Snowy Cascade travel through New Year's Weekend
By Rod Hill on 2020-12-29
A warm front arriving Tuesday night and a trailing cold front Wednesday afternoon will kick-off a stretch
of active weather through New Year's and into the mid-part of next week.
The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for tonight starting
at midnight and lasting into Thursday morning. Travelers over the Cascades should expect
snow covered roadways at times. Snow levels tonight will be near 5,000 feet, meaning
Government Camp will see rain. Wednesday morning snow is expected at pass level with
levels near 4,000 and down to 3,500 feet during the day. Government Camp could see 6” of
snow through early Thursday, while resorts at 5,000’ see up to a foot of fresh snow!
Holiday travelers will see a wet mix Friday below 5,000 feet and accumulating snow over
all Cascade passes Saturday and Sunday. The heaviest snow rates and strongest winds
in the high country will arrive Saturday evening into early Sunday morning with the strongest
weather front of the week. Weather models show more than 2 feet of total snow above 5,000
feet tonight through Sunday.
Be sure and check my Mt. Hood Weather Page for current conditions and updates.
Rod Hill
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