Winter Weather Advisory in effect from 7:00 PM PST today until Wednesday, 1:00 PM PST.
Source: U.S. National Weather Service
* TIMING…SNOW WILL DEVELOP AROUND MID-EVENING AND PERSIST THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING BEFORE TURNING TO SHOWERS FOR THE AFTERNOON.
* SNOW LEVELS…LOWERING TO THE VALLEY FLOORS THIS EVENING.
* MOST LIKELY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS….1 TO 3 INCHES.
* WINDS…EAST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH IN AREAS NEAR THE COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS MAY LIMIT OR SLOW THE SPREAD OF MOISTURE INTO THE REGION. THEY ALSO MAY RESULT IN BLOWING SNOW ON THE ROADS.
* IMPACTS…SNOW AND POSSIBLE BLOWING SNOW MAY RESULT IN EXTRA CHALLENGING DRIVING CONDITIONS DURING THE WEDNESDAY MORNING COMMUTE. THIS WILL AFFECT INTERSTATES 5 AND 205. PLEASE ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO TRAVEL…DRIVE SLOWLY…AND LEAVE PLENTY OF ROOM BETWEEN VEHICLES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES…AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
