Heat warnings continue on Saturday; when will it end?
Another day of oppressive heat is in the forecast for Alabama on Saturday.
The entire state is under some sort of heat advisory or warning, and those could continue into Sunday as well.
Air temperatures on Saturday are forecast to climb into the mid- to upper 90s statewide, with a few spots possibly hitting 100 degrees.
Combine the air temperatures with humidity levels and the result will be heat index values (or “feels like” temperatures) well above 100 — and possibly as high as 115, according to the National Weather Service.
More of the same — but maybe a degree or two lower — is in the forecast for Sunday. Here are Sunday’s expected high temperatures:
Highs on Sunday will still be unseasonably hot.
There will also be a chance for strong storms to develop later this afternoon, and there will be a Level 2 out of 5 risk for severe weather for parts of north Alabama through tonight. (There will also be risks for strong storms on Sunday and Monday.)
There will be Level 2 out of 5 risk for severe weather for the areas in yellow today. Areas in dark green have a Level 1 risk.
Look for unseasonably hot and humid conditions to continue into Sunday. On Monday temperatures could back off a few degrees but humidity levels will remain, so more heat advisories will be in effect for parts of Alabama next week, according to the weather service.
Here is a look at the heat warnings and advisories for Alabama:
NORTH ALABAMA
* Excessive heat warning until 8 p.m. Saturday for Lauderdale, Colbert, Franklin, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Morgan and Cullman counties. Heat index values up to 111 will be possible.
* Heat advisory from 8 p.m. Saturday until 8 p.m. Sunday for Lauderdale, Colbert, Franklin, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Morgan and Cullman counties. Heat index values up to 107 will be possible.
* Heat advisory until 8 p.m. Sunday for Marshall, Jackson and DeKalb counties. Heat index values up to 106 will be possible.
CENTRAL ALABAMA
Here are the expected heat index values for central Alabama for Saturday.
* Excessive heat warning until 9 p.m. Saturday for Marion, Lamar, Fayette, Winston, Walker, Blount, Pickens, Tuscaloosa, Jefferson, Shelby, Sumter, Greene, Hale, Perry, Bibb, Chilton, Marengo, Dallas, Autauga and Lowndes counties. Heat index values up to 110 will be possible.
* Heat advisory from 9 p.m. Saturday until 9 p.m. Sunday for Marion, Lamar, Fayette, Winston, Walker, Blount, Pickens, Tuscaloosa, Jefferson, Shelby, Sumter, Greene, Hale, Perry, Bibb, Chilton, Marengo, Dallas, Autauga and Lowndes counties. Heat index values up to 107 will be possible.
* Heat advisory until 9 p.m. Sunday for Etowah, Calhoun, Cherokee, Cleburne, St. Clair, Talladega, Clay, Randolph, Coosa, Tallapoosa, Chambers, Elmore, Montgomery, Macon, Bullock, Lee, Russell, Pike and Barbour counties. Heat index values of 105 to 108 will be possible.
SOUTH ALABAMA
* Excessive heat warning from 10 a.m. until 8 p.m. Saturday for Choctaw, Washington, Clarke and inland and central Mobile counties. Heat index values up to 115 will be possible.
* Heat advisory from 10 a.m. until 8 p.m. Saturday for Wilcox, Monroe, Conecuh, Butler, Crenshaw, Escambia, Covington, Baldwin and coastal Mobile counties. Heat index values up to 111 will be possible.
* Heat advisory from 10 a.m. until 7 p.m. Saturday for Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry and Houston counties. Heat index values up to 111 will be possible.