New Oregon weather map shows where high temps Tuesday might hit 110+

The National Weather Service just dropped a high temperature map for Oregon that looks like a sea of red, for very hot weather.

After a string of record-setting high temperature days, Oregon is looking at the hottest day yet of the July 2024 heat wave, which already is blamed for four deaths in the Portland metro area.

Temperatures could reach over 100 degrees in several areas of western and central Oregon on Tuesday.

“Dangerous heat will continue through Tuesday with more triple digit heat. Temperatures are expected to peak for inland areas Tuesday,” the weather service said Monday afternoon.

The excessive heat warning remains in effect until Tuesday night in most of northwest and west central Oregon and southwest Washington.

“Overnight temperatures will be slow to cool off each evening, only falling below 70 degrees for a short period each night, if at all depending on your location,” the weather service said. “The warm nighttime temperatures will limit chances to recover from the heat, exacerbating the risk of heat-related illness during this prolonged heat wave.”

Cooling centers will continue to operate in Multnomah, Washington and Clackamas counties on Tuesday.

No clouds are expected on Wednesday, even though a cooler air mass will be moving into the Portland region. This air should help Portland see highs in the low 90s. Portland’s official high temp forecast is 91, which should feel like a bit of relief over the 100+ highs the Portland area saw earlier in the week.

If those temperatures are still too high for you, there’s always the coast, where temperatures have hovered in the 60s and 70s while inland areas have sweltered. Be warned, however: Businesses en route to the coast and at the ocean report they’ve seen a bump in visitors from Portland, Salem and Eugene.

— The Oregonian/OregonLive