Triple-digit heat likely around Portland metro this week

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) -- Now's the time to prepare for a potential heat wave as the forecast predicts some of the hottest summer temperatures seen this year so far around the Portland and Vancouver metro areas.

Triple-digit heat is likely for the first weekend in July and comes off the heels of the Fourth of July holiday. This latest potential heat wave is expected to be the hottest and longest-lasting stretch of summer-like conditions seen in the Pacific Northwest so far this year.