NOAA Current Watches-OR

...ICY ROADS BECOMING LIKELY TONIGHT... Falling temperatures are allowing roads to cool quickly, even if snow has yet to start. Take caution especially driving over bridges and overpasses as black ice will form quicker on those elevated colder surfaces. Additionally, snow falling on top of this ice may make traction even more difficult. Special Weather Statement 2021-12-25T13:57:00-08:00 2021-12-26T00:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Observed Cascade Foothills in Lane County; Central Columbia River Gorge; Central Willamette Valley; Greater Portland Metro Area; Lower Columbia; Northern Oregon Cascade Foothills; South Willamette Valley; Upper Hood River Valley; Western Columbia River Gorge FIPS6 041003 041005 041009 041027 041039 041043 041047 041051 041053 041067 041071 UGC ORZ005 ORZ006 ORZ007 ORZ008 ORZ010 ORZ012 ORZ014 ORZ015 ORZ016 VTEC

...DANGEROUSLY COLD TEMPERATURES EXPECTED NEXT WEEK... An arctic air mass is expected to bring significantly colder temperatures to the region beginning Sunday night and continuing until late next week. High temperatures in the teens and 20s and overnight lows in the single digits and teens are forecast Monday through Thursday morning. Wind chills at night will range from the Special Weather Statement 2021-12-26T10:00:00-08:00 2021-12-26T15:00:00-08:00 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 041039 041049 041055 041059 041061 041063 041065 041069 UGC ORZ041 ORZ044 ORZ049 ORZ050 ORZ502 ORZ503 ORZ505 ORZ506 ORZ507 ORZ508 ORZ509 ORZ510 ORZ511 VTEC

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST MONDAY ABOVE 2000 FEET... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING BELOW 2000 FEET... * WHAT...Through Saturday evening, for the Winter Storm Warning above 2000 feet, heavy snow accumulations of 6 to 15 inches, and Winter Weather Advisory 2021-12-25T14:48:00-08:00 2021-12-25T22:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Eastern Douglas County Foothills; Jackson County FIPS6 041019 041029 UGC ORZ025 ORZ026 VTEC /O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0014.000000T0000Z-211227T1500Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-211226T0600Z/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SUNDAY TO 7 AM PST MONDAY... * WHAT...For the Winter Storm Warning, heavy snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 6 to 10 inches. Winds gusting as high as Winter Weather Advisory 2021-12-25T14:48:00-08:00 2021-12-26T10:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Central and Eastern Lake County; Klamath Basin; Northern and Eastern Klamath County and Western Lake County FIPS6 041035 041037 UGC ORZ029 ORZ030 ORZ031 VTEC /O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0014.211226T1800Z-211227T1500Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-211226T1800Z/

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST MONDAY... * WHAT...Now through Saturday evening, heavy snow above 500 feet with additional snow accumulations of 5 to 12 inches, and locally higher amounts to 18 inches above 2500 feet. 3 to 6 inches possible below 500 feet. * WHERE...Central Douglas County and Eastern Curry County and Winter Storm Warning 2021-12-25T14:48:00-08:00 2021-12-27T07:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Moderate Likely Central Douglas County; Eastern Curry County and Josephine County FIPS6 041011 041015 041019 041033 UGC ORZ023 ORZ024 VTEC /O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0014.000000T0000Z-211227T1500Z/

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST MONDAY ABOVE 2000 FEET... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING BELOW 2000 FEET... * WHAT...Through Saturday evening, for the Winter Storm Warning above 2000 feet, heavy snow accumulations of 6 to 15 inches, and Winter Storm Warning 2021-12-25T14:48:00-08:00 2021-12-27T07:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Moderate Likely Eastern Douglas County Foothills; Jackson County FIPS6 041019 041029 UGC ORZ025 ORZ026 VTEC /O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0014.000000T0000Z-211227T1500Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-211226T0600Z/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SUNDAY TO 7 AM PST MONDAY... * WHAT...For the Winter Storm Warning, heavy snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 6 to 10 inches. Winds gusting as high as Winter Storm Warning 2021-12-26T10:00:00-08:00 2021-12-27T07:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Moderate Likely Central and Eastern Lake County; Klamath Basin; Northern and Eastern Klamath County and Western Lake County FIPS6 041035 041037 UGC ORZ029 ORZ030 ORZ031 VTEC /O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0014.211226T1800Z-211227T1500Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-211226T1800Z/

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST MONDAY... * WHAT...Heavy snow. Additional snow accumulations of one to two feet with locally higher amounts to three feet in the higher terrain. 8 to 12 inches expected over Siskiyou Summit. Winds gusting as high as 45 mph. * WHERE...All areas in the South Central Oregon Cascades Winter Storm Warning 2021-12-25T14:48:00-08:00 2021-12-27T08:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Moderate Likely Siskiyou Mountains and Southern Oregon Cascades; South Central Oregon Cascades FIPS6 041019 041029 041035 UGC ORZ027 ORZ028 VTEC /O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0014.000000T0000Z-211227T1600Z/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST MONDAY... * WHAT...Snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 1 to 3 inches along the coast and in the coastal valleys. Amounts will be higher in the mountains. Winds gusting as high as 35 mph. Winter Weather Advisory 2021-12-25T22:00:00-08:00 2021-12-27T10:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Curry County Coast; South Central Oregon Coast FIPS6 041011 041015 UGC ORZ021 ORZ022 VTEC /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0038.211226T0600Z-211227T1800Z/

