Travel & RV Weather Forecast Friday 30 December

Heavy rain, wind and high elevation snow for California and much of the west this weekend.
Snow impacts I-40 in Arizona starting on New Year’s Day.
Expect snow for the Central and Northern Plains and rain for the East early next week.
Chance of isolated severe thunderstorms over the central Gulf Coast and into Georgia today and Saturday.

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Pacific:

— Most of WA except western and southern portions of state; northern ID and adjacent northwest MT: Winter Weather Advisories through this evening. Snow amounts generally 1-3 inches except 3-7 inches in the western Cascade foothills and 6-12 inches above 3500 feet. I-82, I-90, US-395 impacted.

— Southeast WA and north-central OR: Wind Advisories through this afternoon. Gusts to 50 mph. I-84 impacted.

— OR Cascades above 4500 feet. Winter Weather Advisories today. 3-8 inches snow. Wind gusts to 45 mph.

— Central and east-central OR: Winter Storm Warnings (I-84) and Advisories today. Total accumulations 5-8 inches; blowing and drifting snow. I-84 impacted.

— Northeast NV: Winter Storm Warnings through Sunday afternoon. 7-14 inches snow in the lower elevations and 2-3 feet in the Ruby Mountains. This area is just north of I-80.

— West-central NV: Wind Advisories this morning through Saturday afternoon. Gusts 55-70 mph. I-80, US-395 impacted.

— Much of northern and central CA; west-central and northwest NV: Flood Watches this afternoon through Saturday night. Major highways potentially impacted include I-5, I-80, US-101, CA-1, CA-99.

— CA Sierra Nevada above 6000 feet: Winter Storm Warnings late tonight through early Sunday morning. 4-12 inches snow expected; 1-2 feet of snow above 7000 feet. Wind gusts to 50 mph. I-80, US-50 impacted.

— East-central CA; CA Mojave Desert; part of southern NV: Wind Advisories Saturday and Saturday night. Gusts to 55 mph. I-15, I-40, CA-58 impacted.

— Southern CA San Luis Obispo Mountains south and east to San Bernardino County, Apple and Lucerne Valleys: High Wind Watch Saturday. Gusts 50-75 mph. I-5, I-10, I-15 impacted.

Mountain:

— Central, west-central and much of southwest ID: Winter Storm Warnings and Advisories continue through midday today. 1-4 inches additional snow. I-84 impacted.

— Southeast ID; western WY Winter Storm Warnings (mountains) and Advisories though midday Saturday. Snow accumulations range from 3-8 inches in the valleys, 6-12 inches over the passes and up to 2 feet in the mountains. Wind gusts 30-45 mph. I-15, I-80 impacted.

— North-central, northeast, central and southwest UT: Winter Storm Warnings through Monday morning. Snow accumulations 1-5 feet. I-15, I-70, I-80, I-84 impacted.

— South-central WY; portions of western CO and adjacent eastern UT: Winter Storm Warnings and Watches this afternoon through Monday. The mountains will see 1-3 feet of snow with wind gusts 35-65 mph. Strongest winds on the CO/WY border. I-70, I-80 impacted.

— Southeast WY: High Wind Warnings through Saturday night. Gusts 60-65 mph. I-25, I-80 impacted.

— Portions of central, east-central and southeast AZ: Winter Storm Watches above 6000 ft late Saturday night through Monday morning. 4-10 inches of snow likely. I-17, I-40 impacted.

— North-central NM Sangre de Cristo Mountains: High Wind Watch this evening through Saturday afternoon. Gusts to 65 mph. I-25 impacted.

— Portions of east-central and southeast NM: Strong winds Saturday morning through early afternoon. Gusts 35-50 mph. I-40 impacted.

Central:

— Southeast LA; southern MS; southwest AL; western FL Panhandle: Chance of severe thunderstorms with isolated damaging wind gusts and a brief tornado through this afternoon. I-10, I-12, I-55, I-59, I-65 potentially impacted.

— Southeast LA; southern MS; southern AL; western FL Panhandle: Heavy rains today and tonight bring the chance for localized flash flooding. I-10, I-12, I-20, I-55, I-59, I-65 potentially impacted.

— South-central and southeast AL; central and southwest GA; FL Panhandle: Strong to severe thunderstorms possible Saturday and Saturday evening. I-10, I-16, I-65, I-75 potentially impacted.

Eastern:

— Southwest GA; eastern FL Panhandle: Dense Fog Advisory through mid-morning. I-10, I-75 impacted.

— South-central and southeast AL; central and southwest GA; FL Panhandle: Strong to severe thunderstorms possible Saturday and Saturday evening. I-10, I-16, I-65, I-75 potentially impacted.

Access to real-time road information:

Phone numbers and websites for road conditions in all 50 states. Courtesy of the Cheyenne WY Weather Forecast Office

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