Værmelding for Crater Trail

Winter Weather Advisory issued January 3 at 2:45AM PST until January 4 at 10:00AM PST by NWS Medford ORThe next system will arrive today bringing rain and snow to thearea. Snow levels will hover around 3500 feet today, with light tomoderate snow above that. Then as the cold front moves through thearea, snowfall rates will intensify bringing moderate to heavy snowat times to portions of the southern Oregon Cascades and the MarbleMountains in western Siskiyou County.* WHAT...Snow above 3500 feet expected. Total snow accumulationsbetween 7 and 12 inches. The highest elevations could see up to 16inches. Winds gusting as high as 45 mph.* WHERE...The southern Oregon Cascades along and north of Highway140 at Lake of the Woods. This includes Crater Lake, Diamond Lake,Highway 51 at Willamette Pass, portions of Highway 62, 138, and140.* WHEN...From 4 PM this afternoon to 10 AM PST Saturday.* IMPACTS...Travel could become very difficult to impossible. Thehazardous conditions could impact the Friday evening commute.Gusty winds could bring down tree branches.* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Light to moderate snow is expected to fallmost of the day today. Snow will become moderate to heavy at timesbetween 10 PM and 4 AM.Slow down and use caution while traveling. Call 511 or visittripcheck.com for road information.

National Weather Service