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A beautiful early morning view of the fresh snow at Crater Lake National Park. The snow plows finally have snow to move around after a very long snow drought most of last month.

Roads are generally snow covered across the Cascades this morning. Here are a few of the latest ODOT Trip Check webcams. If you need to drive through these areas plan for extra time getting to your destination.

Areas of fog and low clouds are possible this morning across portions of the Umpqua and Rogue valleys. Here is where it is most likely to develop.

Cooler temperatures will prevail today as we are now on the back side of the front. Highs will actually trend slightly below normal for this time of year.

Here are the 48 hour accumulated precipitation amounts across the region. Overall this last front brought significant measurable rainfall after a very long period of dry weather.

Skies are clearing overhead as the last front migrates well to the east. We are seeing some areas of fog and low clouds across the interior valleys this morning. A few trailing showers are also possible.

Snow is falling across the Cascades this evening. If you have plans to travel through this area plan for slick road surfaces overnight into early tomorrow morning.

Overachieving on the precipitation side with this system. Here is a look at radar returns and 24 hour precipitation amounts as of 1:30 PM.

Looking ahead to Saturday night into Sunday of next weekend we could see a significant winter storm arrive across the region. Snow levels will be dropping as well down to around 2,500 feet. A few models indicate even lower snow level potential heading into the week of the 16th.

Snowfall amounts have been updated overnight. We are likely to see as much as 6-12” of new snowfall across the Cascades through tomorrow morning before the cold front progresses well to the east. Trailing showers will bring more light snow to as low as 4,500-5,000 feet.

The Storm Prediction Center at NOAA has issued a general thunderstorm outlook for today for areas in light green. The coverage area includes the coast from Coos County northward. This could result in a few lightning strikes and gusty winds at times near active storms.

It is snowing again at Crater Lake National Park and Willamette Pass. Here is a look at the Steel Visitor Center and ODOT Trip Check webcams this morning. Snow levels are around 5,000 feet to the north and 6,000 feet across our forecast area. They will be dropping as the cold front tracks east.

The 24 hour observed precipitation amounts have been quite healthy given our recent dry period. Much needed rain and some mountain snow has finally arrived.

NWS Medford “A cold front and weak low pressure system will bring increased wind speeds to areas east of the Cascades. This can impact empty trucks driving along highway 31 and other communities east of the Cascades. Loose and unsecure objects may be blown about.”

High temperatures today will trend cooler and closer to normal for this time of year. Here is a look at the latest GFS model projections.

Satellite imagery shows a well defined cold front extending offshore with an elongated band of precipitation moving inland across the region.

Radar returns this morning shows something we have not seen in quite some time, real rain falling across inland areas. This will continue to advance east today.

Water vapor imagery late this afternoon provides a great look at the incoming band of precipitation. This will be gradually moving inland later today into tomorrow.

The Storm Prediction Center at NOAA has issued a general thunderstorm outlook for tomorrow for areas in light green. This could result in a few lightning strikes and gusty winds at times near active storms.

Showers are now moving inland along the coast late this morning. Here are the latest radar returns as of 11:30 AM.

A look at the GFS model run rainfall projections over the next 48 hours. You can see where the heaviest precipitation will be focused across our region heading into early Monday morning.

Updated rain and snowfall projections from the NWS in Medford. This is from now through early Tuesday morning.

High temperatures today will drop a few more degrees, but remain at least 8-10 degrees above normal for this time of year. Here are the latest GFS model run projected highs.

Water vapor imagery shows a well defined cold front offshore and clouds with some precipitation starting to arrive along the coast. The primary band of posture remains offshore. There is plenty of cold air on the back side of the front near the center of the low.

The outer bands of the next front are showing up on radar returns this morning. Here is a look at the KMAX radar in Medford.

A deep area of low pressure is spinning in the Gulf of Alaska. This will help feed a cold front along the coast by tomorrow. It will take until Sunday for the front to move inland and east of the Cascades.

The potential of seeing a moderate risk of heavy snowfall across the Cascades arrives around the 14th-16th of February. This has been showing up in the longer range models for some time now. Confidence is growing we will see heavier snow develop.

A beautiful day at Crater Lake National Park with only a few high clouds moving across the region today. The reported snow depth is 25” after the days of well above normal temperatures.

The first front set to arrive tomorrow into Monday, will bring our first significant measurable rainfall in many weeks. We will see more rain and snow develop heading into late next week through at least the 18th. Here are the latest estimates based off the latest available GFS model run.

Here is a look at the latest rain and snowfall projections from the NWS in Medford. This is from now through 4 AM on Monday morning. The focus of the heaviest precipitation will be across portions of Curry County.