NOAA Current Watches

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Heavy mixed precipitation possible. Total snow accumulations of up to one inch and ice accumulations of one third to three quarters of an inch possible. * WHERE...Coast Range of Northwest Oregon. Winter Storm Watch 2022-12-22T10:00:00-08:00 2022-12-23T18:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Future Moderate Possible Coast Range of Northwest Oregon FIPS6 041007 041009 041057 041067 041071 UGC ORZ003 VTEC /O.NEW.KPQR.WS.A.0006.221222T1800Z-221224T0200Z/

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Heavy mixed precipitation possible. Total snow accumulations less than one inch and ice accumulations of one tenth to one half of an inch possible. Winds will gust as high as 50 mph across the east Portland/Vancouver metro, but Winter Storm Watch 2022-12-22T13:00:00-08:00 2022-12-23T18:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Future Moderate Possible Greater Portland Metro Area FIPS6 041005 041051 041067 UGC ORZ006 VTEC /O.NEW.KPQR.WS.A.0006.221222T2100Z-221224T0200Z/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...For the Winter Weather Advisory, snow. Additional snow accumulations of 3 to 6 inches. Winds gusting as high as 35 Winter Storm Watch 2022-12-22T13:00:00-08:00 2022-12-23T18:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Future Moderate Possible Northern Oregon Cascades FIPS6 041005 041027 041043 041047 UGC ORZ011 VTEC /O.NEW.KPQR.WS.A.0006.221222T2100Z-221224T0200Z/ /O.CON.KPQR.WW.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-221221T1200Z/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...For the Winter Weather Advisory, mixed precipitation. Additional snow accumulations of up to one inch and ice Winter Storm Watch 2022-12-22T13:00:00-08:00 2022-12-24T04:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Future Moderate Possible Central Columbia River Gorge; Upper Hood River Valley; Western Columbia River Gorge FIPS6 041027 041051 UGC ORZ014 ORZ015 ORZ016 VTEC /O.NEW.KPQR.WS.A.0006.221222T2100Z-221224T1200Z/ /O.EXT.KPQR.WW.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-221221T0200Z/

After a very cold Thursday morning another round of precipitation will move in, impacting the inland Northwest by the afternoon. This system will start out producing snow in the afternoon in central Oregon and spread across the rest of the forecast area overnight. Precipitation will change over to a wintry mix of snow sleet and freezing rain in central Oregon Thursday night. Special Weather Statement 2022-12-21T22:00:00-08:00 2022-12-21T12:15:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Observed East Slopes of the Washington Cascades; Foothills of the Blue Mountains of Washington; Kittitas Valley; Lower Columbia Basin of Washington; Northwest Blue Mountains; Simcoe Highlands; Yakima Valley FIPS6 053005 053013 053021 053037 053039 053071 053077 UGC WAZ026 WAZ027 WAZ028 WAZ029 WAZ030 WAZ520 WAZ521 VTEC

After a very cold Thursday morning another round of precipitation will move in, impacting the inland Northwest by the afternoon. This system will start out producing snow in the afternoon in central Oregon and spread across the rest of the forecast area overnight. Precipitation will change over to a wintry mix of snow sleet and freezing rain in central Oregon Thursday night. Special Weather Statement 2022-12-20T10:00:00-08:00 2022-12-21T12:15:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Observed Central Oregon; East Slopes of the Oregon Cascades; Eastern Columbia River Gorge of Oregon; Foothills of the Northern Blue Mountains of Oregon; Foothills of the Southern Blue Mountains of Oregon; Grande Ronde Valley; John Day Basin; Lower Columbia Basin of Oregon; North Central Oregon; Northern Blue Mountains of Oregon; Ochoco-John Day Highlands; Southern Blue Mountains of Oregon; Wallowa County FIPS6 041013 041017 041021 041023 041031 041049 041055 041059 041061 041063 041065 041069 UGC ORZ041 ORZ044 ORZ049 ORZ050 ORZ502 ORZ503 ORZ505 ORZ506 ORZ507 ORZ508 ORZ509 ORZ510 ORZ511 VTEC

...AN AREA OF HEAVY SNOW WILL AFFECT NORTHWESTERN SHOSHONE...KOOTENAI AND SOUTHERN SPOKANE COUNTIES... At 1116 AM PST, an area of heavy snow was located near Spokane to Lookout Pass. Expect areas of heavy snow to persist through the mid- afternoon. Locations impacted include... Special Weather Statement 2022-12-21T04:00:00-08:00 2022-12-20T13:15:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Observed Spokane Area 47.37,-117.39 47.27,-117.82 47.67,-117.81 47.86,-117.29 47.74,-117.12 47.73,-116.99 47.89,-116.75 47.89,-116.32 47.97,-116.32 47.97,-116.04 47.46,-115.68 47.37,-117.39 FIPS6 053043 053063 UGC WAZ036 VTEC

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Heavy snow. Additional snow accumulations up 2 or 3 inches possible before precipitation ends. * WHERE...Kitsap Peninsula and the Hood Canal area. * WHEN...Until 2 PM PST this afternoon. Winter Storm Warning 2022-12-20T10:46:00-08:00 2022-12-20T14:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Moderate Likely Bremerton and Vicinity; Hood Canal Area FIPS6 053031 053035 053045 UGC WAZ511 WAZ559 VTEC /O.EXT.KSEW.WS.W.0011.000000T0000Z-221220T2200Z/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Wet snow. Additional snow accumulations of up to one inch. * WHERE...Lowlands of Thurston, western Lewis, and far southeast Mason Counties, including Harstine Island, Olympia, Centralia, Winter Weather Advisory 2022-12-20T10:46:00-08:00 2022-12-20T14:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Bellevue and Vicinity; Seattle and Vicinity; Tacoma Area FIPS6 053033 053053 053061 UGC WAZ509 WAZ556 WAZ558 VTEC /O.EXT.KSEW.WW.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-221220T2200Z/

