Portland residents should brace for a wet and varied week ahead, with a forecast that predicts showers, potential snow at higher elevations, and occasional sun breaks. According to the National Weather Service in Portland, today will be mostly cloudy with a comfortable high near 60 degrees, though winds could reach as high as 21 mph as they shift from south southeast to southwest later in the day.
Tonight, rain is expected to start before 11 pm followed by showers continuing into the early hours, as the snow level drops from 4300 feet to 2100 feet, conditions will lead to a low around 39 degrees, and the winds will calm down after midnight with an 80 percent chance of precipitation which may result in new precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, that is how the week begins, with no sign of letting up. Moving into Monday, the chance of showers drops to 20 percent before 10 am, and the snow level that was lowering overnight begins to rise again, reaching 2600 feet in the afternoon under partly sunny skies, with a high expected near 53 degrees and light, variable wind.
The National Weather Service further indicates that Tuesday will also see a slight chance of showers before 11 am, then a chance of rain after that, while Wednesday is forecasted to have a 90 percent chance of rain with a high near 52 degrees, and showers are likely again Wednesday night as the snow level lowers. Thursday’s weather could bring more rain after 11 am, with snow levels hanging around 1900 feet, and there’s a likelihood of rain, possibly mixed with snow, by Thursday night as the snow level falls to 1500 feet after midnight…