Saucon Valley Schools Closed Tuesday Due to Extreme Cold

Due to the extreme cold and wind chill factors forecast for Tuesday, Saucon Valley schools will be closed, the district announced late Monday afternoon.

According to the announcement, all athletic events and school-related activities scheduled for Tuesday are also being postponed.

Although temperatures across the Lehigh Valley early Monday briefly soared to near 50 degrees, a wave of Arctic air is forecast to settle over the area by Tuesday morning, with temperatures predicted to bottom out at around 2 degrees.

The wind chill factor could reach -18 by Tuesday morning, and the National Weather Service has issued a wind chill advisory for the area that will be in effect from midnight Tuesday to 6 a.m. Wednesday.

According to the NWS, wind chills could bottom out at 15 to 20 degrees below zero throughout the period.

The wind chill is a measurement of what the outdoor temperature feels like based upon both temperature and wind speed.