May 2, 2022 4:20 a.m.

A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect through 5:00 p.m. Monday above 5,000 feet in mountain areas in southern Oregon.

Forecasters at the National Weather Service said six to ten inches of snow is expected with winds gusting as high as forty miles per hour.

The Advisory area includes the south central and southern Oregon Cascades and Siskiyou Mountains including Crater Lake and Diamond Lake.

Drivers should plan for difficult travel conditions. Roads may become slick and snow covered. Brief snowfall rates of up to one inch per hour with visibility of less than half a mile are possible during periods of heavier snowfall.