Snow, ice and freezing rain are likely to continue impacting roads and schools until a widespread warmup midday Friday across the Willamette Valley, National Weather Service meteorologists said. Temperatures don’t appear likely to rise above freezing in a meaningful way until Friday,

The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm watch for the Willamette Valley for snow and ice Thursday and Friday. Follow our live updates.

The National Weather Service says much of the Willamette Valley will also see strong winds with gusts in the afternoon of up to 40 mph. Portland will have rain all of Wednesday and into the evening hours.

The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm watch for central and southern Willamette Valley from 10 p.m. Wednesday until 10 a.m. Friday.

Snow and freezing rain are in the mid-Willamette Valley’s forecast this week. Early Wednesday morning, Feb. 12, the National Weather Service issued a winter storm watch for the central and southern Willamette Valley,

According to David Bishop, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Portland, after a lull in the precipitation Thursday afternoon, freezing rain is now expected to start Thursday between 6 p.

Tuesday offers up mostly dry weather until later this afternoon or early evening when another weather system pushes into the region bringing rain and breezy winds. The National Weather Service expects light rain beginning along the coast this afternoon and moving into the Willamette Valley by the evening.

The National Weather Service issued a winter storm watch for the Willamette Valley for snow and ice Thursday and Friday. Follow our live updates.

The NWS also issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Marion and Clackamas counties starting at 4:58 p.m. Monday and lasting until 5:43 p.m. It issued a wind advisory through 4 a.m. Tuesday.

An updated flood watch was issued by the National Weather Service on Saturday at 2:32 p.m. valid from Sunday 4 a.m. until Wednesday 4 a.m. for Clatsop County Coast, Tillamook County Coast, Central Coast of Oregon,

Monday afternoon will bring strong winds to the metro area with gusts of up to 45 mph likely from the Willamette Valley north through Cowlitz County.

There could be as much as 2 to 2.5 inches of rain along the Willamette Valley from Saturday night to the end of Monday.