NOAA Current Watches

...Chance of snow, freezing rain, or sleet over portions of eastern Washington and eastern Oregon tonight through Monday morning... A weak warm front will travel east of the Cascades late this afternoon and tonight. Snow levels are not expected to rise significantly with the approaching system. Therefore, most of the Special Weather Statement 2018-12-09T12:00:00-08:00 2018-12-09T19:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Observed East Slopes of the Washington Cascades; 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 WAZ030 WAZ520 WAZ521 VTEC

...Chance of snow, freezing rain, or sleet over portions of eastern Washington and eastern Oregon tonight through Monday morning... A weak warm front will travel east of the Cascades late this afternoon and tonight. Snow levels are not expected to rise significantly with the approaching system. Therefore, most of the Special Weather Statement 2018-12-09T12:00:00-08:00 2018-12-09T19:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Observed Central Oregon; East Slopes of the Oregon Cascades; Grande Ronde Valley; John Day Basin; Lower Columbia Basin of Oregon; Northern Blue Mountains of Oregon; Ochoco-John Day Highlands; Southern Blue Mountains of Oregon; Wallowa County FIPS6 041013 041017 041023 041031 041049 041059 041061 041063 041069 UGC ORZ044 ORZ049 ORZ050 ORZ502 ORZ503 ORZ505 ORZ506 ORZ509 ORZ511 VTEC

...Light freezing rain and snow over portions of south central and southeast Washington and north central and northeast Oregon this afternoon and tonight... .A weak warm front will bring snow, rain and light freezing rain this afternoon and tonight. The best potential for freezing rain and snow this afternoon and evening will be in the Columbia River Winter Weather Advisory 2018-12-09T12:00:00-08:00 2018-12-10T04:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Eastern Columbia River Gorge of Washington FIPS6 053039 UGC WAZ024 VTEC /O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0022.181209T2000Z-181210T1200Z/

...Light freezing rain and snow over portions of south central and southeast Washington and north central and northeast Oregon this afternoon and tonight... .A weak warm front will bring snow, rain and light freezing rain this afternoon and tonight. The best potential for freezing rain and snow this afternoon and evening will be in the Columbia River Winter Weather Advisory 2018-12-09T22:00:00-08:00 2018-12-10T08:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Foothills of the Blue Mountains of Washington FIPS6 053013 053071 UGC WAZ029 VTEC /O.EXB.KPDT.WW.Y.0022.181210T0600Z-181210T1600Z/

...Light freezing rain and snow over portions of south central and southeast Washington and north central and northeast Oregon this afternoon and tonight... .A weak warm front will bring snow, rain and light freezing rain this afternoon and tonight. The best potential for freezing rain and snow this afternoon and evening will be in the Columbia River Winter Weather Advisory 2018-12-09T12:00:00-08:00 2018-12-10T04:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely East Columbia River Gorge FIPS6 041021 041055 041065 UGC ORZ041 VTEC /O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0022.181209T2000Z-181210T1200Z/

...Light freezing rain and snow over portions of south central and southeast Washington and north central and northeast Oregon this afternoon and tonight... .A weak warm front will bring snow, rain and light freezing rain this afternoon and tonight. The best potential for freezing rain and snow this afternoon and evening will be in the Columbia River Winter Weather Advisory 2018-12-09T12:00:00-08:00 2018-12-10T04:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely North Central Oregon FIPS6 041055 041065 UGC ORZ510 VTEC /O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0022.181209T2000Z-181210T1200Z/

...Light freezing rain and snow over portions of south central and southeast Washington and north central and northeast Oregon this afternoon and tonight... .A weak warm front will bring snow, rain and light freezing rain this afternoon and tonight. The best potential for freezing rain and snow this afternoon and evening will be in the Columbia River Winter Weather Advisory 2018-12-09T19:00:00-08:00 2018-12-10T04:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Foothills of the Southern Blue Mountains of Oregon FIPS6 041021 041049 UGC ORZ508 VTEC /O.EXB.KPDT.WW.Y.0022.181210T0300Z-181210T1200Z/

