It could feel like 108 degrees this weekend in Alabama

It could feel like 108 degrees this weekend in Alabama

Dangerous July heat will was still the main weather story in Alabama on Saturday, and heat advisories remain in effect for parts of the state.

The National Weather Service said the heat index, or “feels like” temperature, could reach as high as 108 degrees in parts of Alabama today — and Sunday too.

Heat advisories will be in effect until Sunday night for most of north and central Alabama. South Alabama will be hot as well, but there are no heat advisories in effect for those areas.

Air temperatures are expected to climb into the mid- to upper 90s across much of Alabama both Saturday and Sunday. Those temperatures combined with the July humidity will make it feel much hotter, and it will be easier for heat-related illnesses to sneak up on you.

Saturday’s high temperature forecast is at the top of this post. Below is the forecast for Sunday:

More mid- to upper 90s are expected in Alabama on Sunday.

Here is a look at the heat advisories in effect for Alabama this weekend:

NORTH ALABAMA

* Heat advisory from noon until 7 p.m. Saturday for Lauderdale, Colbert, Franklin, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Morgan and Cullman counties.

The National Weather Service said heat index values of up to 108 are expected.

CENTRAL ALABAMA

* Heat advisory until 9 p.m. Sunday for Marion, Lamar, Fayette, Winston, Walker, Blount, Etowah, Calhoun, Cherokee, Pickens, Tuscaloosa, Jefferson, Shelby, St. Clair, Talladega, Sumter, Greene, Hale, Perry, Bibb, Chilton, Coosa, Tallapoosa, Marengo, Dallas, Autauga, Lowndes, Elmore, Montgomery, Macon, Bullock, Pike and Barbour counties.

The National Weather Service said heat index values up to 108 are expected.

* Heat advisory from 11 a.m. Saturday until 9 p.m. Sunday for Cleburne, Clay, Randolph, Chambers, Lee and Russell counties.

Afternoon heat index values up to 106 will be possible in those areas.

More hot weather is in store for Alabama next week, but forecasters think humidity levels could be a touch lower on Monday and Tuesday for parts of Alabama.

The weather service will also be on the lookout to the northwest for clusters of storms, or mesoscale convective systems, in case they can hold together long enough to make it into the state.