​Heat Advisories and Cooling Resources

OHCS is required to provide the following information on this website per provisions within SB 1536 (2022): Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS) is required to post dates, counties affected, and information about relevant programs landlords may use to provide adequate cooling to tenants during extreme heat events.

OHCS does not provide legal advice and is not the arbiter of landlord-tenant disputes.

Heat Advisories, Warnings, and Watches

The National Weather Service provides information on all Hazards and Warnings, including Heat Advisories, Extreme Heat Warnings, and Extreme Heat Watches when in effect.

View the different alerts and their explanations.

Current Watches, Warnings or Advisories for Oregon

National Weather Service HeatRisk 7 Day Forecast

Heat Exhaustion and Heat Stroke Signs 

Archive of Alerts

This information is updated as it is issued by NWS alerts.

SB1536 directed Oregon Department of Energy to complete a Cooling Needs Study for the state. You can view the final report and StoryMap on their website.

Cooling Resources

• The Oregon Cooling Needs Study Heat Vulnerability Index
  
• Extreme heat cooling centers
  
• Heat Stress Dashboard
• Portland Clean Energy Fund Heat Response Program
• Tenants Cooling Rights Fact Sheet
  

Cooling Programs Funded by SB 1536