Travel & RV Weather Forecast Saturday 17 December

Heavy snow continues for northern New England; Lake effect snows this weekend for western New York.
Winter weather this weekend for northern Puget Sound and the Washington Cascades.
Heavy rains Monday and Tuesday for the northern Gulf Coast and Florida.
Expect a major winter storm to impact the central and eastern U.S. Thursday and Friday.

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Pacific:

— WA far northern Puget Sound: Winter Weather Advisory this afternoon through Sunday afternoon. 1-3 inches snow, some freezing rain and wind gusts to 45 mph. I-5 impacted.

— West-central WA: Winter Weather Advisory this afternoon through Sunday evening for the Cascades. 4-12 inches snow and up to 1/4 inch ice from freezing rain. I-90 impacted.

— Northeast and north-central OR: Freezing Fog Advisory this morning. I-84 impacted.

— CA San Joaquin Valley: Dense Fog Advisory through midday today. I-5, CA-99 impacted.

Mountain:

— Northern ID; northwest MT: Winter Weather Advisory this evening through Monday morning. 4-7 inches snow. I-90 impacted.

— Northeast MT: Winter Weather Advisory through Sunday morning. 2-4 inches snow.

— Southeast WY: High Wind Warnings through midday today. Gusts to 60 mph. I-25, I-80 impacted.

— Northeast UT: Dense Fog Advisory through midday today.

Central:

— Portions of south-central and west-central MN: Winter Weather Advisory through midday today. Up to an inch of additional snowfall; blowing snow. Wind gusts to 35 mph. I-35, I-90, I-94 impacted.

Eastern:

— MI along the Lake Michigan shoreline: Winter Weather Advisories through tonight. 2-6 inches additional accumulation of lake effect snow likely. I-94, I-96, I-196, US-31 impacted.

— Northwest PA along the Lake Erie shoreline: Winter Storm Watch this evening through late Sunday night. Heavy lake effect snow possible. Over 8 inches accumulation and wind gusts to 35 mph. I-90 potentially impacted.

— Western NY downwind of Lakes Erie and Ontario: Lake Effect Snow Warnings through Monday evening. 1-2 feet snow expected downwind of Lake Erie and 2-3 feet of snow likely downwind of Lake Ontario. Wind gusts to 35 mph. I-81, I-90 / NY Thruway impacted.

— North-central NY Hamilton County: Winter Storm Watch late tonight through Monday morning. Heavy lake effect snow possible.

— Northeast NY; central and northern VT; central and northern NH; most of ME except northern portion of state and the immediate coastline: Winter Storm Warnings continue today. Total snow accumulations 6-18 inches. I-87, I-89, I-91, I-93, I-95 impacted.

— ME coastline: Winter Weather Advisories through tonight. Up to 2 inches of snow and wind gusts to 40 mph.

— Far northern ME: Winter Weather Advisory this afternoon through Sunday night. 7-13 inches snow likely.

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

Severe Weather and Tropical Watches and Warnings

— See https://rvweather.com/warnings-watches-and-advisories/#SPC_Tornado_Watch for the latest Tornado and Severe Thunderstorm WATCHES

— See https://rvweather.com/warnings-watches-and-advisories/#NHC_Hurricane_Advisory for the latest Tropical Cyclone WARNINGS and information.

— See https://rvweather.com/warnings-watches-and-advisories/#NWS_Tornado_Warning for the latest Tornado, Severe Thunderstorm, and Flash Flood WARNINGS.

Wind gusts Saturday afternoon 17 December
Likelihood of winter weather impacting RV travel Saturday or Saturday night 17 December
Wind gusts Sunday afternoon 18 December
Likelihood of winter weather impacting RV travel Sunday or Sunday night 18 December
Likelihood of winter weather impacting RV travel Monday or Monday night 19 December
Snowfall accumulations through Monday night 19 December
Total precipitation amounts through Monday night 19 December