SEVERE CLEAR: Hard to find a cloud in the Alabama sky this afternoon; temperatures are rising into the 70s. Tonight will be clear and cool with a low between 44 and 52 degrees for most places. Alabama will stay dry through the rest of the week, and through the end of October. Not that unusual since October is typically the driest month of the year. Expect highs between 76 and 82 degrees tomorrow through Friday. Mornings will stay cool with lows in the upper 40s and low 50s. The weekend will feature sun filled days with highs mostly in the 70s, and next week afternoon temperatures will be close to 80 degrees. Looks like we will have to wait until early November before rain returns.

HOW LOW DID IT GO? Here are some temperatures early this morning across Alabama... Cottondale 36 Empire 36 New Market 37 Courtland 37 Pell City 37 Decatur 38 Scottsboro 39 Muscle Shoals 39 Chelsea 39 Dunnavant 39 Trenton 39 Morris 40 Hayden 40 Inverness 41 Bessemer 42 Evergreen 43 Auburn 44 Tuscaloosa 45 Huntsville 45 Greenville 45 Anniston 45 Talladega 46 Cullman 46 Birmingham 47 Mobile 48 Montgomery 48 Dothan 52

Looks like Alabama's next chance of rain will come in early November... forecast details are on today's morning briefing: youtube.com/live/KczsYFQNdFU…

FOOTBALL WEATHER: Auburn hosts LSU Saturday at Jordan-hare Stadium (11:00a CT kickoff)... the sky will be sunny with temperatures rising from near 73 at kickoff to around 76 degrees by the final whistle. Alabama will host Texas A&M Saturday (2:30p CT kickoff)... a sunny sky over Tuscaloosa with temperatures in the mid 70s for the first half, falling into the upper 60s by the end of the game.

DRY: Not a drop of rain is expected across Alabama for at least the next seven days... not unusual since October is the driest month of the year. Highs return to the 70s during the week ahead, but nights stay cool.