Travel & RV Weather Forecast Thursday 1 December

Heavy snows and high winds continue across the Cascades, inter-Mountain West, Northern and Central Rockies and Sierra Nevada.
High winds move out into the High Plains and Midwest Friday.
Strong winds continue today over much of the Northeast.

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Pacific:

— Coastal, western and northwest WA; northwest coastal OR: Winter Weather Advisories through this afternoon above 500 feet. 1-2 inches snow likely. I-5, I-90 impacted.

— Northeast WA; northern ID: Winter Weather Advisories continue through this morning. 2-4 inches additional snow accumulation. I-90 impacted.

— Northeast OR; southeast WA Blue Mountains: Winter Storm Warnings and Advisories continue through this afternoon. 1-3 inches additional snowfall and gusts to 35 mph.

— Central OR: Winter Storm Warnings and Advisories through this afternoon. Additional accumulations will range from a few inches in valleys and populated areas, to 5-10 inches at higher elevations. US-97, US-395 impacted.

— Southwest OR; northern CA: Winter Storm Warnings and Advisories this morning above 1500 feet. Up to 2 inches additional snowfall. I-5, US-101 impacted.

— CA Sierra Nevada; adjacent northwest NV: Winter Storm Warnings continue through midnight tonight. Total snow accumulations will range from 2-8 inches at lower elevations to 1-3 feet near and west of US-395 and Donner Pass. Wind gusts 45-65 mph. I-80, US-50, US-395 impacted.

— Northern, northeast, central and east-central NV: Winter Weather Advisories this afternoon through Friday morning. Snow accumulations will range from 1-4 inches in valleys and lower elevations to 4-6 inches in mountain passes. Wind gusts to 45 mph. I-80, US-50 impacted.

— West-central NV: Wind Advisory today. Wind gusts 50-55 mph. I-80 impacted.

— Southeast CA Mojave Desert; southern, southeast and east-central NV: Wind Advisories this afternoon and tonight. Gusts 45-50 mph. I-15, US-6, US-50 impacted.

Mountain:

— Most of MT; most of ID; western WY: Winter Storm Warnings (Rockies) and Advisories through Friday. Accumulations will range from 1-3 inches on the High Plains east of the Rockies to 1-2 feet in the mountains. Winds may gust up to 45 mph. I-15, I-84, I-90 impacted.

— SD Black Hills: High Wind Warning today through late this evening. Gusts to 60 mph. I-90 impacted.

— Central and southeast WY: High Wind Warnings and Watches through Friday. Gusts 60-70 mph. I-25, I-80 impacted.

— Western UT; northwest AZ; south-central and east-central UT; northeast, central and east-central AZ: Wind Advisories this afternoon through midday Friday. Gusts 45-55 mph. I-15, I-40, I-80 impacted.

— Northwest CO: High Wind Watch this evening through Friday morning. Gusts to 60 mph.

— Eastern and central CO; adjacent far-west KS and NE; northeast NM: High Wind Watch for Friday. Gusts 60-65 mph. I-25, I-70, I-76, I-80 impacted.

— Northern, central and southwest UT: Winter Storm Watches this evening through Friday. Potential accumulations range from 6-12 inches in the southeast to 1-2 feet in the Wasatch Range. I-15, I-80 impacted.

— North-central, central, west-central and southwest CO: Winter Storm Warnings and Advisories late tonight through Friday. Accumulations will range from 3-6 inches in the southwest to 5-12 inches over the I-70 corridor. Wind gusts to 60 mph. I-70 impacted.

Central:

— Southeast MN and adjacent SD; northwest IA: Wind Advisory today. Gusts to 50 mph. I-29, I-90 impacted.

— Eastern and southern MN; most of IA; eastern KS: Strong winds midday and this afternoon. Gust 30-40 mph. I-29, I-35, I-70, I-80, I-90, I-94 impacted.

— Central and south-central KS; northwest OK (east of the Panhandle) Wind Advisories through this evening. Gusts 45-50 mph. I-35, I-70 impacted.

— Eastern OK; eastern KS; MO; southern IA; IL; southern WI: Strong winds tomorrow midday and afternoon. Gusts 30-45 mph. Major highways impacted include I-29, I-35, I-39, I-40, I-41, I-43, I-44, I-55, I-57, I-64, I-70, I-72 ,I-74, I-80, I-88

Eastern:

— MI; IN; western and central OH: Strong winds tomorrow midday and afternoon. Gusts 30-40 mph. Major highways impacted include I-65, I-69, I-70, I-71, I-74, I-75, I-80, I-90, I-94, I-69, IN Toll Road, OH Turnpike.

— Western NY south of Buffalo downwind of Lake Erie: Winter Weather Advisory continues through early this afternoon for lake effect snow. Up to 4 additional inches snow and gusts to 40 mph. I-90 / NY Thruway impacted.

— Western NY north of Syracuse downwind of Lake Ontario: Lake Effect Snow Warning continues through this evening. And additional 4-9 inches snow likely. Wind gusts to 45 mph. I-81 impacted.

— NY Mohawk Valley / I-90 corridor; southern VT; most of MA and NH; western ME: Wind Advisories today. Gusts 40-50 mph. I-81, I-84, I-87, I-88, I-89, I-90, I-91, I-93, I-95, NY Thruway, Mass Pike impacted.

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 Thursday afternoon 1 December
Likelihood of winter weather impacting RV travel Thursday or Thursday night 1 December
Wind gusts midday Friday 2 December
Likelihood of winter weather impacting RV travel Friday or Friday night 2 December
Likelihood of winter weather impacting RV travel Saturday or Saturday night 3 December
Total snowfall accumulations through Saturday night 3 December
Total precipitation amounts through Saturday night 3 December