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Temps climb to 99 degrees; hottest September day since 1941

Over the next several days, hot weather will continue across north Georgia.

Our Severe Weather Team 2 meteorologists said temperatures climbed to 99 degrees in some areas Monday.

The last time metro Atlanta hit 99 degrees in September was on Sept. 8, 1941.

A heat advisory was in effect from 1 to 8 p.m. in parts of metro Atlanta and east Georgia.

Average temperatures for this time of year are usually around the mid-80s.

With Monday's heat, schools around metro Atlanta evaluated their afternoon plans.

Clayton County Schools said they canceled all outdoor activities including "physical education classes, unstructured play activity and athletic practices."

Severe Weather Team 2 meteorologist Eboni Deon was in Gwinnett County, where she learned how schools make those decisions.

Ryan Lesniack, the assistant principal and athletic director at Peachtree Ridge High School, told Deon after-school practices made changes to avoid the dangers of the heat.

"Our cross-country team has already moved practice inside today. So, they will not be running outside at all today. Our football team will be closely monitored," Lesniack said.

An air quality alert has also been issued for metro Atlanta, so anyone with have sensitive lungs should limit time outside.

For the rest of the week, temperatures will drop back into the mid 90s – still more than 10 degrees above average for this time of year. Tuesday will feature our best chance for showers and storms.

By the weekend, tropical moisture with a wave now northeast of Puerto Rico moves toward the southeast; this may be enough to increase our rain chance just a bit.

Elsewhere in the tropics, we'll also watch a wave way out in the central Atlantic that will be moving westward over the next seven-10 days.