Portland is waking up to clear skies and temperatures near 60 degrees Friday, before a sunny afternoon pushes the city close to 90. The brief warm-up is followed by a cooler, cloudier weekend and another round of summer heat next week.
Friday Brings One More Hot Afternoon
Friday will stay sunny, dry and increasingly warm, with a high near 89 degrees and a light north-northwest wind around 5 mph, according to the National Weather Service Portland. Temperatures should reach the upper 80s during the afternoon, while Friday night stays mostly clear with a low around 60.
Clouds And A Cooler Breeze Arrive Saturday
Saturday brings a noticeable reset, with mostly cloudy skies and a high near 76 degrees. A southwest wind of 2 to 9 mph could gust as high as 18 mph, and while Portland's rain chance remains low, a few light showers are possible as a weak front moves through.
Sunday looks mostly sunny and even cooler, with a high near 75 and an overnight low around 55. It is the kind of weekend forecast that favors a light jacket in the morning and significantly less heat stress by afternoon.
Heat Builds Back Into Next Week
Warm weather returns Monday with a sunny high near 85, followed by a hotter Tuesday near 93 degrees. Wednesday should reach about 91 before temperatures ease slightly to 87 Thursday, with mostly clear nights and lows generally in the upper 50s to low 60s.
The weather service is also watching the combination of heat, low humidity and north-to-northeast winds for possible elevated fire-weather concerns in parts of the central and southern Willamette Valley, especially Tuesday. No watches, warnings or advisories are listed for Portland in this forecast, but Tuesday is the day to keep an eye on the thermometer and outdoor fire conditions.
