Western Washington headed over 90 degrees, with more excessive heat to the south

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Aniya Jackson, 19, pushes off from the Island Lake beach aboard her floating tube while taking advantage of the warm weather on Monday, Aug. 14, 2023.
Aniya Jackson, 19, pushes off from the Island Lake beach aboard her floating tube while taking advantage of the warm weather on Monday, Aug. 14, 2023.

A hazardous heat wave is forecast to bring scorching temperatures to the Pacific Northwest this week, according to the National Weather Service, and 10 cooling centers will be open for residents around Kitsap County.

An excessive heat warning is in effect through Wednesday night, but there is a slight risk of the heat persisting through Friday.

Temperatures in Seattle this week will be the warmest recorded this year with afternoon highs in the 80s and low 90s. The mercury in Bremerton had passed 80 before 11 a.m. on Monday and is expected to break 90 by afternoon.

Just a few hours south the heat is expected to be much more intense.

The heat wave could break the August temperature record in Salem, Oregon, if the mercury exceeds 108 F. Some areas in the Willamette Valley – from Salem to Eugene – could reach 105 to 110 on Monday.

In Portland, Oregon, highs could reach 107 on Monday and 104 on Tuesday before dropping below triple digits on Wednesday.

Kitsap County announced Monday that cooling centers will be open throughout Kitsap until Wednesday, provided by Kitsap Regional library, the YMCA and the Salvation Army. In addition, rides to cooling centers on bus routes will be available from Kitsap Transit and fares will be waived.

The cooling centers will be located at:

  • Salvation Army in Bremerton (832 Sixth Street, from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.);

  • Kitsap Regional Library locations on Bainbridge Island (1270 Madison Ave.), Bremerton (1301 Sylvan Way), Kingston (26159 Dulay Road NE), Manchester (8067 E. Main Street), Port Orchard (700 NE Lincoln Road, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.), Poulsbo (700 NE Lincoln Road), and Silverdale (3650 NW Anderson Hill Road), from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and until 7 p.m. Wednesday.

  • YMCA locations in Bremerton (2261 Homer Jones Drive) and the Haselwood Family YMCA in Silverdale (3909 NW Randall Way), from 5 a.m. until 9 p.m. each day.

The cooling centers do not affect other operations at the library or YMCA facilities.

Updated information on Kitsap County Cooling Centers can be found at kcowa.us/cooldown.

This article originally appeared on Kitsap Sun: Heat warnings issued for Washington, Oregon