Cooler temps, clouds move into Portland on Wednesday; high 79

Cooling temperatures and clouds, courtesy of an onshore air flow, show up Wednesday as Portland sees highs dip into the upper 70s.

The National Weather Service says

upper-level troughing

over the northeast Pacific Ocean will help bring cooler air into the region and bring morning cloud cover to Portland over the next few days.

Portland will stay dry Wednesday with calm winds. The daytime high temp should reach about 79 degrees.

Temperatures will be cooler along the coast where a persistent marine influence keeps the highs in the upper 50s to low 60s. There’s even a chance of patchy mist and drizzle along the beaches.

The metro area has a very slight chance of seeing some light rain or drizzle moving in overnight – currently at 5%.

Thursday will bring a mix of clouds and sunshine with high temps reaching near 76 degrees. Winds may ramp up a bit overnight with chance of gusts as high as 20 mph.

Portland ends the work week with a mostly sunny Friday. But daytime high temps will dip a few degrees below average at about 73.

The weather service says temps will ramp up a bit over Father’s Day weekend with some

shortwave ridging

. Portland will see mostly sunny skies Saturday and a high of about 76.

Sunday should be sunny and warm with a high near 81.

A portion of extended forecast models are showing some chances of beneficial, wetting rains to start next week. The coast and the Cascades currently have a 20-40% chance, valley locations show only a 10-25% chance.