Ellensburg WA Weather Forecast Ellensburg Current Weather

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST OREGON
AS WELL AS SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

WINTER MIX
EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL CASCADES OF WASHINGTON, EAST SLOPES
OF THE SOUTHERN CASCADES OF WASHINGTON, EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER
GORGE OF WASHINGTON, KITTITAS VALLEY, YAKIMA VALLEY, LOWER
COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON, EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF
OREGON, NORTH CENTRAL OREGON, CENTRAL OREGON, LOWER COLUMBIA
BASIN OF OREGON, NORTHERN WHEELER AND SOUTHERN GILLIAM
COUNTIES

SNOW
NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS, GRANDE RONDE VALLEY, WALLOWA COUNTY,
NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON, SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF
OREGON, JOHN DAY BASIN, OCHOCO-JOHN DAY HIGHLANDS

FREEZING RAIN
FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON, FOOTHILLS OF
THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON

A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION TODAY AND BRING A
MIXTURE OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION TO THE FORECAST AREA. MOST AREAS
WILL RECEIVE SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...OR SNOW CHANGING TO
FREEZING RAIN...AND POSSIBLY ALL RAIN IN SOME AREAS. THIS STORM IS
EXPECTED TO HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT TO THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA.
NUMEROUS WINTER STORM WARNINGS OR WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN
EFFECT FOR TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT AND EARLY NEW YEARS DAY. PLEASE
REFER TO PRODUCT PDXWSWPDT FOR DETAILS OF THIS STORM.

AN AIR STAGNATION ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 10 AM THIS
MORNING FOR THE YAKIMA VALLEY WITH LIGHT WINDS AND CONTINUED TRAPPED
POLLUTANTS IN THE AIR. PLEASE REFER TO PRODUCT PDXNPWPDT FOR MORE
DETAILS OF THIS ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

WINTER MIX FRIDAY
EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL CASCADES OF WASHINGTON, EAST SLOPES
OF THE SOUTHERN CASCADES OF WASHINGTON

SNOW FRIDAY
NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS, NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON,
SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON

SNOW OR MIXED RAIN...SNOW AND OR FREEZING RAIN WILL END BY AFTERNOON
IN ALL AREAS WITH A GENERAL IMPROVEMENT IN WEATHER CONDITIONS IN THE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING NEW YEARS DAY. THIS IMPROVEMENT WILL BE SHORT
LIVED...HOWEVER...AS ANOTHER WEATHER SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE REGION
LATE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO THE WEEKEND.

THE LATEST FORECAST DATA IS HINTING AT ANOTHER CALM PERIOD UNDER
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE TO BUILD OVER THE REGION NEXT WEEK WITH ANOTHER
SURGE OF COLD AND DRY AIR FROM THE NORTH. THERE ARE STILL A LOT OF
UNCERTAINTIES WITH THIS SCENARIO. AS A RESULT PLEASE KEEP ALERT TO
POSSIBLE ISSUED WEATHER WARNINGS AND OR ADVISORIES THAT MAY BE
NEEDED AS THAT HIGH PRESSURE BREAKS DOWN AND ALLOWS MORE PACIFIC
STORMS TO ENTER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST POSSIBLY AS EARLY AS LATE NEXT
WEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE LIKELY.

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

GRAPHICAL FORECASTS OF WEATHER HAZARDS OUT TO SEVEN DAYS
ARE DISPLAYED ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB AT:

WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/PDT/CURRENTHAZARDS/HWO.HTML

ALL LETTERS IN THE ABOVE URL ARE LOWER CASE...EXCEPT THE H IN
CURRENTHAZARDS.