More excessive heat expected in Alabama today but relief is coming soon
Another day of oppressive heat is in the forecast for Alabama — but some will get a break starting on Tuesday.
Almost all of Alabama will be under excessive heat warnings on Monday. Air temperatures are expected to climb into the mid- to upper 90s today. Those temperatures, combined with continued high humidity levels, will make it feel much hotter today.
Here are the forecast high temperatures for Monday.
The National Weather Service said the heat index, or “feels like” temperature, could go as high as 115 degrees in parts of the state this afternoon.
But some relief is on the horizon. A cooldown is forecast for north Alabama starting on Tuesday, and highs may stay in the low 80s for some. That “cooler” air won’t make it all the way to the coast, however. South Alabama is expected to have temperatures well into the 90s on Tuesday.
Here is the forecast for Tuesday:
Highs on Tuesday will be much more pleasant for those in north Alabama.
Here is a look at what the National Weather Service is expecting today in Alabama:
NORTH ALABAMA
The heat index could climb to 110 to 115 in parts of north Alabama today.
* Excessive heat warning until 8 p.m. Monday for Lauderdale, Colbert, Franklin, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Morgan, Marshall and Cullman counties.
The National Weather Service said dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 115 will be possible.
* Heat advisory until 8 p.m. Monday for Jackson and DeKalb counties. Heat index values up to 107 will be possible.
CENTRAL ALABAMA
Excessive heat warnings will be in effect Monday for all of central Alabama.
* Excessive heat warning until 9 p.m. Monday for Etowah, Calhoun, Cherokee, Cleburne, Randolph, Marion, Lamar, Fayette, Winston, Walker, Blount, Pickens, Tuscaloosa, Jefferson, Shelby, St. Clair, Talladega, Clay, Sumter, Greene, Hale, Perry, Bibb, Chilton, Coosa, Tallapoosa, Chambers, Marengo, Dallas, Autauga, Lowndes, Elmore, Montgomery, Macon, Bullock, Lee, Russell, Pike and Barbour counties.
The National Weather Service said dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 115 will be possible.
SOUTH ALABAMA
All of southwest Alabama will be under an excessive heat warning on Monday.
* Excessive heat warning from 10 a.m. until 7 p.m. Monday for Choctaw, Washington, Clarke, Wilcox, Monroe, Conecuh, Butler, Crenshaw, Escambia Covington, Mobile and Baldwin counties.
The National Weather Service said dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 115 will be possible.
* Excessive heat warning from 9 a.m. until 7 p.m. CDT for Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry and Houston counties.
The National Weather Service said dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 114 will be possible.
All of southeast Alabama will be under excessive heat warnings on Monday.