...VERY COLD WEATHER EXPECTED LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... After the snow ends Monday night skies will clear and temperatures will become extremely cold late Monday night through Thursday. Low temperatures in the Treasure and Magic Valleys Tuesday through Thursday mornings will be in the single digits above and below zero, while in the mountain valleys and basins lows will be Special Weather Statement 2021-12-26T10:00:00-08:00 2021-12-26T14:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Observed Baker County; Harney County; Malheur County; Oregon Lower Treasure Valley FIPS6 041001 041025 041045 UGC ORZ061 ORZ062 ORZ063 ORZ064 VTEC

...ACCUMULATING SNOW AND MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .A much colder airmass will move southward from interior Canada tonight which, when combined with widespread showery precipitation streaming off the Pacific Ocean, will bring accumulating snow to all of western Oregon and southwest Winter Storm Warning 2021-12-25T13:57:00-08:00 2021-12-27T04:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Moderate Likely Central Coast Range of Western Oregon; Coast Range of Northwest Oregon FIPS6 041003 041007 041009 041039 041041 041053 041057 041067 041071 UGC ORZ003 ORZ004 VTEC /O.CON.KPQR.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-211227T1200Z/

...ACCUMULATING SNOW AND MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .A much colder airmass will move southward from interior Canada tonight which, when combined with widespread showery precipitation streaming off the Pacific Ocean, will bring accumulating snow to all of western Oregon and southwest Winter Storm Warning 2021-12-25T13:57:00-08:00 2021-12-27T04:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Moderate Likely Cascade Foothills in Lane County; Northern Oregon Cascade Foothills FIPS6 041005 041039 041043 UGC ORZ010 ORZ012 VTEC /O.CON.KPQR.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-211227T1200Z/

...ACCUMULATING SNOW AND MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .A much colder airmass will move southward from interior Canada tonight which, when combined with widespread showery precipitation streaming off the Pacific Ocean, will bring accumulating snow to all of western Oregon and southwest Winter Storm Warning 2021-12-25T13:57:00-08:00 2021-12-27T04:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Moderate Likely Cascades in Lane County; Northern Oregon Cascades FIPS6 041005 041027 041039 041043 041047 UGC ORZ011 ORZ013 VTEC /O.CON.KPQR.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-211227T1200Z/

...ACCUMULATING SNOW AND MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .A much colder airmass will move southward from interior Canada tonight which, when combined with widespread showery precipitation streaming off the Pacific Ocean, will bring accumulating snow to all of western Oregon and southwest Winter Storm Warning 2021-12-25T16:00:00-08:00 2021-12-27T04:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Moderate Likely North Oregon Coast FIPS6 041007 041057 UGC ORZ001 VTEC /O.CON.KPQR.WS.W.0007.211226T0000Z-211227T1200Z/

...ACCUMULATING SNOW AND MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .A much colder airmass will move southward from interior Canada tonight which, when combined with widespread showery precipitation streaming off the Pacific Ocean, will bring accumulating snow to all of western Oregon and southwest Winter Storm Warning 2021-12-25T16:00:00-08:00 2021-12-27T04:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Moderate Likely Greater Portland Metro Area; Lower Columbia FIPS6 041005 041009 041051 041067 UGC ORZ005 ORZ006 VTEC /O.CON.KPQR.WS.W.0007.211226T0000Z-211227T1200Z/

...ACCUMULATING SNOW AND MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .A much colder airmass will move southward from interior Canada tonight which, when combined with widespread showery precipitation streaming off the Pacific Ocean, will bring accumulating snow to all of western Oregon and southwest Winter Storm Warning 2021-12-25T16:00:00-08:00 2021-12-27T04:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Moderate Likely Central Willamette Valley; South Willamette Valley FIPS6 041003 041039 041043 041047 041053 041071 UGC ORZ007 ORZ008 VTEC /O.CON.KPQR.WS.W.0007.211226T0000Z-211227T1200Z/

...ACCUMULATING SNOW AND MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .A much colder airmass will move southward from interior Canada tonight which, when combined with widespread showery precipitation streaming off the Pacific Ocean, will bring accumulating snow to all of western Oregon and southwest Winter Storm Warning 2021-12-25T16:00:00-08:00 2021-12-27T04:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Moderate Likely Upper Hood River Valley FIPS6 041027 UGC ORZ014 VTEC /O.CON.KPQR.WS.W.0007.211226T0000Z-211227T1200Z/

...ACCUMULATING SNOW AND MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .A much colder airmass will move southward from interior Canada tonight which, when combined with widespread showery precipitation streaming off the Pacific Ocean, will bring accumulating snow to all of western Oregon and southwest Winter Storm Warning 2021-12-25T16:00:00-08:00 2021-12-27T04:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Moderate Likely Central Columbia River Gorge; Western Columbia River Gorge FIPS6 041027 041051 UGC ORZ015 ORZ016 VTEC /O.CON.KPQR.WS.W.0007.211226T0000Z-211227T1200Z/

...ACCUMULATING SNOW AND MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .A much colder airmass will move southward from interior Canada tonight which, when combined with widespread showery precipitation streaming off the Pacific Ocean, will bring accumulating snow to all of western Oregon and southwest Winter Weather Advisory 2021-12-25T16:00:00-08:00 2021-12-27T04:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Central Oregon Coast FIPS6 041039 041041 UGC ORZ002 VTEC /O.CON.KPQR.WW.Y.0028.211226T0000Z-211227T1200Z/

...VERY COLD WEATHER EXPECTED LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... After the snow ends Monday night skies will clear and temperatures will become extremely cold late Monday night through Thursday. Low temperatures in the Treasure and Magic Valleys valleys Tuesday through Thursday mornings will be in the single digits above and below zero, while in the mountain valleys and basins Special Weather Statement 2021-12-26T10:00:00-08:00 2021-12-25T15:30:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Observed Baker County; Harney County; Malheur County; Oregon Lower Treasure Valley FIPS6 041001 041025 041045 UGC ORZ061 ORZ062 ORZ063 ORZ064 VTEC