Fog and low clouds are hanging around the coastal beaches Wednesday morning. Some of those clouds will filter inland this morning and obscure the sunrise in the Portland metro area. Forecasters with the National Weather Service expect the northern end of the Willamette Valley to see the brunt of the cloud cover.

Clouds should gradually ease off leaving Wednesday afternoon sunny with a high of 81 degrees.

By Wednesday night, more clouds will move in as part a front currently hanging out off shore on the coast. These clouds also bring a 20 percent chance of showers after 11 p.m.

Early risers on Thursday morning in some areas (especially on the coast, and the Cascade foothills) will see light showers and mostly cloudy conditions. Showers should move out by noon and leave skies partly cloudy for Thursday with a high of 75.

The cloudy and wet period will be short lived. By Friday we're right back in the sunny and clear conditions with a high of 80.

Forecasters are also looking at warmer air moving back in for the weekend. Sunday could be particularly hot (and smoky) with a projected high in the low 90s.