Sunrise painted the sky over the Portland area in shades of pink, purple and orange on Sunday , vibrant hues captured by local photographers.

“Today’s sunrise was unreal!” posted Reddit user Shelly Denison, who snapped a photo of the view out of her window. “My whole apartment was pink from this morning’s lighting.“

Shelley Denison captured this image of the sunrise Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025, and shared it on Reddit, where she said that it turned her whole apartment pink. Shelley Denison

The sun rose around 7:45 a.m. on Sunday, one week before the Winter Solstice marks the shortest day of the year. High temperatures peaked around 54 degrees on the mostly cloudy day. Weather experts predict rain will return to Portland in earnest on Monday.

Reddit user MushuMaxMax responded to Deni

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