Portland is waking up to clear skies and temperatures in the mid-50s Friday, with a sunny, dry day ahead and an afternoon high near 77 degrees. The warm-up continues through the weekend, with inland Portland expected to reach the low 80s Saturday and Sunday.
Sunny Friday Leads Into A Warmer Weekend
Friday will stay mostly sunny. Friday night temperatures should settle near 55 degrees.
Saturday brings mostly sunny skies and a high near 81, followed by another clear night. Sunday looks like the warmest day of the stretch, with sunshine and a high near 82, while winds remain light from the north.
Cooler By Monday, But Rain Stays Away
Temperatures ease back to about 76 degrees Monday, 73 Tuesday and the mid-70s Wednesday and Thursday. The National Weather Service office in Portland expects dry conditions to continue through nearly all of next week, with the next widespread rain chances not arriving until Friday at the earliest.
Morning fog could develop in sheltered valleys, especially in the Coast Range, while the immediate coast and areas near the Columbia River may stay cloudier and slightly cooler. For Portland proper, the forecast is mostly a straightforward run of crisp mornings, sunny afternoons and very little wind.
How October Heat Compares
A low-80s October afternoon is warm, but it is not by itself a record claim. KLCC, citing the National Weather Service, reported that October 2022 had been Portland’s hottest October on record. In a separate heat episode that month, The Oregonian/OregonLive reported that Portland International Airport reached 88 degrees Saturday and 85 degrees Sunday, breaking the daily records then in place.
The longer-term picture is statewide: the Oregon Department of Energy’s summary of the Sixth Oregon Climate Assessment says extremely warm days have increased across Oregon over the past 70 years. That trend provides context, but does not by itself explain this particular weekend’s forecast.
