On Wednesday at 6:47 a.m. a heat advisory was released by the National Weather Service in effect until 10 p.m. for Lower Columbia River, Tualatin Valley, West Hills and Chehalem Mountains, Inner Portland Metro,

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The Portland National Weather Service downgrades Portland’s heat alerts as dangerous temperatures still remain in the forecast Tuesday and Wednesday.

Much of Oregon is facing abnormally high temperatures this week, raising concerns about the health and safety of people who don’t have access to air conditioning, especially in areas of the state beset by wildfire.

Eugene Public Library branches at Sheldon (1566 Coburg Road) and Bethel (1990 Echo Hollow Road) are open: 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays and noon to 8 p.m. on Tuesdays. The branches are closed on Sundays.

This week’s peak of the summer heat arrives as highs near the triple-digits Wednesday around the Portland, Vancouver arrive.

A Heat Advisory will go into effect at noon on Tuesday and remain in place until 10 p.m. on Wednesday for much of the I-5 corridor from Bellingham down to the Oregon border, and a

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PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — High temperatures on Wednesday will flirt with triple-digits as the first heat wave of the summer continues. On Tuesday, Portland International Airport hit 91 degrees. As of 9 a.m. on Wednesday, the temperature is already double-digit degrees warmer than the same time yesterday.