Portland weather forecast: Dry, sunny MLK Day holiday weekend [Video]

PORTLAND, Ore. — With Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Jan. 20, many people will be taking part in outdoor events and community service projects to celebrate and honor his legacy.

The holiday weekend forecast looks to be dry and sunny from the coast to eastern Oregon. While some areas of the Willamette Valley — Portland included — could see lows below freezing, temperatures are expected to rise into the 40s each day.

“A cold Canadian high will bring another round of cold air to much of the United States, and this time, east winds will pull off of the cold air, blow through the gorge and set the table for the coldest overnight lows of the winter season to date,” KGW meteorologist Rod Hill …