A Heat Advisory has been issued for the Lower Columbia Basin that will be in effect until 8 p.m. Saturday.
The National Weather Service issued the warning on Wednesday. Temperatures are expected to reach as high as 108 at the peak with overnight lows falling to just the mid-60s to mid-70s.
The advisory is for portions of central, north central and northeast Oregon, as well as central, south central and southeast Washington.
On Wednesday, Gov. Kate Brown issued the following statement after the Oregon Office of Emergency Management released its after action report on last month’s extreme heat wave, and in advance of extreme temperatures this weekend:
“Because of the impacts of climate change, it’s clear that we will face very high temperatures in Oregon again. What we learned from June’s extreme heat wave is that we all must do more at every level – state, county, local, and individually – to prepare for extreme weather events.
“With triple-digit temperatures expected this weekend, I am directing state agencies to work proactively with local emergency management partners to implement the recommendations in this report immediately.
“We all have a role to play in emergency preparedness. Lives were saved in June by neighbors checking on neighbors, and friends and family making sure vulnerable Oregonians had a place to go to cool down. As we head into another very hot weekend, please make sure your family has a plan, and sign up for emergency alerts at ORAlert.gov today.”
