The next band of freezing rain should hit the Portland area by 10 a.m. and last until about midafternoon, a National Weather Service meteorologist said Friday morning.
Meteorologist Colby Neuman said the late-morning precipitation could add another tenth of an inch of ice to the ground, but roads that have no ice won’t likely accumulate any buildup.
Tree limbs and power lines, however, and areas closer to the Columbia River Gorge such as Troutdale and Gresham could see more accumulation, he said.
“The freezing rain has already moved back into Eugene and Salem, and it’s moving north and eastward into the area,” Neuman said.
The freezing rain will retreat to areas east of Interstate 205 by the afternoon, according to a midmorning online forecast discussion. Spurts of freezing rain will linger in the Columbia River and northern Hood River Valley areas into Saturday morning.
“The areas that had (ice) this morning will probably get a little bit more through the early afternoon, and then it’ll be confined eastern areas of the metro later and into the evening,” he said. “I wouldn’t expect any sudden, abrupt warmup (Friday).”
Temperatures will linger in the low to mid-30s Friday, he said, and should warm up to the 40s on Saturday for most of the metro area. A winter weather advisory remains in effect until 4 a.m. Saturday.
This post will be updated as news develops.
Another round #freezingrain moving into PDX metro thru 10 am #orwx #wawx #pdxtst pic.twitter.com/air0K1W3TL
— NWS Portland (@NWSPortland) February 3, 2017
— Tony Hernandez
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