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High winds continue to blow through the western end of the Columbia River Gorge and blast through Gresham, Troutdale and Corbett. Those who don’t frequent the east side of Multnomah County might wonder what the fuss is about. But gusts up to 75 mph are possible in the gorge and gusts of 25-35 are expected through Thursday for metro east communities.

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Live near the west #ColumbiaGorge or east #PDX metro? If so, get ready for some wind! Here are the peak gusts we're forecasting Wed afternoon... #orwx #wawx pic.twitter.com/3wkUFR6mFf — NWS Portland (@NWSPortland) December 5, 2017

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For Portland and the west side, Wednesday will be clear, breezy and mild. Most morning low temperatures were well above freezing as of 5 a.m. Skies will be clear most of the day and the forecast high is 46.

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Rosemarie Stein | The Oregonian/OregonLive

Forecasting temperatures for the rest of the Willamette Valley won’t be easy this week. Some locations will experience fog and subfreezing temperatures through the end of the week. Forecasters with the National Weather Service believe exposed slopes, ridges and coastal areas could see warmer than average temperatures with some near record temps expected. This will be a good week to visit the beach.

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Areas around Eugene have had some dense fog overnight into Wednesday and will continue to see foggy conditions for most of the week. Any areas stuck under inversions will have fog in the mornings and limited clearing by afternoon. Those areas could see high temperatures not breaking out of the upper 30s.

For Portland, high temps are expected to top out in the mid 40s through Friday. Skies will be clear and winds brisk for most areas.