The city of Portland is presently cloaked in a misty veil, with a recorded temperature of 36°F and an accompanying humidity level of 93%, as reported by the National Weather Service (NWS). Visibility has been reduced to a mere 0.75 miles, inviting a certain stillness that hangs heavy over the streets. According to the latest update from the NWS, the wind is nonexistent, the dewpoint sits closely at 34°F, and the barometer measures 30.57 in (1035.22 mb).
As the day unfolds, Portlanders can expect a consistent cloak of clouds with a predicted peak temperature of around 41 degrees. The light north-northwest wind will barely ruffle a leaf much less the stoic demeanor of the city's atmosphere, despite this is not an encouragement for neglecting the layers as one might brave out into what remains of the day’s chill. Those anticipating a noticeable shift in conditions will have to hold their breath until Wednesday, as the forecast suggests, the cloudiness will give way to a mostly sunny disposition with the same high temperature while at night they can expect the temperature to drop to a low around 36 with a whisper of a west southwest wind ensuring it never quite stays still.
In a gradual return to clearer skies, Thursday invites patchy morning fog before presenting a partly sunny horizon and a slightly warmer high near 44, accented lightly by a north wind. The evening will once again bring a blanket of clouds as temperatures descend to around 33 degrees. For the remainder of the week and heading into Martin Luther King Day, the pattern of sunny days and mostly clear nights continues, with daytime highs flirting with the mid-40s and nighttime lows settling near freezing.
