Most areas in the region received about a half foot of snowfall from Sunday’s storm, with brisk Arctic air to follow.

A light, fluffy snow blanketed roadways as precipitation began early in the morning and wrapped up in the early evening hours.

After most of the snow had arrived, Steffanie Zimmerman and her son, Maxtyn, 5, of Lehighton, shared some lighthearted moments playing in the snow and making snow angels out front of their home in the 200 block of South Fourth Street.

The National Weather Service reported that Lower Towamensing Township received 6.5 inches as of 9 p.m., while Mahoning Township came in at 5.8 inches as of 10:15 p.m.

Over in Monroe County, Kunkletown had 7 inches as of 7:45 p.m., Kresgeville 6 as of 7:30 p.m., Stroudsburg 5.9 as of midnight and Saylorsburg 5.8 as of 8 p.m.

In Schuylkill County, Hometown had 6 inches as of 6 p.m.

Elsewhere, Germansville in Lehigh County saw 5.5 inches as of 8:20 p.m.

On the whole, it was a dry, fluffy snow, according to Tom Kines, a senior meteorologist with AccuWeather.

“As far as shoveling was concerned it was pretty easy to move around,” said Kines, who added there was a pretty cold air. “If you stepped outside this morning, you’re starting to feel it.”

Kines cautioned there could be some slippery spots to watch for on the roadways, especially in some of the open areas where there’s likely to be some blowing and drifting going on.

“When it gets this cold obviously the salt isn’t as effective,” he said. “It’s not doing nearly the job as it would if it was 30 degrees.”

Kines said that’s definitely something to watch out for, not only today but tonight and Tuesday as well.

He said today’s high was expected to reach close to 20 degrees, but with the wind, it will feel more like 10 to 15 degrees below that, and drop down to zero by tonight.

Kines said highs are likely to top out in the upper to mid teens Tuesday and Wednesday.

“This Arctic air is going to be with us for a few days,” he said.

For those who have to venture outside, Kines recommended they bundle up and dress in layers with scarfs, hats, mittens, gloves, and layered socks.

“You have to protect yourself from the frostbite when it gets this cold; we don’t necessarily think about covering our ears and our nose; frostbite can affect those parts,” he said. When it’s this cold, it doesn’t take real long for frostbite to set it, so you’ve got to take precautions.”

On somewhat of a positive note, Kines said conditions should start to moderate by Thursday, when temperatures are expected to go back into the 20s, and up near 30 come Friday and Saturday.

“Compared to the teens, it might feel like a heat wave,” he said. “It’s still not as warm as it should be this time of year, we’re still below normal, but I think everybody will agree 30 degrees is better than 15 or 20.”