PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — As Portland and the Willamette Valley continue to see scattered rain showers, the higher elevations around the Pacific Northwest are bracing for significant snowfall.

To help everyone prepare who is traveling or camping up in the mountains this weekend, the National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for the southern Washington Cascades down through both the northern Oregon Cascades and central Oregon Cascades above 4,000 feet.

This weather alert goes into effect at 8 a.m. Sunday and lasts until 11 a.m. Monday. These higher elevations should expect at least 2-6 inches of accumulated snow through Monday morning.

Above 5,000 feet the snowfall could total closer to a foot by the time we get to Monday afternoon.

As for the impact on the roadways, d

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