Portland Braces for Soaking Rain as Warm Weather Gives Way to Storm System Impacting Oregon

Rain chances are expected to pick up again late this weekend into early next week as another system approaches.Photo byJeremy BishoponUnsplash

Portland and the surrounding Pacific Northwest are in for a significant weather shift starting tonight. After a warm and dry day with temperatures peaking in the upper 70s and low 80s, an incoming weather system will bring widespread soaking rain, with the possibility of embedded thunderstorms. Onshore flow will return by Thursday, stabilizing conditions with temperatures near or slightly below seasonal averages. Rain chances are expected to pick up again late this weekend into early next week as another system approaches. For now, enjoy the sunny, breezy day, but prepare for a wet and potentially stormy turn in the weather.