Currently in Portland — October 23rd, 2023: Crisp fall weather

The weather, currently.

We didn’t get as much rain as I expected this weekend, but we’ll be seeing some rain this week for sure. But first, we’ve got a lovely fall Monday to start the week. We’re starting to see some real cold—overnight temps are dipping into the 40s and it’s time to look out for our first freezing night. And on Monday, daytime highs are unlikely to even reach 60. Even so, we’ll be seeing a bit of sunshine and I expect to feel that perfect fall crispness in the air.

— Stella Harris

What you need to know, currently.

Over the weekend two hurricanes make landfall — one in the Pacific, and one in the Atlantic.

Hurricane Tammy has been a rare late-October hurricane-strength storm in the tropical Atlantic, and meandered its way parallel to the Eastern Caribbean chain of islands before making landfall in Barbuda on Sunday. The storm caused intense flash flooding in Guadeloupe as well. Forecasts show that Tammy will continue meandering northwestward this week, but it’s still too early to say whether it will pose a threat to Bermuda or the US mainland.

Meanwhile, Hurricane Norma lashed the southern tip of Baja California before making a second landfall on the Mexico mainland over the weekend. It’s the fifth tropical cyclone to make landfall on Mexico’s Pacific Coast this year.

— Eric Holthaus

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