The majority of southwest Washington, the Oregon Coast, the Cascades, and the northern Willamette Valley will have generally sunny skies on Friday, as will inhabitants of Portland and Vancouver.
By Friday afternoon, towering clouds are predicted by the National Weather Service to move across western Oregon from west to east. Rain is expected in the area on Saturday due to a wet Pacific front that is led by these clouds.
The heavy fog and poor air quality that have been plaguing the area for a few days will be swept away by this front. The winds that have been sweeping across the Columbia River Gorge will also be calmed by it. Early Friday, the weather service recorded gusts of 40 mph in Troutdale and 60 mph in Corbett.
Friday’s high temperature in Portland is expected to be around 51 degrees with largely sunny skies. Friday is your day if you have outdoor activities planned. It will be best to spend Saturday indoors.
By late Friday evening, rain is expected to spread into the metro region and last through Saturday. Between 10 p.m. Friday and 10 p.m. Saturday, there is a 75% to 95% probability of half an inch or more of rain falling throughout most of western Oregon.
Portland will have temps of roughly 51 degrees on Saturday, with highs in the low 50s.
You will spend the most of Saturday driving in the rain if you are going across the mountains this weekend. Later in the day, a cold front is predicted to arrive, turning the rain in the Cascades into snow by the evening. Between 3,000 and 4,000 feet, snowfall totals will be between 1 and 4 inches, with 5 to 10 inches likely above 4,000 feet until Sunday morning.
Rain showers and a high of roughly 50 degrees are forecast for Portland on Sunday. According to the weather service, showers should start to lessen later in the day as high pressure begins to re-enter the area.
According to the longer prediction, we will have dry days through Tuesday as a high pressure ridge takes over by Monday. There will be highs in the upper 40s. Rain is predicted to resume by the middle of the week.
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