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.

Alabama soccer coach Wes Hart, who has led the Crimson Tide to each of the past three NCAA Tournaments and a Women’s College Cup berth in 2022, achieved the 100-win milestone on Sunday. With his team’s 4-0 blanking of the Chattanooga Mocs, Hart cemented the feat in his 10th season.

The former Major League Soccer player has turned around the Alabama program since taking over for Todd Bramble ahead of the 2015 campaign. He’s come a long way from that season’s match against Troy, his first win as a head coach. Hart was previously an assistant at Florida State, which won a national title the year prior to his arrival in Tuscaloosa.

In 2024, the Crimson Tide holds an overall mark of 3-1-0, winning three matches in a row following a defeat in the season opener against TCU. Up to this point, the team has played only one of its contests at home.

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The Alabama basketball program is looking to capitalize on its 2024 Final Four appearance by continuing to dominate the college basketball recruiting trail.

According to Joe Tipton of On3 Sports Meleek Thomas will take an official visit to Tuscaloosa on the weekend of September 27 as he works through his college decision. Thomas, a 5-star shooting guard, plays for Overtime Elite in Atlanta and is considered the No. 2 player in Georgia and No. 6 player in the Class of 2025.

The 6-foot-4 prospect is considering UConn, Arkansas, Auburn, Kansas, Pittsburgh and Kansas State in addition to Alabama at this point. Tipton also reported that Thomas would visit Arkansas on the weekend of September 13.

Thomas won’t be alone on that official visit as No. 1 player in the nation AJ Dybantsa will also be in Tuscaloosa that weekend to visit the university and experience one of the biggest weekends in Tuscaloosa as the football program is holding the SEC opener against the Georgia Bulldogs.

Alabama’s Class of 2024 finished with the No. 2 ranking and featured two 5-star prospects in Derrion Reid and Aiden Sherrell. The Crimson Tide is looking to raise the bar even higher with the Class of 2025 as Nate Oats and his staff are after several of the nation’s highest ranked recruits.