Sutherlin, OR

...UNSEASONABLY COLD TEMPERATURES AND PASS LEVEL SNOW EXPECTED THIS WEEK...

A POTENT COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH SOUTHERN OREGON AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...BRINGING AN UNSEASONABLY COLD AIR MASS TO THE AREA. STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION WILL ACCOMPANY THE FRONT AS IT PASSES THROUGH...AND TEMPERATURES WILL FALL SHARPLY.

SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO DROP TO AROUND 2500 FEET BY WEDNESDAY MORNING...BRINGING IN 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW OVER ALL CASCADE PASSES...SISKIYOU SUMMIT...AND THE MOUNT SHASTA AREA. SNOW AMOUNTS OF OVER A FOOT ARE POSSIBLE ON THE HIGHER PORTIONS OF BEAR CAMP ROAD. SNOW LEVELS MAY DROP BRIEFLY DOWN TO LOWER PASSES LIKE SEXTON SUMMIT AS WELL. HOWEVER...WITH THE LONGER DAYS AND HIGHER SUN ANGLES SOIL AND ROAD TEMPERATURES ARE QUITE WARM...AND IT WILL BE DIFFICULT FOR SNOW TO ACCUMULATE.

COLD NIGHTTIME TEMPERATURES WILL BRING BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES EAST OF THE CASCADES TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. TEMPERATURES IN PLACES EAST OF THE CASCADES MAY DROP INTO THE MID TO LOWER 20S...POSSIBLY CAUSING UNPROTECTED EXPOSED PIPES TO BURST.

STAY TUNED TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECASTS FOR UPDATES AS THE SYSTEM PROGRESSES.