Portland should expect a rainy and breezy weekend with potential flooding risks.

Steady rain will continue through Saturday, with showers lingering across the coast, Coast Range and Cascades. Winds will be breezy, with gusts up to 25-30 mph in the Willamette Valley and 35-40 mph in the Cascades and Coast Range. Rainfall totals are projected between 0.5 inches to 1.0 inches for interior lowlands.

Sunday will bring another round of rainfall, with precipitation potentially causing quick rises in some rivers like the Grays and Willapa.

The extended outlook shows a prolonged wet pattern continuing through midweek, with a significant atmospheric river expected Monday through Wednesday. Rainfall could be heavy, with snow levels remaining above 6,000 feet in the Cascades. The National Weather

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