Ninety-five million people across the northern U.S. from the plains to the Great Lakes as well as the Northeast are under winter weather alerts on Saturday as a blast of winter weather could foul roads and create dangerous,

A messy mix of snow, sleet, and freezing rain is expected across the Washington, D.C. region on Saturday as an active weather pattern brings the possibility of snowfall to parts of the DMV over the next week.

There is a 30% chance of showers from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday in the Portland area, according to the National Weather Service. The snow level is at about 1,200 feet this morning and will rise to about 2,200 feet in the afternoon. The morning clouds should burn off for a mostly sunny afternoon with a high around 44 degrees.