The National Weather Service in Portland provides a clear-cut forecast for the city, promising a series of sunny days with mild temperatures and calm winds, a gentle prelude to potential rains as the weekend draws near.
In its latest update, today will be sunny with a high near 65 degrees and only a light north wind to rustle the leaves, tonight's low will hover around 41 degrees and the winds will remain calm setting a precedent for what's to come as Friday will also bask in sunshine with a high again near 66 and continued light winds.
The weekend forecast suggests Saturday will stay mostly sunny with a high near 59 degrees, but then the tables begin to turn come nightfall, with a 50 percent chance of rain arriving alongside a low of around 46 degrees, the wind shifts south at a gentle 5 mph that could usher in the rain clouds looming on the horizon.
The potential for wet weather continues through the early part of next week, as Sunday and Monday share a 50 percent chance of rain and highs reaching into the low 50s, the nights are expected to remain mostly cloudy with lows in the low 40s though there is a chance of rain before 10 pm Monday night, Tuesday keeps the theme with partly sunny skies a chance of rain and a high near 54, the weather pattern persist throughout to midweek Wednesday, with an additional chance of rain and a high near 57.
