A winter storm watch will be in effect Sunday for much of eastern Pennsylvania, including the Poconos. In Carbon and Monroe counties, 6 to 10 inches of snow is possible, the National Weather Service said Friday afternoon when issuing the watch. For Pike and Wayne counties, 5 to 9 inches is possible, the NWS said.

On Wednesday at 1:18 p.m. a winter weather advisory was issued by the National Weather Service valid from Thursday 7 a.m. until Friday 7 a.m. for Elk, Clearfield and Cambria counties.

Expect plain rain for most of the region. AccuWeather is predicting highs on Saturday to be between 40 and 42 degrees. Highs on Sunday will be right around freezing, 32 to 33 degrees. Be prepared for temperatures to drop significantly Sunday night and usher in a deep freeze for several days.

According to the National Weather Service, January 2018 was the last time Pennsylvania saw an extended period of bitter cold and dangerous wind chills.

The National Weather Service out of State College has issued a Cold Weather Advisory for portions of Pennsylvania. The advisory goes into effect at 12 a.m. Tuesday and will expire at 10 a.m. Wednesday.

Several states were under winter storm warnings or winter weather advisories from the NWS as of early Thursday.

Thousands of homes have been destroyed in elite enclaves like Malibu and Pacific Palisades, where median listing prices range from $760,000 to more than $6 million. Winter has Metro Detroit in a tight grip today, with bitter cold and snow dominating the forecast. And there's even more winter weather in the forecast this week.

The National Weather Service had multiple states under winter weather advisories or winter storm warnings early on Friday.

Winter weather advisories or winter storm warnings are in place for nine states across the U.S. as of early Tuesday morning, and up to nine inches of snow is forecast by the National Weather Service (NWS) in some parts of the country.