A warm front moving into the region Thursday will bring widespread rain and thunderstorms to the Lehigh Valley and Poconos, with an increased risk for severe weather and localized flash flooding.
The National Weather Service has expanded a Slight Risk (2 out of 5) for severe thunderstorms to include the Lehigh Valley, Poconos and Berks County as latest computer models show better organization of afternoon convection.
For Wednesday, mostly sunny skies are forecast with seasonable highs in the low to mid-80s for the Lehigh Valley. Clouds build at night with southerly winds remaining calm to around 5 mph into Thursday…