Today is not the day you go outside and do that project you wanted to do. Especially people living in the North West because our bodies have not acclimated to this temperature.
Please make sure you are drinking at least four liters a day especially if you are active. Your body will stay cooler if you stay hydrated.
If you know someone that is not well, checking up on them to get an idea if their house is too hot is advisable.
Temperature Forecast Average Historical Range
High 105 °F 80 °F 53 to 102 °F
Heat Advisory issued August 04 at 1:26PM PDT until August 04 at 9:00PM PDT by NWS Portland ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR THE GREATER PORTLAND AND VANCOUVER METRO AREAS...THE CENTRAL AND SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY...AND THE LOWER COLUMBIA AND INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR IN SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON...... A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING: THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * TEMPERATURE: HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE FROM THE MID 90S TO NEAR OR JUST OVER 100 DEGREES. THESE TEMPERATURES WILL BE THE HOTTEST TEMPERATURES OF THE YEAR SO FAR AT MANY LOCATIONS... AND THE FIRST TIME TEMPERATURES HAVE REACHED 90 DEGREES AT MANY LOCATIONS. A FEW LOCATIONS MAY ALSO TIE OR BREAK THEIR RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES FOR THE DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL ONLY RECOVER TO THE LOWER 60S TONIGHT. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: VANCOUVER...BATTLE GROUND...CAMAS... WASHOUGAL...EUGENE...CORVALLIS...ALBANY...SALEM... MCMINNVILLE...HILLSBORO...PORTLAND...OREGON CITY...GRESHAM... TROUTDALE...ST. HELENS...LONGVIEW...KELSO