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Portland Heat Spike: 90° Tuesday, Then a Quick Cooldown
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Portland is flirting with ninety degrees Tuesday before a sharp mid-week cooldown drops highs back to the mid-seventies. Get the full week's forecast — what to wear, when to plan outdoors, and the Mother's Day outlook.
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Tuesday is flirting with ninety degrees in Portland, and that's the number that shapes everything else about this week. A high-pressure ridge is pushing in hard, and it's going to drive temperatures well into the upper eighties across the Willamette Valley, with the Portland metro potentially touching ninety.
The other thing worth understanding is the daily rhythm this week is running on a consistent pattern, morning clouds followed by afternoon clearing. It's a classic early May setup, the marine layer holding on through the morning, then weakening enough to let afternoon sun through.
The Wednesday through Friday cooldown is now solidified. After Tuesday's spike, Portland settles into the mid-to-upper seventies for the rest of the work week.
Here's the practical read on what this forecast means for how you move through the week. Tuesday, treat it like summer.
Looking ahead to the weekend, Sunday morning starts in the upper fifties to low sixties, mostly cloudy. That sounds uninviting, but the afternoon picture is better.
One more signal worth noting. There's no rain in this forecast.
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