Travel & RV Weather Forecast Saturday 9 April

The first in a series of storms is impacting the west with low snow levels in the Cascades and strong winds from Montana to California to Arizona.
Cooler than normal and breezy in much of the East.
Most of the west north of I-40 from California to the Northern Plains need to be prepared for another major winter storm and high wind event this coming week.

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For detailed weather information or routing recommendations, please submit an RV Weather Routing Request. Your local forecasts are always available here. Below are some highlights of significant weather, grouped by time zone:

Pacific:

— WA and northern OR Cascades above 3000 feet: Winter Weather Advisory through tonight. Total snow accumulations up to a foot. Wind gusts to. 45 mph. I-90 impacted.

— Northeast OR and adjacent WA Blue Mountains above 3000 feet: Winter Weather Advisory through Sunday evening. 6-10 inches of snow. I-84 impacted.

— Northern and Central CA, Sacramento Valley, San Joaquin Valley, Sacramento Delta, Central Coastal Ranges: Wind Advisories through Sunday. Gusts 35-50 mph. I-5, I-80, CA-99 impacted.

— Central CA Eastern Slopes Sierra Nevada Mono Country, adjacent west-central NV including Reno: High Wind Watch Monday. Gusts to 70 mph. I-80, US-395 impacted.

— CA Mojave Desert; southern NV; northeast and north-central AZ: southern UT: High Wind Watches (Monday) and Advisories (today). Today the winds will gust 40-45 mph. On Monday, expect gusts in excess of 55 mph. I-15, I-40, CA-58 impacted.

Mountain:

— Northwest MT Rocky Mountain Front: High Wind Warning through midday today. Gusts to 60 mph. I-15 is to the east of the warning area.

— Southeast ID: Wind Advisory through late this evening. Gusts to 50 mph. I-15, I-84, I-86 impacted.

— West-central WY Tetons and Gros Ventre Ranges: Winter Weather Advisories this evening through Sunday. 2-4 inches snow in the valleys and up to 8 inches over Teton and Togwotee Passes.

— North-central WY Big Horn Mountains: Winter Weather Advisories this evening through Sunday. Up to 8 inches snow. I-25 is to the east of the warning area.

— West-central SD greater Rapid City area: Wind Advisory mid-morning through mid-afternoon today. Gusts to 50 mph. I-90 impacted.

— See Pacific Time Zone write-up above for wind warnings in southern UT and northern AZ.

Central:

— No significant weather issues impacting RV travel today or Sunday.

Eastern:

— Along the KY/NC Border: Winter Storm Warnings (south) and Advisories through tonight. Generally 1-3 inches snow above 3000 feet and 6-8 inches above 5000 feet. Wind gusts to 35 mph. I-26, I-40 impacted.

— Southeast GA and northeast FL: Wind Advisory this afternoon and early evening. Gusts to 40 mph. I-10, I-75, I-95 impacted.

— Coastal ME: Dense Fog Advisory through late this morning. I-95 impacted.