This is a short forecast update with a few small changes involving the next 7 days.

1.) Ingredients are coming together to give us a really nice Saturday. Clouds tonight will limit the development of fog. The cloud cover also keeps our temperatures “warmer” tonight. Remember, our coldest nights occur when we have clear skies and calm winds allowing for maximum radiational cooling. That will not happen tonight due to the lingering cloud cover. Then the clouds clear up Saturday morning leading to a beautiful mostly sunny day! Highs around 60° 🙂

2.) Sunday still looks wet with frequent showers. Some showers could be on the heavier side.

3.) Monday: Small change here. Monday now looks mostly dry, but a few sprinkles are likely the farther northwest you go. Albany, Stayton, Scio should have a nice dry day in the upper 50s to near 60°, but McMinnville, Newberg, and Portland stand a higher chance of seeing a few light showers Monday and highs in the lower 50s. For Salem (sort of right in the middle), I’m going with mostly cloudy, but dry. High of 54°.

4.) Very warm weather Tue – Fri of this coming week (maybe next Saturday too). Highs around 60° all four days! Fog could develop each morning hindering temps a little, but we will see. Even if fog does show up, I still see us making at least the mid 50s each afternoon under full sunshine! Lows start out in the 30s each morning still making for frosty starts to our days, but the payoff will be very mild/warm afternoons.

5.) Rain returns by Sunday, and this should kick off what looks to be a much cooler and wetter pattern. Great for mountain snow!

For Saturday and much of this coming week it will be even warmer out along the coast (mid to upper 60s). Just in case you really want some late winter warmth.

Alright, have a safe and super amazing weekend enjoying the nice weather! Looks like Miami Florida will be colder than Salem on Sunday as they experience a historic cold snap down there with their highs struggling to reach the 50 degree mark. Interesting weather for sure!