Wintery snowstorm conditions hit Blue Mountain passes Wednesday morning; frost forecast tonight

Published 10:12 am Wednesday, October 26, 2022

PENDLETON — The National Weather Service expects patchy frost early Thursday, Oct. 27. It issued a travel advisory for winter-like conditions Wednesday morning, Oct. 26, for snow-covered Cascade and Blue Mountain passes above 3,500 to 4,000 feet.

The warning was mainly for 10 a.m. to noon, with snow showers expected to decrease in the afternoon.

The NWS said that snow-covered roadways may make travel difficult. It urged drivers to slow down, not to use cruise control and to leave plenty of space between vehicles.

The NWS website displayed TripCheck.com camera imagery of flurries on Oregon Highway 204 at Tollgate, where the temperature was 28 degrees F at 5:51 a.m., and of I-84 at Deadman Pass, where it was 33.8 F at 5:24 a.m.

The service expected a cool and windy day at 8:09 a.m.

The NWS forecasted a sunny afternoon for Pendleton Wednesday, with a high near 55 F, and a west wind of 17 to 21 miles per hour, with gusts up to 31 mph. Widespread frost is expected between 2 and 5 a.m. Thursday, with partly cloudy conditions and a low around 32. A south wind is forecast of seven to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

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