Fire Weather Watch issued for parts of Oregon Tuesday, toasty temps return to PDX
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The National Weather Service has issued a Fire Weather Watch for Tuesday afternoon and evening for much of central and south-central Oregon, including the central mountains of Oregon and the southern Deschutes National Forest.
This watch was issued due to an abundance of lightning, with isolated dry thunderstorms in the forecast on Tuesday for central Oregon.
You can think of this like a precursor to a Red Flag Warning, so if a fire was to develop it would spread quickly.
Summer heat continues to build across the Pacific Northwest as we head into this new week.
We'll bookend this workweek with toasty afternoons as daytime highs around the Portland metro area look to climb into the 90s.
Wednesday is when a broad low will move north to help cool us off for what looks to be the coolest day of the week -- full cloud coverage and a high of 77 degrees.
Friday looks to be the hottest day of the week, with the forecast calling for 92.
Stay hydrated and take frequent breaks from being outside as the sunny and dry conditions continue around the PNW.
Stay with the KOIN 6 Weather Team for the latest on the forecast across the Pacific Northwest.