LIST: Daytime cooling centers open in Portland, Vancouver metro areas

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Daytime cooling shelters are opening up across the Portland and Vancouver metro areas as the heat is expected to rise to dangerous levels beginning Sunday.

The National Weather Service’s extreme heat warning is set to take effect at 12 p.m. and expected to last until Tuesday, Aug. 12 at 10 p.m.

According to the KOIN 6 Weather Team,

highs will remain in the 90s through Tuesday before slightly cooler than average conditions return by the middle of next week. But Monday also looks to be the where we could get close to tying or even breaking a daytime high record for Aug. 11 at PDX which is 102 degrees.

With the heat on the way, here is a comprehensive list of places to stay cool:

Multnomah County

The county said as of Sunday morning, they are not officially opening cooling centers and they look at a number of variables to determine whether to open them to begin with. These include air quality, how long the maximum temperature will be high, as well as whether the National Weather Service has declared a heat advisory, watch or warning,

Only when the NWS determines the county is at an extreme risk is the time they automatically open those overnight cooling centers. As of Sunday, the county is in the red zone, meaning we aren’t there yet.

“There is a larger conversation around red because there’s one thing that could get us there, but there’s a lot of factors that we’ve got to consider,” said Chris Voss, Multnomah County’s Director of Emergency Management.

On Monday, the county says they look at heat-related 911 calls, emergency room visits and a number of other factors to determine their next step.

If cooling centers open, information about locations and hours will be posted here. 

In the meantime, the county has a number of community centers, splash pads, interactive fountains and pools available on its Stay Cool! interactive map.

Additionally, the Midland, Albina and Central Libraries are extending their hours until 8 p.m. Sunday and all other libraries will be open until 6 p.m.

Washington County

While Washington County says they have no plans to open overnight shelters at this time, they have an extended list of cooling locations including libraries and community centers. See those locations below:

Banks Public Library
42461 NW Market St, Banks, OR

Beaverton City Library
12375 SW 5th Street, Beaverton, OR

Beaverton City Library Murray Scholls
11200 SW Murray Scholls Place Suite 102, Beaverton, OR

Bethany Community Library
15325 NW Central Dr, Suite J-8, Portland, OR

Boys and Girls Aid Safe Place for Youth
454 SE Washington Street, Hillsboro, OR

Cedar Mill Library
1080 NW Saltzman Rd, Portland, OR

Cornelius Public Library
1370 N Adair Street, Cornelius, OR

Forest Grove City Library
2114 Pacific Ave, Forest Grove, OR

Hillsboro Community Senior Center
750 SE 8th Avenue, Hillsboro, OR

Hillsboro Library (Brookwood)
2850 Brookwood Parkway, Hillsboro, OR

Hillsboro Library (Shute Park)
1080 NW Saltzman Rd, Portland, OR

King City City Hall
15300 SW 116th Ave, King City, OR

North Plains Library
31334 NW Commercial Street, North Plains, OR

Sherwood Public Library
22560 SW Pine St., Sherwood, OR

Tigard Public Library
13500 SW Hall Blvd, Tigard, OR

Tualatin Public Library
18878 SW Martinazzi Avenue, Tualatin, OR

West Slope Community Library
3678 SW 78th Ave, Portland, OR

Splash pads and other places to get cool can be found on Washington County’s interactive map.

Clackamas County

Clackamas County says Father’s Heart Street Ministry in Oregon City will be open as an overnight shelter on Sunday evening. The decision to keep it open as an overnight shelter will be announced by 11 a.m. each day a heat warning is in effect.

There are also a number of daytime cooling shelters open as of Sunday:

Ant Farm Café
39140 Proctor Blvd., Sandy, OR

Canby Public Library
220 NE 2nd Ave, Canby, OR

Estacada Public Library
825 NW Wade St., Estacada, OR

Father’s Heart Street Ministry
603 12th St., Oregon City, OR

Gladstone Public Library
135 E Dartmouth St., Gladstone, OR

Gladstone Community Center
1050 Portland Ave., Gladstone, OR

Happy Valley Public Library
13793 SE Sieben Park Way, Happy Valley, OR

Hoodland Public Library
24525 E Welches Rd, Welches, OR

Lake Oswego Adult Community Center
505 G Ave., Lake Oswego, OR

Lake Oswego Public Library
706 4th St., Lake Oswego, OR

Ledding Public Library
10660 SE 21st Avenue, Milwaukie, OR

Molalla Public Library
201 E 5th St., Molalla, OR

Oak Lodge Public Library
16201 SE McLoughlin Blvd., Oak Grove, OR

Oregon City Public Library
606 John Adams St., Oregon City, OR

Robinwood Station Community Center
3706 Cedaroak Drive, West Linn, OR

Sandy Public Library
38980 Proctor Blvd, Sandy, OR

West Linn Public Library
1595 Burns St., West Linn, OR

Wilsonville Community Center
7965 SW Wilsonville Rd, Wilsonville, OR

Wilsonville Public Library
8200 SW Wilsonville Road, Wilsonville, OR

Clark County

Cascade Park Community Library
600 NE 136th Ave., Vancouver, WA

Three Creeks Community Library
800-C NE Tenney Rd., Vancouver, WA

Vancouver Community Library
901 C St., Vancouver, WA

Vancouver Mall Library
Vancouver Mall, Suite 285, Vancouver, WA

 A full list of cooling locations is available and regularly updated on CRESA.