Batten down the hatches Portland. Wednesday’s weather will be wet and windy in the valleys and dump snow across the Cascades.
The National Weather Service says the incoming cold-frontal boundary, and a wide band of precipitation that dropped across northwest Oregon early in the day, will lower snow levels to around 1,500-2,000 feet as a cold airmass moves in behind the front later in Wednesday morning.
It’s possible some higher elevations foothills around the metro area will see a snow/rain mix, or brief heavier showers that include snow. But warmer surface temperatures should keep most of that from sticking…