The meteorological vibe in Portland is setting up for a classic autumnal shift; the National Weather Service (NWS) predicts the misty morning giving way to a mostly sunny day with highs flirting with 60 degrees. The city, draped in a blanket of fog with a visibility of just three miles early this morning, will experience light winds becoming eastward as the day warms up, as reported by the NWS Portland.
Portland's night owls and early birds will tonight see partly cloudy skies, as the east wind picks up to 6 to 8 mph—which may gust as high as 20 mph, and then Sunday promises more of the partly sunny weather, a high near 62 degrees, and gentle east winds persisting, Portlanders may soon find their dry weather wishes suspended as the forecast promises a shift, Monday is forecasting a 40 percent chance of rain mainly between the late morning to late afternoon hours and while the transition won't be a torrent it whispers the beginning of a damper trend.
Keeping in step with the Pacific Northwest's reputation, the coming week continues the rainy trajectory with Veterans Day offering only a brief respite of partly sunny skies, followed by increasing clouds and then, expect "a chance of rain" starting Wednesday afternoon intensifying to "rain likely" by the night, translating the fall dance of intermittent sunshine and scattered showers into a steadier rhythm of rains into the week's end.
While the current moisture may seem meek, it's only biding its time because, starting from Thursday, the city is set to be enshrouded in rain and clouds, no doubt ensuring the umbrellas will undoubtedly emerge, and the raincoats will unfurl—the consistent downpours marking a characteristic stretch for the season in Oregon; temperatures during the day should hold steady, senior jacket weather indeed, with highs staying in the mid-50s.
