Travel & RV Weather Forecast Wednesday 28 December

Active weather for the western U.S. will continue into January, creating challenging RV travel conditions from the Mexican to the Canadian borders.
Strong winds spread across the Southwest and into the Plains today.
Heavy rains and a chance for severe weather starting Thursday across the lower Mississippi valley and northern Gulf Coast.
Big warm-up over the Central and Eastern U.S. through the first week in January.

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Pacific:

— Portions of western and northwest WA: Flood Watch continues through this morning for excessive rainfall. I-5, I-90 potentially impacted.

— Portions of east-central and southeast WA and adjacent northwest ID: Flood Advisories continue through this afternoon for a combination of heavy rain and snowmelt. I-90 potentially impacted.

— OR/CA I-5 corridor vicinity Siskiyou summit: Wind Advisories this evening through Thursday evening. Gusts 30-45 mph. I-5 impacted.

— Portions of northern CA above 3000 feet: Winter Storm Warnings and Advisories this evening through Thursday evening. 4-12 inches snow and gusts to 45 mph. I-5, US-89 impacted.

— CA Northern and Central Sierra Nevada mountains: Winter Weather Advisories late tonight through late Thursday night. 3-6 inches snow above 4500 feet and 8-12 inches snow above 6500 feet. Wind gusts to 40 mph. I-80, US-50 impacted.

— CA Sacramento and northern San Joaquin Valleys: Dense Fog Advisories through midday today. I-5, I-80, CA-99 impacted.

— East-central NV: Winter Weather Advisory through this morning. Total new snow accumulation 1-4 inches and gusts to 40 mph. US-6, US-50, US-93 impacted.

— Southern CA western Mojave Desert: Wind Advisories continue through this morning. Gusts to 40 mph. I-15, I-40, CA-58 impacted.

Mountain:

— Northwest MT east of the Rocky Mountain Front, portions of central MT: High Wind Warnings through this evening. Gusts 60-70 mph. I-15 impacted.

— Much of northern ID; northwest and portions of north-central MT: Winter Weather Advisories through this evening. Snow accumulations generally in the 1-4 inch range. I-90 impacted.

— North-central, northeast, central and southwest UT; central and western CO and adjacent north-central NM: Winter Storm Warnings and Advisories through tonight. Accumulations will range from 2-6 inches in the lower UT elevations to 10-20 inches in southwest CO. Gusts to 40 mph. I-15, I-70, I-80 impacted.

— East-central CO: Winter Weather Advisory this afternoon through Thursday morning. 3-6 inches snow likely. I-70 from Denver to the KS state line impacted.

— South-central CO; much of central, eastern and southwest NM; far-west TX: High Wind Warnings and Advisories through this evening. Gusts generally 50-70 mph. I-10 including the I-10/I-20 split, I-25, I-40 impacted.

— Portions of central and east-central AZ; portions of central and west-central NM: Winter Weather Advisories through Thursday morning. Snow accumulations 1-3 inches below 6500 feet and 3-10 inches above 6500 feet. Wind gusts to 50 mph. I-17, I-40 impacted.

Central:

— Northwest and north-central ND: Winter Weather Advisory through midday today for light freezing rain. US-2, US-83 impacted.

— TX Panhandle; much of OK; southeast KS; southwest MO; west-central and northwest AR: High Wind Warnings (TX Panhandle) and Advisories through this evening. Gusts 45-65 mph. I-27, I-35, I-40, I-44 impacted.

— Southern WI; IA; IL; central and eastern MO; northeast TX: Strong winds mid-morning through late this afternoon. Wind gusts 30-45 mph. I-20, I-30, I-35, I-39, I-43, I-44, I-55, I-57, I-64, I-70, I-72, I-74, I-80, I-88, I-90 impacted.

— MO; IL; western KY: strong winds midday Thursday. Gusts to 40 mph. I-24, I-35, I-44, I-55, I-57, I-64, I-65, I-70, I-72, I-74, I-80, I-88 impacted.

— Eastern TX; southwest AR; northwest LA: Isolated severe thunderstorms possible Thursday and Thursday night. I-20, I-30, I-40, I-49 potentially impacted.

— Eastern TX; MO; western LA: Heavy rains Thursday and Thursday night bring the chance for localized flash flooding. I-10, I-20, I-30, I-40, I-45, I-49, I-70 potentially impacted

Eastern:

— IN: Strong winds late this morning through this afternoon. Gusts 30-40 mph. I-65, I-69, I-70, I-74, I-80/90, Indiana Toll Road impacted.

— IN, western OH: Strong winds Thursday afternoon. Gusts 30-40 mph. I-65, I-69, I-70, I-71, I-74, I-75, I-80/90, Indiana Toll Road, Ohio Turnpike 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 Wednesday morning 28 December
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Flash Flood Risk Thursday and Thursday night 29 December
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