Portland residents can expect a series of chilly but clear days ahead, with widespread frost occurring throughout the week, especially during early mornings. The National Weather Service in Portland confirmed that on M.L.King Day, the area saw areas of frost before 9 am, giving way to sunny skies with a high nearing 50 degrees. A brisk northeast wind reached up to 11 mph, with gusts potentially as high as 26 mph, as reported on NWS Portland website.
As night falls, the frost is expected to reappear after midnight, making way for another mostly clear night with lows around 34 degrees, the wind staying gentle at 3 to 6 mph to the northeast, Tuesday promises widespread frost, mainly before 7 am followed by mostly sunny conditions and a high of approximately 51 degrees, calm winds will become an east northeast breeze around 6 mph in the afternoon.
The pattern of widespread frost before 8 am followed by mostly sunny days is set to continue through to Friday, with temperatures hovering around the high 40s; nighttimes, however, will consistently drop to the mid-30s, accompanied by gentle east northeast winds. The weekend brings a slight shift in weather, with a slight chance of rain and snow mix on Saturday and the potential for more precipitation on Sunday, where the highs will struggle to break out of the 50-degree mark under mostly cloudy skies…