More accumulating snow and frigid temperatures are in the forecast for the Willamette Valley, including the Portland metro area, to start 2017.
The National Weather Service forecasts anywhere from 1/2 inch to 3 inches of snow for the valley with higher accumulation in the mountains Sunday. This follows Saturday night rain and flurries in the Portland metro area.
A winter weather advisory took effect for much of the Willamette Valley starting 10 p.m. Saturday, lasting until 10 p.m. Sunday.
The NWS advises people to use public transportation if possible and avoid roads.
"As we've seen earlier this December, any amount of snow 0n the roads is going to cause problems," said Laurel McCoy with the NWS in Portland.
Cold temperatures are also forecast for the region throughout next week. Whatever precipitation does fall this holiday weekend will likely stick around until at least the end of next week, McCoy said.
Spencer Raymond
/The first snow starts to fall as Portland braces for an unusually strong winter storm, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2016.
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