With a persistent cloak of clouds unleashing their burden over Portland, residents are bracing for a spell of weather that -- as per usual for the City of Roses -- leans heavily on the wet side. The National Weather Service has laid out a forecast that speaks more to rainfall's enduring hum than any spring awakening. Today, rain showers are expected to abate slightly post-2 p.m., offering a high hovering around 50 degrees, a gentle breath of wind from the south, and a promissory note of less than a tenth of an inch in new precipitation.
Transitioning into the night, the likelihood of rain drops to a coin-toss at 50 percent, predominantly before the witching hour of 3 a.m. To slowly introduce snow into the conversation, Portland's snow level is anticipated to begin its downward trek from 2800 feet, settling around 2100 feet as the night deepens. With negligible wind and further negligible new rainfall, the day's closing promises to be as moist and inconspicuous as the beginning, according to the National Weather Service's update.
Monday's forecast isn't straying far from the course, with rain making a more assertive return post-11 a.m. Despite what might seem like an insistence on consistency, the snow level is slated to toy with elevations, rising from 1800 feet to 2500 feet as the afternoon wears on. Climbing slightly, the day's high is set to rest at 52 degrees, with light winds making a cameo from the west southwest.
As the week pushes forward, it's clear that the elements have elected to hold steady their watery siege. Rain is set to persist through Tuesday, with snow levels performing to dance up and down across the elevational spectrum, teasing the lower reaches at 1400 feet before soaring back up to 2500 feet midday.
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