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88. Snowy Oregon weather provides beautiful landscapes, ugly commute, snow battles (photos)

Sun Dec 8, 2013, 11:32 AM

Dec 2013

Snowy Oregon weather provides beautiful landscapes, ugly commute (photos)

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Wintry weather hit the Pacific Northwest and state of Oregon on Friday, Dec. 6, 2013. Snow accumulated up to 9 inches in the mid-Willamette Valley and hit the Oregon Coast and Portland metro area to a lesser degree as well.

University of Oregon football player Pharaoh Brown, center, dumps a tub load of snow on fellow student Charley Gibson during a snow battle involving hundreds of students on campus Friday, Dec. 6, 2013. (AP Photo/The Register-Guard, Chris Pietsch)

Randy Friedrich of Springfield, Ore. sports a coating of fresh snow as he visits downtown Springfield, Ore. Friday, Dec. 6, 2013. Friedrich, originally from Wisconsin, said he was enjoying the snow day as a storm moves through the Willamette Valley in Oregon (AP Photo/The Register-Guard, Chris Pietsch)

Julian Tucci, 1, enjoys his first snowfall with father Jeremy Tucci along Willamette Street in Eugene, Ore. on Friday, Dec. 6, 2013.(AP Photo/The Register-Guard, Brian Davies)

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Winter is definitely here. Are you freezing yet? [View all] Coyotl Dec 2013 OP

Will be in the teens tonite and tomorrow night here in western WA. n/t GP6971 Dec 2013 #1

see no global warming lostincalifornia Dec 2013 #2

winter is not officially here until the 21st., but I am, officially, FREEZING. niyad Dec 2013 #3

low of 15 tonight here in Texas Skittles Dec 2013 #4

I'm in Bedford (DFW), 26�F now (Brrrr!) but down to 18�F tonight. n/t ChisolmTrailDem Dec 2013 #8

Please send it our way Aerows Dec 2013 #23

Temps dropped 25 degrees in 4 hours in my lil slice of southerly heaven. dixiegrrrrl Dec 2013 #48

We got colder here, too Aerows Dec 2013 #68

It'll be down to the mid twenties tonight here in Austin. ananda Dec 2013 #36

here, in the High desert of SoCal Galileo126 Dec 2013 #5

Sounds nice.. I like the high desert.. such unique beauty. Cha Dec 2013 #60

We had 25 F weather last week Aerows Dec 2013 #6

It's nicer here than it is east of here Warpy Dec 2013 #7

6 degrees. Feels like -5, Colorado Springs. n/t spockeye Dec 2013 #9

Chilly in Cali tonight ! (Southern) jaysunb Dec 2013 #10

Yeah, Cha Dec 2013 #61

Actually no....Southern New Hampshire catnhatnh Dec 2013 #11

Snow for two weeks, then it melted two days ago. longship Dec 2013 #12

Good grief, that sounds like the Cha Dec 2013 #62

I live in a 150 year old one room schoolhouse. longship Dec 2013 #67

Good! That should Cha Dec 2013 #72

Send it down South, please! Aerows Dec 2013 #13

bizarre 80 degrees in Raleigh today....high of mid 30s on Sunday. NRaleighLiberal Dec 2013 #14

Warm here Aerows Dec 2013 #16

I'm not in your country, polly7 Dec 2013 #15

That sounds so wonderful Aerows Dec 2013 #18

Ohhh, sorry Aerows. That humidity would do me in, not to mention the high temps. polly7 Dec 2013 #22

It sounds like paradise to actually NEED heat Aerows Dec 2013 #24

Ha ha ... well that's ok too! polly7 Dec 2013 #44

Maybe Bobcat Dec 2013 #17

70 at 10:43 pm in Atlanta Thirties Child Dec 2013 #19

Today, Saturday, at 4:45 p.m. my outside themometer is reading 48 degrees. RebelOne Dec 2013 #73

