Mow the lawn, but don’t wash your car.
One more day of unseasonably warm weather is on tap for Clark County today, before the famous “Portland Rose Festival Low” takes over and brings low clouds and rain for the rest of the week.
It was already 68 degrees at Pearson Field just before 10 a.m. and the high is forecast to reach 88 degrees today, according to the National Weather Service. To compare, it was 73 degrees at the same time on Monday, and 78 degrees on Sunday, when the high reached 97.
It all changes on Wednesday. Here’s the forecast for the rest of the week:
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of showers after 11 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. Light south southeast wind becoming south southwest 6 to 11 mph in the morning.
Wednesday night
A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. West wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Thursday
A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly after 11 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday night
A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Friday
A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66.
Friday night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.
If you’re planning to attend the Rose Festival’s Grand Floral Parade Saturday morning, the forecast is for showers and possible thundershowers after 11 a.m. Take your rain gear!
