A hot weekend is on tap for Alabama with near record highs possible, according to the National Weather Service.

Temperatures are expected to climb each day into the weekend, with Saturday still looking like the hottest day.

Highs on Saturday could reach 100 degrees Fahrenheit in some parts of the state, according to the weather service.

Combine air temperatures and rising humidity levels and it could feel even hotter, and heat advisories may end up being needed for some spots if forecast trends hold.

Heat advisories are issued when the heat index, or “feels like” temperature, reaches levels that could cause heat illnesses for those that don’t take precautions.

Highs today are expected to peak in the 90s for most of Alabama (except some spots in north Alabama), with south Alabama hitting the mid-90s:

Friday is expected to be even warmer, with mid- and upper 90s expected nearly statewide:

Temperatures could peak on Saturday, with upper 90s and even a few 100-degree high temperatures expected, according to the weather service (Saturday’s forecast map is at the top of this post).

Saturday could be the day that puts some high temperature records in jeopardy, according to the weather service.

Here are the daily high temperature records — some of which have been standing for a while — for June 15 for a few Alabama cities:

* Alexander City: 96 in 2011

* Birmingham: 98 in 2011

* Cullman: 93 in 2022

* Dauphin Island: 93 in 1984

* Dothan: 101 in 2011

* Fort Payne: 97 in 2016

* Gadsden: 97 in 2011

* Greenville: 103 in 1963

* Guntersville: 97 in 1988

* Hamilton: 97 in 2011

* Huntsville: 101 in 1936

* Jackson: 97 in 2010

* Livingston: 100 in 1897

* Mobile: 101 in 1952

* Montgomery: 100 in 2022

* Muscle Shoals: 101 in 1902

* Selma: 102 in 1963

* Scottsboro: 101 in 1897

* Troy: 103 in 1963

* Tuscaloosa: 102 in 1952

Rain chances are expected to climb a little for south Alabama late in the weekend, and Sunday could be a degree or two “cooler” in that region thanks to increased clouds and possibly some rain. The rest of the state is expected to stay toasty, however.

Here are Sunday’s forecast highs:

The weather service expects temperatures to back off a bit starting on Monday, with highs expected to still be in the 90s, but closer to the low 90s.

There is no severe weather in the forecast for Alabama for the next seven days.

More from the National Weather Service (don’t miss the forecast out of Mobile):

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WHNT) — Medical cannabis was legalized in Alabama in 2021.

With the licensing process still in limbo, the Patients Coalition for Medical Cannabis said access to the drug is needed more than ever.

“It’s time to stop playing all the games and stop acting so befuddled about this,” said Mike Dow, the former mayor of Mobile.

The Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission is charged with awarding licenses to dispensaries. The commission faces an onslaught of lawsuits after some applicants say they did not receive a fair consideration for a license. The coalition said the lawsuits are keeping dispensaries from operating.

“The march towards getting this to sick people: It has been inevitable, it has been slow, it has been opposed every step of the way,” said former state Rep. Mike Ball.

Dr. Corey Hebert is a professor and physician from New Orleans.

“The risk of opioids are so much higher and far outweigh the benefits and medical cannabis, for the appropriate patient, is what they need,” Hebert said.

“It’s also good for our economy,” said Dr. Marshall Walker, of Mobile. “Alright, this is an agricultural product. There’s processing. There’s research. There’s testing. Many, many, many good things spring from this well.”

Amanda Taylor, of Cullman, is a patient advocate for medical cannabis. She said pharmaceuticals always have side effects, unlike cannabis.

“With seven debilitating diseases that I fight, they have horrible side effects. … versus cannabis, as you heard them say earlier, there’s nobody in the hospital because they’ve overdosed on cannabis,” Taylor said.

Will Somerville is a lawyer with Baker Donelson. He has taken legal action against the commission after his client was not awarded a license. He said the cannabis commission needs to do it job.

“Follow the law. Award the licenses to people who can do the job,” Somerville said. “That’s the fastest way to get medical cannabis to the people who need it.”

Somerville said the licensing litigation is in the hands of the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals. He expects them to issue a decision any day now.