Portland residents are being greeted with a deluge of rain showers, and possibly a thunderstorm, as they head into another week of wet weather, according to the latest forecast from the National Weather Service (NWS) in Portland, Oregon. The city is feeling the full brunt of the season with humidity levels hovering at around 87%, and temperatures stagnating in the low 50s. Today's forecast predicts a high near 60 degrees, with south-southwest wind around 9 to 14 mph, with gusts that can hit as high as 28 mph.
Tonight is expected to bring more rain, with lows around 49 degrees. A south wind of about 6 mph accompanies an 80% chance of precipitation, with additional rainfall of less than a tenth of an inch possible. The wet pattern continues tomorrow, with a 90% chance of rain and new precipitation amounts between a tenth and a quarter of an inch.
Tomorrow evening, Portlanders should brace for changing weather conditions, starting with rain before 10 p.m., followed by showers and possibly a thunderstorm between 10 p.m. and 1 a.m., before returning to rain after 1 a.m. Breezy conditions are expected, with a west-southwest wind blowing at 14 to 16 mph and gusts reaching up to 37 mph. The National Weather Service has issued a 100% chance of precipitation for tomorrow night, with new rainfall amounts between a half and three-quarters of an inch likely.
The relentless rain will persist into Wednesday, with rainfall expected to cease by 10 a.m., but showers likely to continue well into the afternoon. The mercury is predicted to peak near 50 degrees as the southwest wind travels at approximately 11 mph. Gusts might climb as high as 23 mph, and while the day's chance of precipitation is forecasted at 90%, the new precipitation amounts could measure less than a tenth of an inch. Come Wednesday night, showers are slated to return and persist past midnight, preserving an 80% chance of precipitation.
For those planning ahead, the NWS Portland details a consistently wet outlook for the remainder of the week. Rain is on the menu from Thursday onward, with 100% chance of precipitation and temperatures lingering in the mid 40s to mid 50s. The latter part of the week brings cloudier skies and persists in a pattern of nightly rains that yield to daytime showers. Sunday rounds out the week with a continuation of rain likely, as the city hovers under mostly cloudy skies and high temperatures creeping close to 48 degrees.
