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More wet weather is coming Monday Jan 16, 2017 at 2:57 PM Jan 16, 2017 at 2:57 PM Ryan Pfeil Mail Tribune @RyanPfeil Wet, windy weather is returning to southwest Oregon this week. A storm, expected to arrive late Tuesday on the Oregon Coast, is forecast to reach the Rogue Valley by Wednesday morning and drop about a half-inch of rain on Medford and Ashland by nightfall, according to the National Weather Service. Grants Pass is expected to get hit harder, with nearly 1-1/2 inches forecast by Wednesday night. More than 3 inches of rain is expected in Cave Junction, while Brookings is expected to get hammered by nearly 5-1/2 inches, according to a Weather Service news release. Snow is expected to fall on upper elevations Wednesday, with about 2 inches forecast for the Siskiyou Summit and Dead Indian Memorial Road. Crater Lake could see up to 11 inches, while Diamond Lake could see up to 8 inches. The heaviest period of precipitation is expected to be Wednesday, weather officials said. "The latest rainfall forecasts are not expected to produce widespread flooding," a Weather Service advisory said. "However, with snow still on the ground in several locations and already-saturated soils, some minor flooding is still possible, especially along area creeks and streams. Area snowpack, including water content and melt rate, continues to be a major source of uncertainty." The Rogue River is forecast to peak just under flood stage — 17 feet — at Agness near the coast, by Thursday, according to the Northwest River Forecast Center. At the old Gold Ray Dam site, the water is expected to peak at about 7-1/2 feet Thursday, more than 4 feet below flood stage. Near Eagle Point, the Rogue is forecast to peak just under 7 feet Thursday, more than 3 feet below flood stage. Winds are forecast to peak Wednesday morning, with gusts up to 45 mph for Ashland and 26 mph for Medford. A wind advisory will be in effect from 10 p.m. Tuesday to 10 p.m. Wednesday. — Reach reporter Ryan Pfeil at 541-776-4468 or [email protected]. Follow him at www.twitter.com/ryanpfeil.