A little taste of winter comes through on this last Friday and day of fall. Winter begins overnight at 4:21 am

After light amounts of snow (a layer or dusting in the city, 1-3 inches for Lehigh and the higher elevations with some spots closer to 4 inches), we clean up and dry out with some of the coldest temperatures on record!

The sun will break out early Saturday, but it will be stormy and very cold. The morning will be near freezing, with wind chills in the teens and 20s. As northwest winds increase in the afternoon, lake effect snow bands may form extending as far east as the Poconos and Lehigh Valleys.

Temperatures will drop to freezing by Sunday morning. Despite the bright sunshine, temperatures will only rise to the mid to upper 20s in the afternoon. This will be the coldest day of the season so far.

On Monday morning you will need extra layers and more time to warm up the car as temperatures range from 8 to 13 degrees.

With sunny skies, highs will be near freezing.

Please ensure your pets have a warm and dry place, preferably indoors. They are no more used to the cold arctic air than we are.

On Tuesday, Christmas Eve, the sky will be cloudy and isolated showers are possible. Highs will be in the lower 40s, closer to normal.

High temperatures on Christmas Day on Wednesday will be in the low to mid 40s, with partly cloudy skies and a lingering shower. Hanukkah begins on Wednesday evening and there is a possibility of isolated rain.

Thursday is Kwanzaa and it will be partly to mostly cloudy with a chance of isolated showers and high temperatures in the low 40s

The 7-day weather forecast

Saturday: (Winter begins) Windy, colder. High 35, low 32.

Sunday: Sunny and extremely cold. High 28, low 17.

Monday: Sunny and cold. High 33, low 12.

Tuesday: Mostly cloudy. High 39, low 25.

Wednesday: Partly cloudy. High 40, low 27.

Thursday: Partly cloudy. High 42, low 28.

Friday: Random showers. High 45 Low 31.