...Light freezing rain and snow over portions of south central and southeast Washington and north central and northeast Oregon this afternoon and tonight... .A weak warm front will bring snow, rain and light freezing rain this afternoon and tonight. The best potential for freezing rain and snow this afternoon and evening will be in the Columbia River Winter Weather Advisory 2018-12-09T22:00:00-08:00 2018-12-10T08:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Foothills of the Northern Blue Mountains of Oregon FIPS6 041059 UGC ORZ507 VTEC /O.EXB.KPDT.WW.Y.0022.181210T0600Z-181210T1600Z/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Freezing rain expected, mainly above the Gorge floor. Total ice accumulations of one tenth to one quarter inch for elevated portions of the Gorge, but little to no ice accumulation expected at Columbia River level. Winds gusting as Winter Weather Advisory 2018-12-09T12:00:00-08:00 2018-12-09T22:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Western Columbia River Gorge FIPS6 053059 UGC WAZ045 VTEC /O.EXB.KPQR.WW.Y.0035.181209T2000Z-181210T0600Z/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST MONDAY... * WHAT...Mixed precipitation types are expected. Expect 3 to 8 inches of snow for Mount Hood and eastern portions of Skamania County, with considerably less snow near Santiam Pass. For Santiam Pass and in the Cascade valleys, expect ice Winter Weather Advisory 2018-12-09T12:00:00-08:00 2018-12-10T09:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely South Washington Cascades FIPS6 053015 053059 UGC WAZ019 VTEC /O.CON.KPQR.WW.Y.0035.181209T2000Z-181210T1700Z/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST MONDAY... * WHAT...Mixed precipitation types expected. Total snow and sleet accumulations of up to one inch, and ice accumulations of one tenth to one quarter inch. * WHERE...Central Columbia River Gorge and the Hood River Valley, Winter Weather Advisory 2018-12-09T12:00:00-08:00 2018-12-10T09:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Central Columbia River Gorge FIPS6 053059 UGC WAZ046 VTEC /O.CON.KPQR.WW.Y.0035.181209T2000Z-181210T1700Z/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Freezing rain expected, mainly above the Gorge floor. Total ice accumulations of one tenth to one quarter inch for elevated portions of the Gorge, but little to no ice accumulation expected at Columbia River level. Winds gusting as Winter Weather Advisory 2018-12-09T12:00:00-08:00 2018-12-09T22:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Western Columbia River Gorge FIPS6 041027 041051 UGC ORZ015 VTEC /O.EXB.KPQR.WW.Y.0035.181209T2000Z-181210T0600Z/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST MONDAY... * WHAT...Mixed precipitation types are expected. Expect 3 to 8 inches of snow for Mount Hood and eastern portions of Skamania County, with considerably less snow near Santiam Pass. For Santiam Pass and in the Cascade valleys, expect ice Winter Weather Advisory 2018-12-09T12:00:00-08:00 2018-12-10T09:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Northern Oregon Cascades FIPS6 041005 041027 041043 041047 UGC ORZ011 VTEC /O.CON.KPQR.WW.Y.0035.181209T2000Z-181210T1700Z/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST MONDAY... * WHAT...Mixed precipitation types expected. Total snow and sleet accumulations of up to one inch, and ice accumulations of one tenth to one quarter inch. * WHERE...Central Columbia River Gorge and the Hood River Valley, Winter Weather Advisory 2018-12-09T12:00:00-08:00 2018-12-10T09:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Central Columbia River Gorge; Upper Hood River Valley FIPS6 041027 UGC ORZ014 ORZ016 VTEC /O.CON.KPQR.WW.Y.0035.181209T2000Z-181210T1700Z/

...Dense Fog will continue this morning... .Areas of dense fog this morning in the Roseburg, Grants Pass, and Happy Camp areas will continue through mid morning. ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY... * Visibility...Less than a quarter of a mile. * Locations include...Portions of Interstate 5 from Rogue River to Dense Fog Advisory 2018-12-09T09:52:00-08:00 2018-12-09T12:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Eastern Curry County and Josephine County FIPS6 041015 041033 UGC ORZ024 VTEC /O.EXT.KMFR.FG.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-181209T2000Z/

...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS FOR THE SOUTHERN GRANDE RONDE VALLEY... .A strong southerly pressure gradient ahead of a storm system will cause increasing southerly winds across the southern Grande Ronde Valley through this evening with the strongest winds in Ladd and Pyles Canyons. ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT FOR Wind Advisory 2018-12-09T06:25:00-08:00 2018-12-10T00:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Grande Ronde Valley FIPS6 041061 UGC ORZ049 VTEC /O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-181210T0800Z/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 4 AM PST MONDAY ABOVE 2500 FEET... * WHAT...Snow expected above 2500 feet. Total snow accumulations of 6 to 11 inches expected. * WHERE...Cascade mountains Whatcom and Skagit Counties, including the Mount Baker Ski Area. Winter Weather Advisory 2018-12-09T12:00:00-08:00 2018-12-10T04:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely West Slopes North Cascades and Passes FIPS6 053057 053073 UGC WAZ567 VTEC /O.NEW.KSEW.WW.Y.0035.181209T2000Z-181210T1200Z/

...LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT IN THE EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE AND NORTH CENTRAL OREGON... .A system moving through the area will bring snow and rain to most of the area though cold air trapped in the Columbia Gorge and North Central Oregon will create a wintry mix of light freezing Winter Weather Advisory 2018-12-09T12:00:00-08:00 2018-12-10T04:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Eastern Columbia River Gorge of Washington FIPS6 053039 UGC WAZ024 VTEC /O.NEW.KPDT.WW.Y.0022.181209T2000Z-181210T1200Z/

...LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT IN THE EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE AND NORTH CENTRAL OREGON... .A system moving through the area will bring snow and rain to most of the area though cold air trapped in the Columbia Gorge and North Central Oregon will create a wintry mix of light freezing Winter Weather Advisory 2018-12-09T12:00:00-08:00 2018-12-10T04:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely East Columbia River Gorge FIPS6 041021 041055 041065 UGC ORZ041 VTEC /O.NEW.KPDT.WW.Y.0022.181209T2000Z-181210T1200Z/

...LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT IN THE EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE AND NORTH CENTRAL OREGON... .A system moving through the area will bring snow and rain to most of the area though cold air trapped in the Columbia Gorge and North Central Oregon will create a wintry mix of light freezing Winter Weather Advisory 2018-12-09T12:00:00-08:00 2018-12-10T04:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely North Central Oregon FIPS6 041055 041065 UGC ORZ510 VTEC /O.NEW.KPDT.WW.Y.0022.181209T2000Z-181210T1200Z/