I'm walking in a winter wonderland

... unfortunately, right now it appears that I can't be driving in one!

Short Term Forecast


Central Willamette Valley (Oregon)

SHORT TERM FORECAST

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR

431 AM PST TUE NOV 23 2010

ORZ001>010-012-014-WAZ020>023-039-040-231615-

NORTH OREGON COAST-CENTRAL OREGON COAST-

COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON-

CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON-LOWER COLUMBIA-

GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA-CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY-


SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY-WESTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE-

NORTHERN OREGON CASCADE FOOTHILLS-

CASCADE FOOTHILLS IN LANE COUNTY-UPPER HOOD RIVER VALLEY-

WILLAPA HILLS-SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST-I-

5 CORRIDOR IN COWLITZ COUNTY-GREATER VANCOUVER AREA-

SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADE FOOTHILLS-

INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASTORIA...CANNON BEACH...TILLAMOOK...

LINCOLN CITY...NEWPORT...FLORENCE...VERNONIA...JEWELL...TRASK...

GRANDE RONDE...TIDEWATER...SWISSHOME...ST. HELENS...CLATSKANIE...

HILLSBORO...PORTLAND...OREGON CITY...GRESHAM...SALEM...

MCMINNVILLE...DALLAS...EUGENE...CORVALLIS...ALBANY...HOOD RIVER...

CASCADE LOCKS...MULTNOMAH FALLS...SANDY...

SILVER FALLS STATE PARK...SWEET HOME...VIDA...LOWELL...

COTTAGE GROVE...PARKDALE...ODELL...FRANCES...RYDERWOOD...

RAYMOND...LONG BEACH...CATHLAMET...LONGVIEW...KELSO...

CASTLE ROCK...STEVENSON...SKAMANIA...VANCOUVER...BATTLE GROUND...

WASHOUGAL...TOUTLE...ARIEL...COUGAR

431 AM PST TUE NOV 23 2010

.NOW...

VERY COLD AIR WILL REMAIN OVER SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON AND NORTHWEST

OREGON TODAY...WITH TEMPERATURES LIKELY REMAINING BELOW FREEZING

EXCEPT AT THE COAST. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS OR FLURRIES ARE ALSO

EXPECTED EARLY THIS MORNING...BUT THESE SHOULD END BY LATE IN THE

MORNING...WITH NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED. HOWEVER...

ROADS AND SIDEWALKS WILL BE ICY THIS MORNING MAKING TRAVEL


DIFFICULT.


let us hope that as the day goes on it will get warmer. if i can get to the sea, it's just rain and wind (a.k.a. stuff that south carolinians drive in all the time)... i just have to get there!