A winter weather advisory is issued by the National Weather Service when a low pressure system results in a mixture of winter weather ‒ such as snow, freezing rain or sleet – that can be hazardous. This combination does not meet the criteria of a warning.

On Friday at 12:52 p.m. the National Weather Service released a winter storm watch valid from Sunday 7 p.m. until Wednesday 4 p.m. for Oswego, Jefferson and Lewis counties.

At 12:22 a.m. on Friday, the NWS Eureka CA issued a winter storm watch valid from Saturday 10 a.m. until Monday 4 p.m. for Northern Trinity.

Forecasters are eyeing an active weather patter than will bring a deep freeze and potential for lake effect snow to the region beginning next week.

The National Weather Service issued a winter storm watch at 2 a.m. on Monday valid from Tuesday 10 a.m. until Thursday 10 a.m. for Siskiyou Mountains and Southern Oregon Cascades.