through with rain, which is going to lead to a windy day on Friday.

“Temperatures start off in the low 40s, but by the time people are coming home from work, school, shopping, the temperatures will be in the upper to mid 20s,” he said. “There could be a freeze threat depending on how quick the temperatures fall.”

Correspondent Ron Gower, special to the Times News, contributed to this story.