Bundle up, Berks County, it’s going to be another blustery day.
The snow from a storm Sunday night quickly disappeared early Monday as temperatures warmed and it began to rain, but the wind took over by Monday afternoon.
Windy conditions are likely to continue Tuesday with party sunny skies and a daytime high just above the freezing mark. Temperature highs in the low to mid 30s will feel colder due to the wind chill, said Carl Erickson, AccuWeather senior meteorologist.
Winds could reach speeds from 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph or higher, according to AccuWeather.
“It will still be pretty windy through the day and into the night,” Erikson said.
Overnight lows in the 20s are expected into Wednesday morning. Commuters should watch out as refreezing of untreated surfaces and standing water is likely, Erickson said.
A high near 40 on Wednesday is forecast with partly sunny skies and that should solve all the icing issues.
But beware, Erickson said, as another storm system could move into the area late Wednesday into early Thursday.
“It’s not going to be a big event,” he said, “but there could be some slippery surfaces.”
There’s a feeling of deja vu in the forecast with an arctic high-pressure system invading the region on Friday followed by a potential snowstorm on Saturday, according to AccuWeather.
No amounts are yet forecast as the track of the storm remains uncertain..
The weather service office in Mount Holly, N.J., is going with a too-soon-to-tell stance.
Officially in Berks, 3.3 inches of snow was recorded Sunday night, bringing the monthly and seasonal total to 6.8.
Other totals from trained spotters available from the National Weather Service, the Berks Area Rainfall Networks and the CoCoRaHS collaborative include:
• Bern Township, Huffs Church and Mertztown, 3.5 inches
• Cornwall Terrace, 3.4
• Shillington and Wernersville, 3.3
• Elverson, 2.9
• Douglassville, 2.5
Additional minor accumulations are possible today.
The low of 6 degrees Sunday morning at Reading Regional Airport was the lowest official temperature in Berks since minus 1 on Feb. 1, 2019.
(Assistant news editor Keith Mayer and reporter Michelle Lynch contributed to this report.)
