The National Weather Service in Portland, Oregon, has provided its latest forecast, which indicates a slight chance of rain later today but an overall improvement in the weather as we step into the weekend. According to the National Weather Service, the skies are currently mostly cloudy with a temperature of 55°F and humidity of 87%, characteristics fairly typical for the region.
In the detailed forecast, there's a 20 percent chance of showers after 3 p.m. today. However, the weather is expected to clear up, with the sky gradually becoming mostly sunny and a high nearing 72. The wind, beginning calm, should pick up to around 5 mph from the southwest by afternoon. Later tonight, the partly cloudy skies will make way for a low of around 56, with light, variable wind previous any sweeping changes.
Looking to Sunday, Portland residents can expect a small bout of patchy fog before 8 a.m. Subsequently, the forecast predicts mostly sunny skies with a pleasant high near 76 and a similarly calm wind, as the National Weather Service reported. Into Sunday night, a touch of north-northwest wind around 5 mph will present itself before calming once more in the evening, the skies remaining mostly clear with a low around 56.
The good weather is slated to continue into Monday with mostly sunny skies and a high near 81. By Monday night, there's a slight chance of rain starting after 11 p.m. The sky will be mostly cloudy, with the mercury dipping to around 59 degrees. For Tuesday, another 20 percent chance of rain lingers before 11 am, afterwards the skies are expected to clear up for a partly sunny day and a high again nearing 72.
From Wednesday onward, the NWS forecasts sunny days, with temperatures climbing steadily. By Friday, Portland is anticipated to bask under sunny skies with a peak high near an almost summery 90 degrees.
