Portland's Tuesday forecast calls for a high near 78 degrees.
Cloudy Tuesday Gives Way To Sunshine
Tuesday's forecast includes light winds, while higher terrain could see a few light showers and interior valleys may deal with patchy morning fog.
Tuesday night should turn mostly clear, with temperatures dropping to around 54 degrees. Wednesday brings the first noticeable warmup, with sunny skies and a high near 82, followed by Thursday's expected peak near 82 degrees.
Weekend Forecast Gets A Reset
Official Climate Context
The short-term forecast is separate from a climate baseline. According to the National Centers for Environmental Information, NOAA's official U.S. Climate Normals are calculated over a uniform 30-year period, with 1991–2020 the latest normals period. For broader conditions entering the fall rainy season, the Oregon page from NOAA's National Integrated Drought Information System on Drought.gov lists August as the driest on record since 1895.
The latest outlook puts Friday's high near 70, followed by Saturday near 65 with likely rain and Sunday near 66 with a chance of rain. That differs from Hoodline's earlier forecast, which described a different weekend precipitation outlook.
Regional winds are mentioned for later in the week, but no Columbia River Gorge wind gust speeds are specified for Wednesday. The forecast mentions light wind in Portland on Tuesday, and no land-based watches, warnings or advisories are listed for the area.
A Small Rain Chance Returns Monday
Monday looks sunny, with a high near 73 degrees.
For now, the forecast turns wetter over the weekend, with likely rain Saturday and a chance Sunday.