Absolutely agree Thirties Child Dec 2013 #75

Some of us are still looking for fall! William769 Dec 2013 #20

It's hot as hell here in the Gulf Coast Aerows Dec 2013 #21

I am in S. W. Florida. William769 Dec 2013 #43

Yeah, getting a bit chilly here. -20 or so tonight. scarletwoman Dec 2013 #25

20's in Austin, TX Texasgal Dec 2013 #26

Nope... almost 11 pm and its 75 degrees... XRubicon Dec 2013 #27

I want it too Aerows Dec 2013 #33

I'm in Virginia and it was 71 degrees ohheckyeah Dec 2013 #28

Coastal SC. I think we came close to 80 today. Skip Intro Dec 2013 #29

Exactly. Aerows Dec 2013 #34

Looks like we have a roller-coaster coming up here next week. Skip Intro Dec 2013 #37

I have the air conditioner on Aerows Dec 2013 #38

Oh yeah, had mine on too. Skip Intro Dec 2013 #41

was out and about today in 9 degree windchill... grasswire Dec 2013 #30

The Twin Cities sarisataka Dec 2013 #31

Cold weather wimp here ChazII Dec 2013 #32

My friends in the Valley lost tomatoes last night. Coyotl Dec 2013 #35

Boulder county, Colorado. Laffy Kat Dec 2013 #39

I remember my Colorado winters.. and one Cha Dec 2013 #63

Winter Storm Cleon: State-by-State Impacts Coyotl Dec 2013 #40

15 degrees MFM008 Dec 2013 #42

Nearly 80 degrees in NW Florida today!! Grammy23 Dec 2013 #45

Snow expected tonight in the CA gold rush country tularetom Dec 2013 #46

I would not say it is freezing here - it sure would shock people if it was Douglas Carpenter Dec 2013 #47

Up here on the divide it's definitely freezing 2naSalit Dec 2013 #49

Supposed to get down to freezing in the Bay Area n/m Retrograde Dec 2013 #50

Currently 69 degrees Kelvin Mace Dec 2013 #51

East Side of Washington State here! Tresalisa Dec 2013 #52

24 degrees right now and snowed 6 - 8 inches today. Shrike47 Dec 2013 #53

It's been pretty warm here Blue_In_AK Dec 2013 #54

Yes, we're frozen...It is 18 degrees out right now... countryjake Dec 2013 #55

We are having the normal mid January weather system right now. truedelphi Dec 2013 #56

I don't know who touched the Well Digger's Ass first, B Calm Dec 2013 #57

18 degrees in my backyard in Dallas malokvale77 Dec 2013 #58

Bummer. So far, the wet snow has been limited, so the trees are not breaking in Oregon. Coyotl Dec 2013 #65

I experienced those low temperatures in Upstate New York Cha Dec 2013 #59

New Orleans here, it hit the 40s last night... Katashi_itto Dec 2013 #64

YES. LWolf Dec 2013 #66

NE Minnesota here -25 without the wind chill factor this morning. We finally got the plastic up on jwirr Dec 2013 #69

Yesterday, everywhere in 4 states, MT, MN, ND, and SD, it was BELOW ZERO Farenheit. Coyotl Dec 2013 #70

we have single digits and teens for a few more days yet fizzgig Dec 2013 #71

just finished onethatcares Dec 2013 #74

It was just a bit below zero all day, The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2013 #76

53 in phoenix. that's cold for here. DesertFlower Dec 2013 #77

Panhandle Florida, AC on. Very humid, but then tsuki Dec 2013 #78

Montana 25 below this morning sorefeet Dec 2013 #79

Lots of faucets running overnight in Oregon. Coyotl Dec 2013 #80

yes, freezing in LA Liberal_in_LA Dec 2013 #81

Winter has arrived in Maine. GreenPartyVoter Dec 2013 #82

6 degrees currently in Boise, -4 the expected low IDemo Dec 2013 #83

Foothills of the North Cascades 9 degrees right now countryjake Dec 2013 #84

Not bad in Chicago WhaTHellsgoingonhere Dec 2013 #85

IGNORE taterguy Dec 2013 #86

Yes In_The_Wind Dec 2013 #87

Snowy Oregon weather provides beautiful landscapes, ugly commute, snow battles (photos) Coyotl Dec 2013 #88

First time I've ever dealt with sub zero temps, this morning, Willamette Valley Oregon. Bluenorthwest Dec 2013 #89

The firewood supply just shrunk a ton, likely driving prices higher soon. Coyotl Dec 2013 #90

No fireplace, no wood stove.... Bluenorthwest Dec 2013 #91