Portland residents can expect a series of rainy days ahead, according to the National Weather Service. Today's rain, primarily before 10 a.m., sets the tone with a 90% chance of precipitation, and new rainfall amounts between a tenth and a quarter of an inch. You can view the full, detailed forecast on the NWS website.
As the rain continues tonight, with showers anticipated and lows around 48 degrees, it's advisable to keep an umbrella at hand. In a breeze that could become a south-southwest wind after midnight, residents can expect lighter new precipitation amounts. Meanwhile, the mercury will flirt with cool temperatures.
Thursday won't offer much of a reprieve, with a high around 58 degrees and showers, and a possible thunderstorm before 11 a.m. "Chance of precipitation is 90%," NWS reports, with the potential for higher rainfall in areas caught by thunderstorms. Wind changes will continue the day's theme of unpredictability, shifting from southwest breezes to west-northwest drafts in the afternoon.
Some respite will come by Thursday night, when chances of showers drop to 30% before 11 p.m., followed by a mostly cloudy sky. The wind settles into a west-northwest cadence of around 5 mph before becoming calm. Friday, however, teases with partly sunny skies and a calmer wind condition, offering Portland a brief intermission from the wet pattern.
Portland's wet weather script extends into the next week with rainy conditions, particularly on Sunday, and persistent chances of rainfall leading into Tuesday. While the sky may eventually clear, the temperatures are set to remain consistently mild, with highs hovering around the upper 50s to mid-60s.
