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[MarkBC]

Freezing rain!   

Winter Weather Advisory

Weather Updated: Nov 09 5:42AM

Issued by the National Weather Service

For Central Oregon, Oregon

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 10AM PST THU ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... * WHAT...FREEZING RAIN OCCURRING. THE ICE WILL RESULT IN VERY SLIPPERY CONDITIONS ON SIDEWALKS, ROADS AND BRIDGES, INCLUDING DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE. ADDITIONAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF A LIGHT GLAZE ARE EXPECTED. * WHERE...DUFUR, MAUPIN, BEND, MADRAS, PRINEVILLE, AND REDMOND. * WHEN...UNTIL 10 AM TODAY. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...TEMPERATURES WILL RISE ABOVE FREEZING BY MID TO LATE MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.

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And the forecast for this morning was correct -- we got some freezing rain here in Bend...at my house, anyway.

 

Those aren't regular icicles hanging from the deck railings -- they're freezing-raincicles.

 

Looks like Bigfoot stopped to marvel at the raincicles, too.

 

Glad I don't need to drive anywhere this morning.

[takesiteasy]

Freezing rain is the worst. We have sun and 14°F here this morning. But 15-25 mph winds made it seem quite a bit colder. Looks like the first deep freeze of the year is here for the weekend. Might hit single digits tonight. Short-lived though- should see 40°s again next week.   Looks like a good week to get the camper off and stored away for the winter.

[ski3pin]

Another one coming....................................

 

Winter Storm Warning

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Sacramento CA
223 PM PST Tue Nov 14 2017

...HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOW WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY NIGHT...

.A Pacific storm will tap into subtropical moisture and bring
periods of moderate to heavy snow above 6000 feet along with
strong gusty winds. The heaviest snow is expected Wednesday
evening through Thursday afternoon. Motorists planning travel into
the mountains of Western Plumas county and the Sierra Nevada
during this time frame should be prepared for hazardous winter
driving conditions.

CAZ069-151400-
/O.UPG.KSTO.WS.A.0002.171115T1200Z-171117T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KSTO.WS.W.0002.171115T1800Z-171117T1200Z/
West Slope Northern Sierra Nevada-
223 PM PST Tue Nov 14 2017

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM
PST FRIDAY ABOVE 6000 FEET...

* WHAT...Periods of heavy rain and snow and near zero visibility
  at times. Snow levels generally above the Sierra passes
  Wednesday and Wednesday night, but lowering below pass level on
  Thursday. Plan on difficult travel conditions over the Sierra
  passes Thursday and Thursday night. Possible damage to trees and
  power lines, and local rock or debris flows. Total snow
  accumulations of 6 to 12 inches, with localized amounts two feet
  or more.

* WHERE...West Slope Northern Sierra Nevada.

* WHEN...10 AM Wednesday to 4 AM Friday.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Be prepared for significant reductions in
  visibility at times. Southwest wind gusts over 60 mph over the
  higher peaks.

[Casa Escarlata Robles Too]

All that would be a great start.

Frank

[MarkBC]

Local ski area, Mt. Bachelor, opens Nov 18th -- which is early by recent standards.
 

Mt. Bachelor set to open Saturday

Ski area has earliest opening in 11 years

Bend Bulletin, November 14, 2017 at 10:12PM

 

Not my thing -- downhill skiing -- anymore, but still significant for the area...a good thing.

[MarkBC]

It's been very windy in Bend since last night and started raining in the wee hours this morning.  Quite wet when I woke up.

Now it's still very windy, some rain, but some sun, too -- pretty wild...  The temperature is in the mid-40s, so no chance of snow down here.

And it's due to the monster coming on shore:

 

[MarkBC]

It's been very windy in Bend since last night and started raining in the wee hours this morning.  Quite wet when I woke up.

Now it's still very windy, some rain, but some sun, too -- pretty wild...  The temperature is in the mid-40s, so no chance of snow down here.

And it's due to the monster coming on shore:

 

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...and unfortunately, this warm wet from the southwest brought rain to the mountains, currently 38°F at the 6,300-foot base of Mt. Bachelor ski area.  And with more warm-wet on the way they're going to be closed through Thanksgiving -- after opening early, this past Saturday.

[ski3pin]

Rain to 10,000 feet here, warm!

[sunvalleylaw]

Still snowing off and on here last night, and mid 20's this morning but warming up over the next couple days here in the Sun Valley, Idaho area.  Thankfully, it has been cold, and the mountain is ready for its annual opening on Turkey Day.  The race kids have been out training all week, and the public gets to start skiing Thursday.  The nordic ski trails up at Galena are in great shape and people are enjoying skiing there too.  Hopefully the warm snap will be just for a few days.  

 

We are supposed to get another good snow year.  Hoping that proves to be correct!  We had a great one last year, though it came off the mountains too quickly in the spring and created a lot of flooding problems.  

[MarkBC]

Hey, it's winter now -- over here.