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Portland, OR — As of Saturday, December 20, long-range forecasts are signaling an unusually warm pattern setting up across Oregon in the days following Christmas, with near-record temperatures possible as the state heads into the first days of 2026.
The week of December 27 through January 2 is expected to feature persistent ridging over much of the western United States, a setup that typically favors above-normal temperatures and limits the intrusion of colder Arctic air into the Pacific Northwest. According to the Climate Prediction Center, much of Oregon is favored to run warmer than average during this period…