Excessive heat warnings for most of Alabama on Sunday
The National Weather Service is warning that dangerous heat will be felt across all of Alabama on Sunday, and most of the state will be under excessive heat warnings.
Air temperatures are expected to top out in the mid- to upper 90s statewide (maybe even a few 100s), and those combined with high humidity levels will make it feel much hotter.
The heat index, or “feels like” temperature, could climb as high as 115 in some areas this afternoon, according to the weather service.
Here is the high temperature forecast for Sunday:
Highs on Sunday will reach the mid- to upper 90s, with a few spots possibly hitting 100 degrees.
Highs on Monday could be similar:
Here are the forecast high temperatures for Monday.
But hang in there, a break is coming for parts of Alabama. Take a look at the forecast highs for Tuesday:
Yes, that is a forecast for a high temperature in the 70s in north Alabama on Tuesday. South Alabama will stay oppressively hot, however.
And Wednesday:
More of Alabama will cool off a bit on Wednesday.
Here is a look at the heat warnings and advisories for Alabama on Sunday:
NORTH ALABAMA
* Excessive heat warning from 10 a.m. until 8 p.m. Sunday for Lauderdale, Colbert, Franklin, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Morgan, Marshall and Cullman counties.
Heat index values up to 112 expected.
* Heat advisory from 10 a.m. until 8 p.m. Sunday for Jackson and DeKalb counties.
Heat index values up to 107 expected.
CENTRAL ALABAMA
* Excessive heat warning until 9 p.m. Sunday for Lamar, Fayette, Walker, Pickens, Tuscaloosa, Jefferson, Shelby, Sumter, Greene, Hale, Perry, Bibb, Chilton, Coosa, Tallapoosa, Marengo, Dallas, Autauga, Lowndes, Elmore, Montgomery, Macon, Bullock, Lee, Russell, Pike, Barbour, Marion, Winston, Blount, St. Clair, Talladega and Clay counties.
Heat index values up to 115 expected.
* Heat advisory until 9 p.m. Sunday for Etowah, Calhoun, Cherokee, Cleburne, Randolph and Chambers counties.
Heat index values up to 109 expected.
SOUTH ALABAMA
* Excessive heat warning from 10 a.m. until 7 p.m. Sunday for Choctaw, Washington, Clarke, Wilcox, Monroe, Conecuh, Butler, Crenshaw, Escambia, Covington, Mobile and Baldwin counties.
Heat index values up to 115 expected.
* Excessive heat warning from 9 a.m. until 7 p.m. CDT Sunday for Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry and Houston counties.
Heat index values up to 115 expected.