Travel & RV Weather Forecast Friday 6 January

Multiple strong winter storms impact California, southern Oregon and the Great Basin through Tuesday.
Some snow and freezing rain for parts of interior New England today.
Generally quiet and mild winter weather for much of the central U.S. into next week.

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Pacific:

— Northeast OR, base of the Blue Mountains east of Pendleton: High Wind Watch this evening through Saturday evening. Wind gusts to 65 mph. I-84 from Mission to Cabbage Hill, US-395 impacted.

— Southwest coastal OR; northwest CA above 1500 feet: High Wind Warning today on exposed ridge tops and coastal headlands. Gusts to 60 mph. US-101 impacted.

— Southwest OR along the I-5 corridor Ashland to south Medford; northern CA along the I-5 corridor from Yreka to Weed: Wind Advisories today. Gusts 45-55 mph. I-5 impacted.

— Northern CA Shasta Valley in Siskiyou County: High Wind Watch Saturday. Gusts to 65 mph. I-5 impacted.

— South-central OR and adjacent northeast CA along the US-395 corridor: High Wind Watch Saturday. Gusts to 60 mph. US-395 impacted.

— Most of northern and central CA west of the Sierra Nevada mountains from Big Sur to Eureka and from the Grapevine to Redding: Flood Watches Saturday afternoon through Tuesday for multiple additional rounds of moderate to heavy rain. Major highways potentially impacted include I-5, I-80, US-101, CA-1, CA-58, CA-99

— Northern CA above 4500 feet: Winter Storm Warnings from midmorning today through Saturday. 10-20 inches of snow expected; snow accumulations could reach 3 feet above 5500 feet. Wind gusts to 60 mph. Snow levels could lower to 3500-4000 feet Saturday and especially Saturday night, impacting I-5.

— CA northern and central Sierra Nevada Mountains: Winter Storm Warnings late tonight through Tuesday. 1-3 feet of snow likely through this weekend and additional feet of snow probable early next week. Snow levels mostly 4000-5000 feet, but rise to 7000-8000 feet Sunday night and Monday before falling again. Wind gusts to 55 mph. I-80, US-50 impacted.

— CA southern Sierra Nevada Mountains: Winter Storm Watch Saturday evening through late Tuesday night. Two separate storms starting Saturday night could bring multiple feet of snow to the area above 6000 feet. 3-6 or more feet of snow are possible above 8000 feet.

— Central CA Central San Joaquin Valley: Dense Fog Advisory this morning. CA-99 impacted.

Mountain:

— North-central MT: Winter Weather Advisory through midday today. Up to an inch of snow, mixed with some freezing rain. I-15 impacted.

— Southeast ID: Winter Weather Advisory continues today. Up to 4 inches of snow in the valleys and 7 inches at pass levels. I-15, I-80 impacted.

— Southeast WY: High Wind Watches Saturday afternoon through Sunday afternoon. Gusts to 65 mph. I-25, I-80 impacted.

— South-central WY; portions of north-central and west-central CO: Winter Weather Advisories through early Saturday morning. Total snow accumulations 4-10 inches. I-70 impacted.

— North-central and central UT: Winter Storm Warnings through this afternoon. Total snow accumulations generally 10-15 inches, except more in the mountains. I-15, I-80 impacted.

— North-central and east-central NM: Wind Advisories late this morning through this evening. Gusts to 55 mph. I-25, I-40 impacted.

Central:

— Northeast MT; northwest, central and south-central ND; central and eastern SD: adjacent southwest MN and northwest IA: Dense Fog Advisories through midday today. I-29, I-90, I-94 impacted.

— Northern MO and southern IA: Chance of 1-3 inches snow Saturday night. I-35 potentially impacted.

— Far-south TX west of McAllen: Dense Fog Advisory through mid-morning. US-83 impacted.

Eastern:

— Much of central MA; southern NH; parts of southern VT: Winter Weather Advisories continue through this evening. Snow mixed with freezing rain. Total snow accumulations generally 2-5 inches. I-84, I-89, I-90, I-91, I-93, I-95, Mass Pike 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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