7:00 AM | **Excessive heat and humidity into the weekend…some relief by early next week** — Arcfield Weather

6-Day forecast for the Huntsville, Alabama metro region

Today

Mainly sunny skies with excessive heat and humidity, chance of PM showers and thunderstorms, highs near 100 degrees; S-SW winds at 5-10 mph

Tonight

Partly cloudy, mild, muggy, chance of showers and thunderstorms, lows near 75 degrees

Friday

Mainly sunny skies with continued excessive heat and humidity, chance of PM showers and thunderstorms, near 100 degrees for afternoon highs

Friday Night             

Partly cloudy, mild, muggy, chance of showers and thunderstorms, near 75 degrees for late night lows

Saturday

Mainly sunny skies with high heat and humidity, chance of PM showers and thunderstorms, upper 90’s

Sunday

Mainly sunny skies, not quite as hot, chance of PM showers and thunderstorms, lower 90’s

Monday

Partly sunny, hot, humid, lower 90’s

Tuesday

Partly sunny, very hot, humid, chance of showers and thunderstorms, near 95 degrees

Discussion              

Not much change in the forecast around here for the next few days with strong upper-level ridging locked in place across the southern tier of states.  As a result, temperatures will soar again today across northern Alabama with 100 degrees on the table for afternoon highs.  Scattered thunderstorms are possible each of the next few days to go along with the heat and they will tend to be focused on the afternoon and evening hours.  The high pressure ridge begins to retrograde to the west later this weekend and it’ll likely become less hot with afternoon temperatures closer to 90 degrees rather than the century mark.

Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Arcfield Weather