National Weather ServiceResidents in the Lehigh Valley should prepare for a warm day with scattered thunderstorms and a marginal risk of severe weather Tuesday afternoon and evening. The primary threat will be damaging wind gusts, with scattered showers and potential thunderstorms moving from west to east. Temperatures will peak in the low to mid 80s, with slightly cooler conditions in the Poconos and shore areas. Winds are forecast from the south and southwest at 5 mph, outside of the potential thunderstorms. The unsettled weather pattern continues Wednesday and Thursday, with continued chances of showers and thunderstorms.