You may be hearing rumors of possible freezing rain or ice, and I’m sure you were just hoping to find out what my thoughts were on the situation.  Luckily, I’ve got a brand new forecast just for you to help settle all those rumors.

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It’s cold out there right now and it’s been cold all week long.  No doubt about that.  Now we have clouds moving in.  The question is: will it get icy this weekend?  For the Salem area and most of the valley the answer is no.  Not in any way that should affect your travel plans.  It should be just “warm” enough here to keep us from getting any sort of freezing rain.  Instead we will be left with some very cold rain showers.  Lucky us!!! 😉

If you plan to travel through the Gorge it will be another story.  I expect some spots of ice and even a little bit of snow in the Gorge east of Multnomah Falls and more so out towards The Dalles.

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The Cascades

Up in the mountains it looks like some light snow is on tap Saturday with steadier snow Sunday night & Monday.  Tuesday should be dry until evening when more snow will move in.

Snow totals by Thursday of next week should be around 10 – 16 inches for most of the ski resorts and mountain passes.