Variety of Ice, Cold and Snow Advisories for Oregon, Washington, Even Coastal Areas

Published 02/12/25 at 7:29 a.m.
By Oregon Coast Beach Connection Staff

(Portland, Oregon) – Any minute now, many Oregonians will get to use that beginning line from the old Led Zeppelin song: “We come from the land of the ice and snow.” Some of the discordant wailing from that tune may also be appropriate. The vast majority of Washington and Oregon are going under a deep freeze – from the coastlines to the Cascades and the Idaho border. (Photo Seaside Aquarium: frozen beach at Seaside)

It's a few days of overnight lows in the 20s or even lower, and at least some snow with an icy layer coming on eventually, causing a commute problem early Thursday for many areas.

You will, at least for a small time, encounter frozen beaches like above.

There are an enormous array of winter storm warnings or advisories sent out by the National Weather Service (NWS). A freeze warning expires this morning for the southern Oregon coast, but that area and much of the rest of the state go under a cold weather advisory through at least Thursday morning. That, among other places, is in effect for Portland, Vancouver, Salem, Eugene, the Oregon Coast Range, Seaside, Astoria, Long Beach, Westport, Coos Bay, Manzanita, Silverton, Medford, Newport and more.

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It's certainly going to be extremely cold both day and night, but not all areas will get snow or ice in the same manner.

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“Cold Weather Advisories and Extreme Cold Warnings have been issued for the area,” the NWS said in a bulletin. “Be prepared for these colder temperatures by taking proper precautions to maintain warmth. Frostbite and hypothermia may occur if unprotected skin is exposed to these temperatures. Wind chills will drop into the teens for most beginning this evening (2/11) and continue into tomorrow (2/12).”

Much of the Portland metro area is under a slightly more urgent winter weather advisory lasting through Valentine's Day (Friday). The worry in this area is a mix of freezing rain and sleet before 11 a.m., effectively icing over the commute. By the afternoon, snow levels soar well beyond even the Oregon Coast Range summits.

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More mixes of rain and snow are coming Friday.

For the Oregon and Washington beach towns, temps won't drop as low, sticking to around the freezing point. It's the roads to and from the coast that will be the problem.

There's a light at the end of this weather tunnel, however – for just about everyone.

“Wednesday daytime hours remain dry, with cold morning temperatures, the NWS said. “Widespread snow, freezing rain/sleet, and rain are expected late Wednesday night/early Thursday morning. Also, very cold overnight temperatures and breezy easterly winds are expected. This will result in very hazardous conditions across the forecast area through the end of this week.”

Then, the forecast turns more to the wet side for inland Oregon and Washington, with the coastal areas simply getting a bit windy.

“A pattern change with slightly warmer temperatures and rain/snow is possible Sunday and looks to continue into the start of next week,” the NWS said.

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Andre' GW Hagestedt is editor, owner and primary photographer / videographer of Oregon Coast Beach Connection, an online publication that sees over 1 million pageviews per month. He is also author of several books about the coast.

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