There is a Winter Weather Advisory in place from 10pm tonight through 10pm Sunday. This is for the east slopes and crest of the Cascades. Included are Sunriver, La Pine, and Sisters. A couple of inches of snow at lower elevations, and almost foot is likely over the Cascades by the time Sunday rolls around.
The persistent pattern of cold rain, icy roads, foggy conditions, no sunshine will be with us once again Saturday. There are a few fronts that have yet to cross the area and as they do the weather patterns vary. The air ahead of the cold fronts will be mild and with the frontal passage it will be cooler. There is not much difference between the warm and the cooler sectors, so there is this perpetual pattern of misty and foggy weather. Until we get a ridge of high pressure to bump these impulses from Oregon, we remain dreary and gray.
Saturday will be cloudy and mild with highs in the low 40s with off and on rain and snow. The temperatures early Saturday will be in the upper 20s, cold enough to generate a mix of rain and snow. Later in the day the precipitation should be mostly rain. Steady and light showers will be a good way to define the conditions.
Sunday will be mostly cloudy and mild with highs in the middle 40s. There is a slight chance we may finally see some sunshine but the main feature Sunday will be cloudy and mild…