Multnomah County is gearing up to help people in the Portland area stay cool as the region’s tame summer weather is expected to shift into triple-digit temperatures over the Fourth of July weekend.
County officials have yet to announce where and when they will set up cooling centers, but they said Tuesday that they’re prepared to open air conditioned spaces if weather forecasts hold. The county opens cooling centers on the first 90-degree day of the summer, when the weather service issues heat advisories or the weather service heat risk tool shows certain areas of the county will be disproportionately impacted.