HOT, HOT, HOT!

Over the next several days it looks like we will be experiencing heat near record breaking levels.  Today many areas in north central Alabama will top out at 100-degrees or above.  The same holds true tomorrow through the weekend. 

Here are some record highs through July 1st:

JUNE 28

LOCATIONS           RECORD TEMPERATURES     YEAR(S)
----------------    -------------------     -----------
ANNISTON                    104             1931
BIRMINGHAM                  104             1931
MONTGOMERY                  105             1954
TUSCALOOSA                  105             1952

JUNE 29

LOCATIONS           RECORD TEMPERATURES     YEAR(S)
----------------    -------------------     -----------
ANNISTON                    103             1931
BIRMINGHAM                  106             1931
MONTGOMERY                  101             1954
TUSCALOOSA                  102             1954, 1969

JUNE 30

LOCATIONS           RECORD TEMPERATURES     YEAR(S)
----------------    -------------------     -----------
ANNISTON                    101             1954
BIRMINGHAM                  104             1931
MONTGOMERY                  102             1954
TUSCALOOSA                  103             1954

JULY 1

LOCATIONS           RECORD TEMPERATURES     YEAR(S)
----------------    -------------------     -----------
ANNISTON                    102             1954
BIRMINGHAM                  103             1954
MONTGOMERY                  100             1898, 2007
TUSCALOOSA                  103             1954

After Sunday, our afternoon temps will likely cool into the upper 90s.

If you have to be outside for any length of time, try to limit outdoor activity while drinking plenty of fluids.

Mickey Ferguson, FOX6 Weather