Near-record highs possible Friday and Saturday

It’s definitely fall, but some summer-like heat will revisit Alabama to end the week.

The National Weather Service is expecting above-average temperatures for the next few days, and especially on Friday and Saturday, when highs could climb to near record levels.

No rain is expected, either, and Alabama’s rain-free streak could continue for at least another week.

Here’s the seven-day precipitation outlook from NOAA’s Weather Prediction Center, and it suggest Alabama will not see a drop of rain through the end of the month:

No rain is expected in Alabama over the next seven days.Weather Prediction Center

The weather service is forecasting high temperatures to end up in the low to mid-80s today:

Wednesday highs

Here are Wednesday’s forecast highs.NWS

Similar temperatures are expected on Thursday:

Thursday highs

Above are Thursday’s forecast highs.NWS

Heat levels are expected to climb into the mid-80s across a wide area on Friday (Friday’s highs are shown at the top of this post).

Some areas could indeed come close to record territory if forecasts verify. Here are some of the record highs for Oct. 25 (Friday):

* Birmingham: 88 degrees in 1927

* Dothan: 89 degrees in 2010

* Huntsville: 87 degrees in 1927

* Mobile: 88 degrees in 1927

* Montgomery: 88 degrees in 2016

* Muscle Shoals: 86 degrees in 1915

* Troy: 90 degrees in 1936

* Tuscaloosa: 86 degrees in 2016

Saturday will also be very warm, according to the weather service. Here are Saturday’s forecast highs:

Saturday highs

More above-average temperatures are in the forecast for Saturday.NWS

Sunday is expected to bring a return of fall. The weather service expects a dry cold front to move through, with some more seasonable arriving in its wake.

Forecast highs on Sunday will begin to cool off in parts of the state:

Sunday highs

Cooler air will arrive in parts of Alabama on Sunday.NWS

However, some warmer temperatures may hang around for a while. The six- to 10-day temperature outlook from NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center shows higher probabilities for more above-average temperatures through the end of October:

6-10 day temp outlook

Above-average temperatures are favored for Alabama through the first of November.Climate Prediction Center