A winter weather advisory was issued by the National Weather Service on Thursday at 1:48 p.m. valid for Friday between 7 a.m. and 4 p.m. for Oregon Lower Treasure Valley and Baker County.

On Thursday at 12:36 p.m. a winter weather advisory was issued by the National Weather Service valid from 10 p.m. until Saturday 4 p.m. for East Slopes of the Oregon Cascades.

The NWS forecasts sustained winds of 25 to 35 mph, with gusts reaching up to 50 mph. These conditions could result in unsecured objects being blown around, tree limbs falling, and scattered power outages across the affected area.

The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm watch for the Cascades from Central Oregon to the Canadian border starting Thursday evening and lasting through Saturday afternoon.

Heavy snow and high winds are forecast to impact travel on Oregon’s Cascade Mountain roads and passes from Thursday night into Saturday afternoon.

The National Weather Service (NWS) had winter weather warnings in place for 11 states early on Thursday, with up to 1 foot of snow forecast for some parts of the country. Snow can disrupt travel and lead to hazardous driving conditions.

The long stretch of sunny and dry weather comes to an end on Thursday as clouds increase and Portland prepares for rain and potential snow.

Rain and snow is returning to Oregon this weekend, and low elevation snow and ice will become possible next week.

The National Weather Service has simplified some of its winter weather alerts for Wind Chill and Extreme Cold Warnings.

It should be another nice day today as our atmosphere gets set up for the winter weather pattern. Highs today will be in the 40s and 50s. We’ll have a mostly sunny start, but clouds will increase throughout the afternoon,

Cold Weather Advisories have been put into place across the Pacific Northwest this week, but many might be unaware of the new cold weather terms.

Forecasters are warning that air pollution may become trapped and adversely affect humans, due to weather conditions in the U.S.