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,

Snow, ice and freezing rain are likely to continue impacting roads and schools until a widespread warmup midday Friday across the Willamette Valley.

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.

Power outages appeared increasingly likely, with officials around Eugene issuing a variety of warnings as they geared up for potential disruptions.

Snow and freezing rain is likely to continue impacting roads and schools until a widespread warmup midday Friday across the Willamette Valley.

Heavy rain over the weekend is forecast to bring some minor flooding across northwest Oregon. An atmospheric river is forecast to bring 1 to 2 inches of rain in the Willamette Valley and 3 to 5 inches in the surrounding mountains with warm temperatures that will also lead to snowmelt.

Snow, ice and freezing rain are likely to continue impacting roads and schools until a widespread warmup midday Friday across the Willamette Valley.

Ambar Estate becomes Willamette Valley's first regenerative organic certified vineyard, utilizing Shetland sheep for sustainable cultivation and soil health.

The Willamette Valley is a long way from the deserts of Arizona and California, but that has not stopped a tiny feathered visitor who normally lives there from paying a rare visit to Oregon. Avid birders in the area reported seeing a Costa’s hummingbird near a Springfield park this winter.

Bird flu has infected chickens, cows, house cats and at least one pig in Oregon. Area public health experts shared some tips on how to keep the disease from spreading. Dozens of humans in the U.S. have had bird flu,

Wet and windy weather finds its way back to western Oregon and Washington on Wednesday. Gusty winds develop this morning for the coast and Willamette Valley with widespread rainfall and soggy conditions.

The weather system will create the chance for one of the more hazardous weather events in western Oregon, meteorologists said.