On Friday at 11:37 a.m. the National Weather Service released an updated freeze watch valid for Saturday between 1 a.m. and 8 a.m. for South Central Oregon Coast.

LINCOLN CITY, Ore. (KOIN) — From the Cascades to the coast, we are wrapping up the work week with some of the nicest weather in a long time across the Pacific Northwest. Temperatures on Friday afternoon were in the low 60s along the coastline under a warm easterly offshore wind.

An exceptionally powerful aurora on Monday night was visible across much of northwest Oregon, from the coast to Mount Hood.

Recently, Oregon Coast Beach Connection published the striking photo shown, shot around 4 p.m. on Jan. 7 by Carol Keljo, and posted on I Heart Cannon Beach. Was it a waterspout? Or perhaps a funnel cloud?

Another storm system remaining just west of Oregon, helping to increase the sneaker way threat this weekend along the coast. Keeping a safe distance from the coast is