Saturday's snow kept homeowners and municipal workers busy on Sunday.
Some people's eyes filled with wonder on Saturday when the falling snow made the area look picturesque. Last year's mild winter didn't give Schuylkill County residents many opportunities to see it. But on Sunday, the illusion had worn off.
At 10:30 a.m. Lori Hasker, 423 Pine St., Frackville, was out sweeping a covering of snow 4 inches thick off her red sedan.
As a persistent wind brushed snowflakes off rooftops at 10:42 a.m., Don Zimmerman, public works director for the Borough of Frackville, was conducting a snow removal operation at the intersection of North Balliet and West Frack streets.
"We put 12 hours in on Saturday. We'll put four in today. Today, we're cleaning off the snow near the corners so when people turn they don't get stuck," said Zimmerman, who was working a front-end loader.
At 11 a.m. Joe Moyle, 517 E. Pine St., Mahanoy City, was riding a tractor with chains on its back tires, plowing snow for family and friends, cleaning out parking spots.
"I took the cutting blades off and put a plow on it. I was out about seven hours on Saturday and only two hours today," Moyle said.
According to the website for the National Weather Service, State College, tonight there will be a 20 chance of snow showers with a low about 27. And New Year's Day will be cloudy with a high near 33.
"I heard it's going to be really cold on Thursday or Friday. I heard it would be a high of 18 degrees and a low of 9 or 5 degrees," Hasker said.
Wednesday will be mostly cloudy with a high near 26 and Wednesday night, temperatures will drop to a low near 11. Thursday will be partly sunny with a high near 23 and Thursday night, temperatures will drop to a low around 13. And Friday will be partly sunny with a high near 27 and Friday night, temperatures will drop to a low around 12, according to the weather service website.