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Warm Weather Expected This Week for Salem, Willamette Valley

If you must be outdoors, try to limit your outdoor activity to morning and evening hours.

(SALEM, Ore. ) - Temperatures in Salem and throughout the mid-Willamette Valley are expected to reach near 90’s, or over, and with that news, here are some tips to protect you and your family from the heat, and some places you can go to cool off.

El Niño is Coming; States Should Prepare Now

If the past is any indication, the Pacific Northwest could be in for a very dry summer.

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - By this point, most of you have heard that it looks like El Niño is coming, and maybe you’re wondering why you should care.

After all, why should it matter if the tropical Pacific Ocean becomes warmer than average? That’s thousands of miles away from the continental United States.