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Heavy snow. Additional snow accumulations of 2 to 6 possible especially King County southward before precipitation ends. * WHERE...Portions of northwest and west central Washington. Winter Storm Warning 2022-12-20T10:46:00-08:00 2022-12-20T17:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Moderate Likely East Puget Sound Lowlands FIPS6 053033 053053 053061 UGC WAZ555 VTEC /O.EXT.KSEW.WS.W.0011.000000T0000Z-221221T0100Z/

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... * WHAT...Heavy snow. Additional snow accumulations of 8 to 12 inches. * WHERE...Olympic mountains and valleys, including Hurricane Ridge, Amanda Park, and Quinault, Cascade mountains and Winter Storm Warning 2022-12-20T10:46:00-08:00 2022-12-21T04:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Moderate Likely West Slopes North Central Cascades and Passes; West Slopes South Central Cascades and Passes FIPS6 053033 053041 053053 053061 UGC WAZ568 WAZ569 VTEC /O.CON.KSEW.WS.W.0011.000000T0000Z-221221T1200Z/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Freezing rain could create a thin layer of ice. * WHERE...Valleys of Jackson and Josephine County, including Hayes Hill, Jacksonville Hill, and the lower passes north of Grants Pass along I-5. Winter Weather Advisory 2022-12-20T07:48:00-08:00 2022-12-20T13:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Eastern Curry County and Josephine County; Jackson County FIPS6 041015 041029 041033 UGC ORZ024 ORZ026 VTEC /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0030.000000T0000Z-221220T2100Z/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Snow accumulations of 4 to 8 inches. Winds gusting as high as 35 mph. Snow will transition to rain, and with well- below freezing road temperatures, this could result in ice developing, causing difficult travel conditions Tuesday Winter Weather Advisory 2022-12-20T10:00:00-08:00 2022-12-20T22:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Siskiyou Mountains and Southern Oregon Cascades; South Central Oregon Cascades FIPS6 041019 041029 041035 UGC ORZ027 ORZ028 VTEC /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0030.221220T1800Z-221221T0600Z/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Mixed precipitation expected. Additional snow accumulations of up to one inch and ice accumulations of a tenth of an inch or less. * WHERE...In Oregon, Western Columbia River Gorge and Central Winter Weather Advisory 2022-12-20T07:15:00-08:00 2022-12-20T13:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Central Columbia River Gorge; Western Columbia River Gorge FIPS6 053059 UGC WAZ045 WAZ046 VTEC /O.EXB.KPQR.WW.Y.0032.221220T1515Z-221220T2100Z/

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... * WHAT...Heavy snow expected. Additional snow accumulations of 3 to 8 inches above 2500 feet. * WHERE...South Washington Cascades. * WHEN...Until midnight PST tonight. Winter Storm Warning 2022-12-20T10:00:00-08:00 2022-12-21T00:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Moderate Likely South Washington Cascades FIPS6 053015 053059 UGC WAZ019 VTEC /O.CON.KPQR.WS.W.0011.221220T1800Z-221221T0800Z/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Mixed precipitation expected. Additional snow accumulations of up to one inch and ice accumulations of a tenth of an inch or less. * WHERE...In Oregon, Western Columbia River Gorge and Central Winter Weather Advisory 2022-12-20T07:15:00-08:00 2022-12-20T13:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Central Columbia River Gorge; Western Columbia River Gorge FIPS6 041027 041051 UGC ORZ015 ORZ016 VTEC /O.EXB.KPQR.WW.Y.0032.221220T1515Z-221220T2100Z/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... * WHAT...Snow expected. Total snow accumulations of up to two inches, except up to 8 inches above 2500 feet. * WHERE...Northern Oregon Cascades and Cascades in Lane County. * WHEN...Until 4 AM PST Wednesday. Winter Weather Advisory 2022-12-20T10:00:00-08:00 2022-12-21T04:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Cascades in Lane County; Northern Oregon Cascades FIPS6 041005 041027 041039 041043 041047 UGC ORZ011 ORZ013 VTEC /O.CON.KPQR.WW.Y.0032.221220T1800Z-221221T1200Z/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... * WHAT...Snow expected. Total snow accumulations of up to two inches. A light glaze of freezing will also be possible today. * WHERE...Upper Hood River Valley. * WHEN...Until 4 AM PST Wednesday. Winter Weather Advisory 2022-12-20T10:00:00-08:00 2022-12-21T04:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Upper Hood River Valley FIPS6 041027 UGC ORZ014 VTEC /O.CON.KPQR.WW.Y.0032.221220T1800Z-221221T1200Z/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Freezing could create a thin layer of ice. * WHERE...Valleys of Jackson and Josephine County. * WHEN...From 10 AM to 1 PM PST Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Ice will create slippery and hazardous road Winter Weather Advisory 2022-12-20T04:56:00-08:00 2022-12-20T13:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Eastern Curry County and Josephine County; Jackson County FIPS6 041015 041029 041033 UGC ORZ024 ORZ026 VTEC /O.EXB.KMFR.WW.Y.0030.221220T1256Z-221220T2100Z/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Snow accumulations of 4 to 8 inches. Winds gusting as high as 35 mph. Snow will transition to rain, and with well- below freezing road temperatures, this could result in ice developing, causing difficult travel conditions Tuesday Winter Weather Advisory 2022-12-20T10:00:00-08:00 2022-12-20T22:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Siskiyou Mountains and Southern Oregon Cascades; South Central Oregon Cascades FIPS6 041019 041029 041035 UGC ORZ027 ORZ028 VTEC /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0030.221220T1800Z-221221T0600Z/