Rain Then Heat Wave This Weekend | Portland News

0:00Alright, let's talk about the weather for Western Oregon and Southwest Washington this weekend. We're looking at a pretty mixed bag, starting off dry on Saturday morning, but don't get too comfortable. By the afternoon, expect scattered rain showers and even a few isolated thunderstorms to pop up. Now, don't panic, no severe weather is on the horizon. But you might hear some thunder, see some lightning, maybe even some small hail, and definitely some gusty winds and heavy rain. This is all possible from the coast, all the way to the Cascade foothills, with potential rainfall amounts ranging from a tenth to a quarter of an inch, and maybe even a half inch by the end of Sunday. This cooler, weather pattern is also going to bring down the snow levels in the Cascades. We're talking snow levels dropping to around 5,000 feet. While we're not expecting much accumulation below 7,000 feet, it's not impossible to see a stray snowflake or two, especially on the highest. If you've got plans this weekend, like heading to the drag boat races in Portland,

1:02or catching the Beaver's game in Corvallis, you'll want to keep that. Umbrella handy for the afternoon, but on the flip side, this cooler weather is setting the stage for a warming trend. By Sunday afternoon, things should start to clear up around Portland, and that's going to kick off a real heat wave. By the middle of next week, we're expecting temperatures to climb close to 90 degrees, with plenty of sunshine. That's the story for today. Portland News Today, driven by AI.