Portland residents can breathe a small sigh of relief as they peer out onto the drizzling streets, for the National Weather Service predicts a gradual shift towards sunnier days ahead. The city, currently draped in a gentle shroud of light rain and mist, boasting a humidity that clings like a second skin at 96%, will soon find itself basking in more agreeable temperatures. The NWS updates show a mostly cloudy Wednesday slowly transforming as the day marches on, with an expected high near 69 degrees. A calm wind is set to start to pick up slightly, venturing north-northwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.
As the night stretches its legs, we're to look forward to partly cloudy skies and a cozy low around 54. That same north-northwest wind that brought a chill to our bones in the dalliance of evening will soon calm down after midnight. Residents should then prepare to welcome an increasingly sunny disposition in the days to come. Tomorrow promises a stark transformation, the clouds breaking away post mid-morning, leaving a high near 83 in its wake. The calm wind, adamant in its routine, is expected again to veer north at about 6 mph come the afternoon.
The mercury will keep on climbing towards the end of the week, with Friday showing off a display of mostly sunny skies and temperatures peaking near 84. If that wasn’t enough to coax Portlanders out of their rain-induced hibernation, the weekend is set to turn up the heat even more. "Sunny," remains the steadfast refrain for Saturday with the NWS projecting a near scorching high of 91, followed by a clear night and a low of 62.
Heat enthusiasts will find their haven on Sunday, as the day is slated to be the warmest in the forecast stretch, with sun dominating the blue expanse above and aiming to nearly at 95 degrees. As the day's face dips beneath the horizon, Sunday night will look to close in clear, the temperature gently descending to a low around 60. The start of next week continues the trend, with Monday and Tuesday both promising rays of uninterrupted sunshine and highs flirting with the upper 80s.
