Record heat forecast for the Willamette Valley Friday
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The spring heat could break temperature records in Northwest Oregon, Southwest Washington and throughout the Willamette Valley Friday.
Portland, Vancouver, Hillsboro, Troutdale, McMinnville, Salem and Eugene are all expected to break or tie temperature records Friday. Portland is forecast for a high of 90 degrees, which would break the May 10 temperature of 89 degrees set in 2019.
KOIN 6 Meteorologist Kelley Bayern forecasts that the hottest temperatures will peak between 2 and 6 p.m. Another warm day is forecast for Saturday.
“Temps will cool slightly on Saturday, so a lesser chance for records on Saturday,” Bayern said. “But we'll be near them in the mid-upper 80s for most of these areas.”
Local cities forecast to break or tie temperature records Friday:
| City | Daily High Forecast | Existing Temperature Record for May 10 |
| Portland | 90 | 89 degrees set in 2019 |
| Vancouver | 89 | 89 degrees set in 1941 |
| Hillsboro | 87 | 87 degrees set in 2019 |
| Troutdale | 90 | 88 degrees in 2019 |
| McMinnville | 86 | 86 degrees set in 2019 |
| Salem | 87 | 87 degrees set in 2019 |
| Eugene | 88 | 88 degrees set in 1931 |
| Astoria | 82 | 86 degrees set in 1941 |