SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT and FORECAST From the NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR KLAMATH BASIN- NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF Altamont, Oregon KLAMATH FALLS Beatty, Oregon Bly, Oregon Chemult, Oregon CRESCENT Gilchrist, Oregon Sprague River, Oregon Lakeview, Oregon ...STRONG FRONT TO BRING RAPIDLY LOWERING SNOW LEVELS TODAY... A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA LATER THIS MORNING INTO THIS EVENING. SNOW LEVELS WILL START OUT AROUND 7000 FEET THIS MORNING...BUT WILL QUICKLY LOWER TO VALLEY FLOORS BY THIS AFTERNOON. THERE COULD BE A 1 TO 3 HOUR PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY PRECIPITATION AS THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH. PRECIPITATION WILL START AS RAIN, BUT WILL QUICKLY CHANGE OVER TO MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AS SNOW LEVELS LOWER. EXPECT 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN...ALONG HIGHWAY 97 NEAR CHEMULT...AND ALSO HIGHWAY 140 NEAR VALLEY FALLS...WITH 2 INCHES OR LESS ELSEWHERE. LINGERING SNOW SHOWERS WILL END THIS EVENING. HOLIDAY TRAVELERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING CONDITIONS LATER THIS MORNING AND THIS AFTERNOON AS ROADS WILL QUICKLY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS. USE EXTRA CAUTION. Detailed Forecast for Klamath Falls, Oregon Today Rain before 2pm, then rain, possibly mixed with snow showers. High near 40. Breezy, with a southwest wind 13 to 23 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible. Tonight A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. West northwest wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible. Christmas Day A 20 percent chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 34. North northwest wind around 11 mph. Thursday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 24. North wind 5 to 8 mph. Friday Mostly sunny, with a high near 35. Light and variable wind. Friday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. Saturday A chance of rain showers after 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 36. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Saturday Night A chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Sunday Partly sunny, with a high near 35. Sunday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. Monday Mostly sunny, with a high near 32. Monday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 17. Tuesday Sunny, with a high near 32.
Posted on: Wed, 24 Dec 2014 16:10:23 +0000