All Portland Public Schools to close 3 hours early on Monday due to heat

Heat breaks records in Portland, Hillsboro and Eugene

The early season Oregon heat wave broke records in Portland, Hillsboro and Eugene on Sunday. As the extreme heat continues, Portland schools are closing early on Monday.

All Portland Public Schools to close 3 hours early on Monday due to heat

All students who attend Portland Public Schools will be released from school three hours early on Monday because of forecasted high temperatures, district officials announced Sunday night.

Portland Public Schools to release 3 hours early Monday due to high heat

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Portland Public Schools announced they will be releasing all students three hours early on Monday, June 9, due to high heat. ‘Check on friends, family’ in record-heat spells With temperatures once again expected to hit above 90 degrees on Monday, PPS officials said in a release to parents that "the sustained high temperatures and limited overnight cooling present significant health and safety concerns, especially in…

Portland breaks 70-year-old heat record with 96-degree high

Portland has shattered a daily record high that has stood for 70 years.