1 week Ago By Amina Rashid
The National Weather Service in Portland forecasts a period of unrelenting rain for the city, with a 90% or higher chance of precipitation stretching from today into the next week. Today's rain is expected to begin mainly after 1 p.m.
, with a high temperature near 47 degrees and calm winds turning south around 6 mph in the morning. "Chance of precipitation is 90%," with new precipitation amounts predicted to be between a tenth and quarter of an inch, according to the official weather forecast . The wet conditions are set to intensify tonight, bringing rain and increasing temperatures to around 50 degrees by 4 a.
m.; south southwest winds will range from 9 to 14 mph, and gusts may reach as high as 26 mph with new precipitation volumes between a quarter and half of an inch—looking ahead an equally soggy Sunday will see temperatures rise to near 52 by 9 a.m.
, then fall to around 46 for the day's remainder while west southwest winds blow around 11 mph and gust up to 20 mph with new precipitation amounts reaching between a half and three quarters of an inch. Continuing with the dreary forecast, Sunday night may usher in showers and a potential thunderstorm, setting a low around 40 degrees, and a steady south southwest wind between 7 to 9 mph, the chance of precipitation remains at a resolute 100%, carrying new rainfall amounts varying from a tenth to a quarter of an inch—except in thunderstorms, where higher amounts are possible. Into next week, Portland can anticipate sustained rain with snow levels hovering around 2000 feet, Monday and Monday night will have a high and low near 46 and 39 degrees respectively, followed by more rain on Tuesday as the snow level ascends to 2100 feet, rising further to 2800 feet in the afternoon, and despite potential variance in snow levels, precipitation probabilities persist at 90% or above through the predicted period.
The week continues its precipitous theme with rain and cloudy skies forecasted through Friday, when the high may reach near a more mild 54 degrees..
