Tonight: We will likely remain dry for most areas tonight under mostly cloudy skies. Some rain and snow showers will develop around the Mt. Shasta area. Temperatures will drop into the lower 30s across the Klamath Basin and into the upper 30s and lower 40s west of the Cascades. Meanwhile, the coast will see lows in the lower 50s. Winds will start to pick up across the region.

A WIND ADVISORY has been issued for the Rogue Valley until 1 PM Saturday and for the Shasta Valley until 4 PM Saturday and for Lake County from 10 AM Friday to 10 PM Saturday. Sustained winds out of the southeast of 15-35 MPH are expected with wind gusts up to 35-50 MPH possible. Winds this strong can knock down tree limbs and lead to isolated power outages. Use caution if heading out in these areas over the next few days.

Tomorrow: Rain will move in along the coast in the morning and spread east through the rest of the day and into Friday evening. Rain will be heavy at times for the coast, coastal range in Northern California. Higher elevations will see heavy snow. Snow levels will be around 6,000' then lower to 5,000' later Friday into Friday night. Winds will be gusty out of the south and southeast. Highs Friday will climb into the lower to middle 50s for areas west of the Cascades in Southern Oregon and in the 40s to lower 50s in Northern California. East of the Cascades will see highs in the 40s.

A WINTER STORM WARNING has been issued for elevations over 5,500' for Southern and Eastern Siskiyou County from 4 AM Friday - 4 PM Saturday. Areas in the alert zone could pick up between 24-36" of snow with winds gusting to 45 MPH. Locations under this alert include Ski Park Highway and Everitt Memorial Highway. Use caution if heading into higher elevations of Siskiyou County and be prepared for winter travel conditions.  

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY has been issued for Lake County for elevations over 5,500' from 10 PM Friday to 10 PM Saturday. This includes the Highway 140 Warner Mountain Summit where 3-6" of snow is expected. Travel could be difficult due to slippery conditions and gusty winds.

Extended: Saturday will be soggy with periods of rain and mountain snow. We are expecting to receive significant rainfall along the coast, in the coastal mountains, and southern Siskiyou County through the weekend; Heavy snow is expected in higher elevations in southern Siskiyou County, with significant snow amounts of 2-3' above 5,500'. Crater Lake will likely see over a foot of snow with a foot or so for Mt. Ashland. With the higher snow levels, the Siskiyou Summit and I-5 through Mt. Shasta will be just wet, but heavy rain and wind will make for slower than normal travel conditions still.

 Rain amounts will be 1-3" along the coast and coastal range with up to 4"+ in parts of Siskiyou County around Mt. Shasta. The Medford area will likely see around 1/2" or so of rainfall. The Klamath Basin will be looking at between 1/2" to 3/4".  

Rain and snow showers will linger on Sunday with snow levels around 4,500'. We look to be dry next Monday and Tuesday before things turn active again by the middle of next week.

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