Northeast Pennsylvania may not have a white Christmas, but it looks like it will have a white day after Christmas.
The National Weather Service in Binghamton upgraded a winter storm watch to a warning at 3:36 p.m. today. The warning is in effect from Wednesday afternoon through Thursday afternoon and includes the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre area and the Poconos.
The winter storm warning, NWS says, means a likelihood of seven inches or more of snow will fall within a 24 hour period. “There is a potential for snow accumulations of seven inches or more and a coating of ice. Travel conditions could become hazardous.”
Meanwhile, tonight’s low will be around 22.
NWS advises those who need to travel Wednesday into Thursday to monitor forecasts and weather statements, which, for the Scranton area can be found at 1.usa.gov/ZxYeZp.
Updated weather information also is available at: http://www.accuweather.com/en/us/united-states-weather.
For details on road travel conditions, check: http://thetimes-tribune.com/traffic. For local flight information check: http://thetimes-tribune.com/local-flights..