WINTER STORM WATCH FOR PORTLAND

By Rod Hill on 2021-12-23


NWS has issued a Winter Storm Watch for the Willamette Valley and southwest Washington for Saturday afternoon through Sunday night. The main snow threat at low elevations, including downtown Portland continues to be Saturday evening into Monday morning. I still believe most areas will wake up to snow on the ground Sunday morning.




My forecast continues to call for 2-5" of accumulation through Sunday daytime with another 1-3" of possible snow Sunday night into Monday morning. The fact that Sunday afternoon temps may warm to 35 degrees makes the low elevation snow forecast somewhat uncertain. However, near and above 500 feet should see see at least 6" through the period and possibly 8-10" with sticking snow beginning Christmas Day.

-Rod Hill