Travel & RV Weather Forecast Thursday 5 January

Heavy rains, high winds and mountain snows ease over much of California by this evening.
Storms continue though for California and southern Oregon for at least the next week.
Some light snow and sleet for northern New York and interior New England.

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Pacific:

— Coastal WA: Wind Advisories through late tonight. Gusts to 50 mph. US-101 impacted.

— Northwest WA Eastern Puget Sound lowlands: Wind Advisories this morning. Gusts to 45 mph. I-90 impacted.

— WA central and southern Cascades: Winter Weather Advisories this morning. Mixed precipitation. Additional snow accumulation up to 3 inches. Some sleet and freezing rain. Wind gusts to 35 mph. I-90 impacted.

— Portions of southeast WA and northeast OR: High Wind Warnings (OR) and Advisories today along the base of the Blue Mountains. Wind gusts 55-60 mph. I-84 impacted.

— Southwest OR and much of northern CA: High Wind Warnings and Advisories through this afternoon. Wind gusts 50-65 mph. I-5, US-101, US-395 impacted.

— CA Sierra Nevada Mountains: Winter Storm Warnings above 5000 feet continue through late tonight. Additional snow accumulations of 4-8 inches at 5000 feet and 1-2 feet at 6000 feet. Wind gusts to 50 mph. I-80, US-50 impacted.

— Much of CA west of the Sierra Nevada mountains, including coastal southern CA north of Oceanside: Flood Watches continue today. Most highways west of the Sierra Nevada potentially impacted including I-5, I-10, I-15, I-80, US-101, CA-1, CA-99.

— Much of central and north-central CA; west-central NV: Wind Advisories expire this morning. Most gusts 40 mph or less now.

— Southern CA coastal and mountain regions, Wind Advisories through midday today. Gusts to 35 mph. Minimal impact on RV travel.

— Southern CA mountains north and east of Los Angeles: Winter Storm Warnings through this evening above 6500 feet. Up to 1-2 feet of snow above 7500 feet and wind gusts to 60 mph.

Mountain:

— Central WY: Dense Fog Advisory through midday today. US20, US-287 impacted.

— North-central, central and southwest UT: Winter Storm Warnings this afternoon through Friday. Accumulations generally 6-15 inches snow; more in the Wasatch. I-15, I-70, I-80 impacted.

— Southeast WY: Strong winds this afternoon. Gusts 35-45 mph. I-25, I-80 impacted.

— Northwest, central and east-central AZ: Strong winds this afternoon. Gusts 35-45 mph. I-17, I-40 impacted.

— Southeast WY; CO Front Range; north-central NM: Strong winds Friday afternoon. Gusts 35-50 mph. I-25, I-70, I-80 impacted.

Central:

— Northeast ND and adjacent northwest MN: Dense Fog Advisory through midday today. I-29 impacted.

— Portions of northwest WI: Winter Weather Advisory continues through this afternoon. 1-2 inches additional snowfall.

Eastern:

— Northeast NY; northeast VT; much of NH and ME: Winter Weather Advisories today. Additional snow and sleet accumulations up to 2-4 inches. I-87, I-89, I-91, I-93, I-95 impacted.

— North-central MA: Winter Weather Advisory this afternoon and evening for freezing drizzle. I-90 / Mass Pike impacted.

— Patchy dense fog this morning from southern NJ south to southeast GA along the I-95 corridor. Also dense fog this morning in central NC along I-85.

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 Thursday morning 5 January 2023
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