Excessive Heat Through the Weekend in Green Country

Forecast highs in Alabama for Tuesday.

Areas in the Arkansas River Valley are expected to have afternoon and early evening heat index values reaching 105 to 109 degrees.

How about a heat index of 160 degrees?

A high temperature of 80 degrees, which is the normal high in the city on August. 4, was recorded at Mitchell global Airport shortly before 3 p.m., according to the weather service.

With more schools beginning class Monday, NWS urges extra caution, asking parents and teachers to monitor students for signs of heat exhaustion and to double check that no people or pets are left in vehicles.

It’s even worse in Iran.

Temperatures range from the mid 50s in northwestern areas to the high 60s further south as of 6:45 a.m.

Cooler temperatures, cloudy skies and a chance for rain remain in the forecast well into next week. Thanks to moisture-laden winds blowing inland from the Persian Gulf, the humidity in parts of southwest Iran drove the dewpoint temperature to 90 degrees late last week.