As Portlanders prepare for the last long weekend of the summer, the weather is cooperating with mostly sunny skies on the menu.

The National Weather Service says a ridge of high pressure will build inland Friday and deliver high temperatures in the upper 80s to near 90 degrees with southern areas of the Willamette Valley seeing the highest temps.

Portland should see mostly sunny skies and a high of near 89 degrees.

Clouds will increase overnight as the region feels the effects of a low settling in just off the coast. This system won’t necessarily push inland, but the metro area could see more high level cloud cover, and cooler daytime highs into the weekend.

Portland will see a mix of clouds and sun Saturday, and a high temperature of about 84 degrees.

Sunday should come with more sun

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