Travel & RV Weather Forecast Tuesday 27 December

A series of strong Pacific storms bring challenging RV travel conditions to the western U.S. this week with a combination of heavy rain, high-elevation snow, and widespread and long-lasting strong winds.
Strong winds spread across the Southwest and into the Plains Wednesday.
Heavy rains later this week across the lower Mississippi valley and northern Gulf Coast.
Warm-up over the Central and Eastern U.S. will last through the first week in January.

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Pacific:

— Western WA and northwest OR: Flood Watches through Wednesday morning for excessive rainfall. I-5, I-84, I-90, US-101 potentially impacted.

— Western WA including Puget Sound; western OR: High Wind Warnings and Advisories this afternoon through tonight. Wind gusts 50-70 mph. Strongest winds over exposed coastal headlands; much less in sheltered valleys. I-5, I-84, I-90, US-101 impacted.

— Central and southeast WA; north-central OR: High Wind Warnings and Advisories midday today and tonight. I-82, I-84, I-90, US-395 impacted.

— East-central and southeast WA; northern ID: Flood Advisories through this afternoon. Some flooding already occurring from a combination of snow melt and excessive rainfall. I-90 potentially impacted.

— WA and OR Cascades: Winter Weather Advisories above 2500 feet this morning through Wednesday morning. Snow accumulations generally 5-12 inches and wind gusts to 65 mph. I-90 impacted.

— Southern, southeast and east-central OR and adjacent southwest ID; central and northern CA; west-central, northwest and northern NV: High Wind Warnings and Advisories through this evening. Gusts 50-70 mph. I-5, I-80, I-84, US-50, US-101, US-395 impacted.

— CA Sierra Nevada Mountains: Winter Storm Warnings through Wednesday morning. Up to 1-3 feet of snow at the higher pass levels. Wind gusts to 70 mph. I-80, US-50 impacted.

— Portions of the central and northern CA coasts: Flood Advisories and Watches through this evening for excessive rainfall. US-101, CA-1 impacted.

— East-central CA Mariposa foothills and Yosemite Valley: Flood Watch through this evening for excessive rainfall.

— East-central NV: Winter Weather Advisories this afternoon through Wednesday morning. 1-5 inches snow in the valleys and 10-18 inches in the mountains. US-50 impacted.

— Southern CA Mojave Desert and portions of southern NV: Wind Advisories this afternoon through Wednesday morning. Gusts 45-50 mph. I-15 impacted.

Mountain:

— Northwest MT east of the Rocky Mountain Front, portions of central MT: High Wind Warnings and Watches today and Wednesday. Gusts 60-70 mph. I-15 impacted.

— South-central MT Beartooth Foothills and Livingston area: Wind Advisory this morning through midday today. Gusts to 65 mph. I-90 impacted.

— West-central ID: Wind Advisory through this evening. Gusts to 60 mph.

— Much of eastern, central and southeast WY; portions of central CO along the Front Range; portions of north-central and south-central NM: High Wind Warnings and Watches today and tonight. Gusts 70-85 mph. I-25, I-70, I-80 impacted.

— Northwest MT and adjacent ID; southwest MT; central ID; western WY; northeast, north-central central and southwest UT; most of western CO and north-central NM: Winter Storm Warnings and Advisories today and Wednesday. Accumulations will range from 5 inches in the valleys to 1-3 feet in the mountains. Wind gusts 50-70 mph will be common. I-15, I-25, I-70, I-80, I-84, I-90 impacted.

— Portions of northern, central and eastern AZ; four-corners region of AZ, NM, CO, UT: Winter Storm Warnings and Advisories above 6500 feet this evening through Wednesday night. 3-10 inches snow and wind gusts to 55 mph. I-17, I-40 impacted.

Central:

— Much of WI; southern MN; IA; eastern KS; northwest MO; central and northeast OK; northwest TX: Strong winds midday today and this afternoon gusting 30-40 mph. I-27, I-35, I-39, I-40, I-43, I-44, I-70, I-80, I-90, I-94 impacted.

— Northern TX and TX Panhandle; OK; eastern KS; MO; northern AR; central and southern IL: Strong winds Wednesday afternoon gusting 35-50 mph. I-20, I-27, I-30, I-35, I-40, I-44, I-55, I-57, I-64, I-70, I-72 impacted.

Eastern:

— Eastern MI Upper Peninsula: Winter Weather Advisory for this afternoon and tonight. 2-5 inches snow and wind gusts to 35 mph. I-75 impacted.

— Western NY vicinity and south of Buffalo: Winter Weather Advisories through early this afternoon. An additional 3-5 inches lake effect snow in the most persistent snow bands. I-90 / NY Thruway impacted.

— Northwest NY downwind of Lake Ontario: Winter Storm Warnings and Advisories continue through this afternoon. Up to 4-8 inches of additional lake effect snow. I-81 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 27 December
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Wind gusts Tuesday afternoon 27 December
Flash flood risk Tuesday and Tuesday night 27 December
Likelihood of winter weather impacting RV travel Tuesday or Tuesday night 27 December
Wind gusts Wednesday afternoon 28 December
Likelihood of winter weather impacting RV travel Wednesday or Wednesday night 28 December
Flash flood risk Thursday and Thursday night 29 December
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Total snow accumulation through Thursday night 29 December
Total precipitation amounts through Thursday night 29 December