Travel & RV Weather Forecast Saturday 21 January

Heavy snow today along I-70 in Kansas and eastern Colorado.
Heavy rain this weekend from east Texas, across the Southeast, extending to the Virginia coast. Chance of severe thunderstorms with tornadoes Sunday.
Strong Santa Ana winds develop over southern California Sunday evening and Monday.

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Pacific:

— WA Cascades; northern OR Cascades: Winter Weather Advisories mid-morning through late tonight above 2500 feet. 4-10 inches snow likely. Wind gusts 35-40 mph. I-90 impacted.

— Northeast OR Blue Mountains and adjacent southeast WA: Winter Weather Advisory this afternoon through Sunday afternoon. 3-6 inches snow below 4000 feet and 5-10 inches snow above 4000 feet. I-84 impacted.

— Portions of southeast CA and southwest and far-south NV: Wind Advisories Sunday morning through Monday afternoon. Gusts 40-55 mph. Strongest winds between I-15 and I-40. I-15, I-40, US-95,US-395 impacted.

— Southern CA Los Angeles County mountains: Wind Advisory continues through midday. Gusts to 50 mph. I-5, I-10 impacted.

— Southern CA San Bernardino, Santa Ana, Inland Empire and inland Orange County: High Wind Watches Sunday evening through Monday afternoon Gusts to 70 mph. I-5, I-10, I-15, US-101 impacted.

Mountain:

— North-central ID: Winter Weather Advisory this evening through Sunday afternoon. 4-7 inches snow likely. Gusts to 40 mph above 4000 feet. US-12 impacted.

— Southeast ID: Freezing Fog Advisory through midday. I-15, US-20 impacted.

— Northwest MT east of the Rocky Mountain Front: High Wind Warnings through Sunday morning. Gusts to 65 mph. I-15 impacted.

— Northwest and north-central MT: Winter Weather Advisories Sunday and Sunday evening. 1-3 inches snow. Gusts to 45 mph. I-15 impacted.

— Southeast WY Snowy Range Foothills between Rawlins and Laramie: High Wind Watch this evening through Sunday morning. Gusts to 60 mph. I-80 impacted.

— East-central, southeast and south-central CO; northeast NM: Winter Storm Warnings and Advisories today. Additional snow accumulations of 2-6 inches and wind gusts to 35 mph. I-25, I-70 impacted.

Central:

— Northeast SD: Dense Fog Advisory this morning. I-29 impacted.

— Western, central and northeast KS and adjacent southeast NE; northwest and north-central MO: Winter Storm Warnings (western KS) and Advisories today and tonight. Snow ends starting this evening from west to east. Total accumulations will range from a couple of inches in MO and northeast KS to 5-8 inches in western KS. I-35, I-70 impacted.

— Southeast LA; MS and AL coasts; western FL Panhandle: Isolated strong and severe thunderstorms are possible tonight. I-10 potentially impacted.

Eastern:

— Southwest VA and adjacent southeast WV; west-central and northwest NC: Winter Weather Advisories early Sunday morning through Sunday afternoon for a mix of sleet and freezing rain. Up to an inch of sleet and 1/10th of an inch of freezing rain possible. I-26, I-40, I-64, I-77, I-81 impacted.

— Central and southern VT and NH (except NH coast); much of eastern interior ME: Winter Storm Watch Sunday evening through Monday morning. Snow amounts greater than 6 inches and wind gusts to 40 mph. I-89, I-91, I-93, I-95 impacted.

— Southern GA and northern FL: A couple of strong or severe thunderstorms are possible on Sunday, with the potential for damaging wind gusts and tornadoes. I-10, I-16, I-75, I-95 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

National Weather Service Watches Warning and Advisories Saturday morning 21 January 2023
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