100 degrees? Again? Hot temperatures back in Alabama weather forecast this week

Hope you enjoyed that tiny taste of fall last week. This week summer returns in full force.

The National Weather Service is forecasting temperatures to again climb to near 100 degrees in parts of Alabama starting today. And highs in the mid- to upper 90s will be possible through the week.

The weather service noted that models have backed off ever so slightly with their temperature forecasts, but it will still be very warm, even warmer than average for late August.

Parts of the state will initially have a little drier air to help deal with the heat. However, the weather service isn’t ruling out the chance for a stray shower of storm, especially the farther south you go.

Humidity levels are expected to rise statewide by the end of the week, and more places will have low chances of seeing those stray showers starting on Wednesday and increasing more over the weekend.

There were no heat advisories in effect on Monday, but that could change later this week.

The hottest part of the state today is expected to be on the west side, where areas from Muscle Shoals to Mobile are expected to reach the mid- to upper 90s. Eastern Alabama will be slightly cooler, with highs expected to reach the low to mid-90s (today’s forecast is at the top of this post).

The weather service thinks temperatures will stay lodged in the mid- to upper 90s across a large part of the state through the week before backing off a bit in time for the Labor Day weekend.

Highs on Saturday will be a bit more reasonable, only in the lower to mid-90s statewide. Below is the forecast for Saturday, Aug. 31:

The weather service also expects the chance for typical, scattered afternoon showers and storms to increase over the weekend for more of the state.

Will the hotter-than-average temperatures hang around past this week? Forecast trends are suggesting they could.

The six- to 10-day temperature outlook from NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center shows there will be a higher probability of above-average temperatures across Alabama going into the first few days of September:

But, there is some hope for relief after that. The eight- to 14-day temperature outlook shows that a change could be coming:

The temperature outlook for Sept. 2 through Sept. 8 shows slightly increased chances for below-average temperatures for north Alabama, with near normal conditions for the central part of the state.

South Alabama will still be facing chances for above-average heat, however.