Travel & RV Weather Forecast Tuesday 17 January

Snowstorm for the central Plains into the Upper Midwest this evening though Thursday.
Strong winds impact the Southwest and west Texas today and Wednesday.
Some freezing rain for parts of the Northeast today.

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Pacific:

— Central WA Kittitas Valley: Dense Fog Advisory this morning. I-82, I-90 impacted.

— Much of northern CA above 2500 feet. Winter Weather Advisory Wednesday and Wednesday evening. Up to 7 inches of snow and wind gusts to 40 mph. Siskiyou Pass impacted. I-5, US-89, US-93 impacted.

— CA northern and central Sierra Nevada mountains: Winter Weather Advisories Wednesday afternoon and night. 6-12 inches snow expected. I-80, US-50 impacted.

— Central CA south of Fresno: Dense Fog Advisory this morning. I-5, CA-99 impacted.

— Central and east-central NV: Winter Weather Advisories continue this morning. An additional inch of so of snow in the valleys and 2-5 inches for the mountains. I-80, US-6, US-50, US-93 impacted.

— Southern CA Coachella Valley and San Diego County deserts: Wind Advisory through this afternoon. Gusts to 55 mph. I-8, I-10 impacted.

Mountain:

— West-central and northwest MT; north-central ID: Winter Weather Advisories continue this morning. Total snow accumulations 1-4 inches. I-15, I-90 impacted.

— North-central, central and southeast MT; central and northeast WY; far-west SD: Dense Fog Advisories through late this morning. I-90, I-94 impacted.

— Much of UT; most of the higher elevations of AZ; western and north-central NM; western CO: Winter Storm Warnings and Advisories through tonight. Snow accumulations generally 2-8 inches in the valleys and 1-2 feet in the mountains. Snow levels in AZ and NM about 5500 feet. Wind gusts up 35-40 mph. I-15, I-17, I-40, I-70, I-80 impacted.

— East-central and southeast WY; northeast and east-central CO: Winter Storm Warnings (CO) and Advisories this evening through Wednesday evening. Likely snow accumulations will range from 2-7 inches in WY to 7-15 inches in CO. I-25, I-70, I-76, I-80 impacted.

— East-central AZ; western and central NM: Strong winds this afternoon. Gusts 30-45 mph. I-10, I-25, I-40 impacted.

— East-central NM: Strong Winds Wednesday morning and afternoon. Gusts 40-50 mph. I-25, I-40 impacted.

— Southeast NM; far-western TX: High Wind Watch Wednesday and Wednesday evening. Gusts 65-80 mph. I-10, I-20 impacted.

Central:

— Far-western TX and adjacent southeast NM: High Wind Watch Wednesday and Wednesday evening. Gusts 65-80 mph. I-10, I-20 impacted.

— TX Panhandle: Strong winds Wednesday morning and afternoon. Gusts 35-45 mph. I-27, I-40 impacted.

— Southeast ND; most of northern MN; northern WI; western MI Upper Peninsula: Winter Weather Advisories today for a mixture of light snow and freezing rain. An inch or so of snow mixed in with some ice. I-29, I-35, I-94, US-6 impacted.

— NE; northern KS; southeast SD; western, central and northern IA; southern and southeast MN; southwest and west-central WI: Winter Storm Warnings (NE), Watches and Advisories this evening through Thursday. Snow accumulations generally 5-10 inches. I-29, I-35, I-70, I-80, I-90, I-94 impacted.

— Far-south and southeast TX: Dense Fog Advisories this morning. I-2, I-10, I-37, I-45, I-69 impacted.

— Northeast AR; southeast MO; far-southern IL: Dense Fog Advisories this morning. I-24, I-55, I-57 impacted.

— Northern LA; central and eastern AR; southeast MO; western TN; northern and western KY; southern IL: Heavy rain with a slight chance of flash flooding Wednesday and Wednesday night. I-26, I-30, I-40, I-55, I-57 potentially impacted.

— Western, central and northern LA along and north of I-10; southeast AR; western; central and northern MS; western TN: Severe thunderstorms possible Wednesday. I-10, I-20, I-22, I-40, I-49, I-55 potentially impacted.

— Eastern, central and southern AL: Marginally severe thunderstorms with isolated damaging wind gusts possible Thursday. I-20, I-55, I-65, I-85 potentially impacted.

Eastern:

— Northern MI (Lower Peninsula and eastern Upper Peninsula): Winter Weather Advisories this morning for freezing rain. I-75 impacted.

— Southern IN; north-central KY: Heavy rain with a slight chance of flash flooding Wednesday and Wednesday night. I-64, I-65 potentially impacted.

— Central and north-central PA; western NY: Winter Weather Advisories this morning for light freezing rain. I-80, I-81, I-86, I-88, I-90 / NY Thruway, I-99 impacted.

— Northern NY; most of VT: Winter Weather Advisories this afternoon and tonight for a mixture of snow and freezing rain. 1-2 inches of snow, mixed with ice. I-87, I-89, I-91 impacted.

— Eastern FL Panhandle and adjacent GA: Dense Fog Advisory this morning. I-10, I-75 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 Tuesday morning 17 January 2023
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