The National Weather Service issued a heat advisory for a region of the state that includes Benton County to be in effect from noon Tuesday until 10 p.m. Wednesday.
Temperatures in the Philomath vicinity are predicted to reach the low 90s on Tuesday and the mid-90s on Wednesday. Some relief could occur overnight Tuesday and Wednesday with temperatures getting down into the 60s.
The alert adds that there is a 50-80% chance in the region included in the heat advisory that temperatures will reach 100 degrees on Wednesday…