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What is the weather for Friday night high school football in the Columbus and Auburn area?
Across the CNAW viewing area, Friday night football weather is clear and dry with no rain chance, kickoff temperatures from 71 degrees in LaFayette and Valley to 77 in Cusseta, and every town falling into the 60s by the fourth quarter.
Walk into the stands Friday evening and the first thing you will notice is how easy the air feels. Temperatures around kickoff run from 71 to 77 degrees across the 19 counties, the sky is clear to mostly clear everywhere, and the wind is a token 5 mph — enough to move a flag and not enough to move a kick. The sun sets at 7:32, so the stadium lights take over early and the cooling starts right away.
Here is the number worth repeating at the concession stand: in Greenville, the temperature falls from 74 around kickoff to 64 two hours later. That 10-degree slide in two hours is the steepest in the viewing area, and it is the dry air doing it. The cooler, drier air mass that moved in behind this week's change has little moisture to hold the day's heat near the ground, so once the sun is down the warmth radiates straight up and out.
In Columbus, where Shaw, Hardaway, Columbus, Spencer, Kendrick, Jordan, Carver, Northside, Calvary Christian, Pacelli and Brookstone play at places like Kinnett Stadium and A.J. McClung Memorial Stadium, it will be 75 around kickoff and 69 by the fourth quarter under a clear sky. Across the river at Central-Phenix City it is 72 easing to 68, and at Russell County in Seale, 73 down to 66.
The coolest stands in the area are in east Alabama. LaFayette and Chambers Academy, and Valley and Beulah, all sit at 71 around kickoff and 65 late. Smiths Station and Glenwood start at 71 but hold at 67. Auburn and Lee-Scott, Opelika and Beauregard, Loachapoka, and Booker T. Washington in Tuskegee are all near 72 falling to 66 — and in Tuskegee the air is dead calm. Lanett and Springwood are the warm exception in Alabama at 76, still 70 by the fourth quarter. Eufaula sits at 73 going to 66, Barbour County in Clayton at 72 to 66, Notasulga at 73.
South and east Georgia's towns run warmest. Chattahoochee County in Cusseta has the warmest kickoff in the area at 77, with the driest air of any town on the list, and it only eases to 68. Marion County in Buena Vista, Stewart County in Lumpkin, Randolph Clay in Cuthbert, Quitman County in Georgetown, Webster County in Preston and Schley County in Ellaville are all near 76 dropping into the upper 60s, with Taylor County in Butler at 75 to 67.
North of Columbus, LaGrange, Troup County and LaGrange Academy see 76 around kickoff and 68 late. Callaway in Hogansville goes 75 to 66, Manchester 74 to 66, Central-Talbotton 74 to 67, and Harris County in Hamilton 73 to 66.
What to bring: not an umbrella. The rain chance is zero in every town on the list. Short sleeves are fine when you find your seat, but pack a hoodie or a light jacket for the second half, especially in Greenville, LaFayette, Valley and Auburn, and take a blanket if you are sitting on metal bleachers. The drive home will be a windows-down one.
| Day | High | Low | Rain | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TONIGHT | — | 59° | 0% | Clear |
| TODAY | 85° | 59° | 0% | Patchy Fog then Sunny |
| SUN | 86° | 57° | 0% | Sunny |
| MON | 88° | 59° | 1% | Sunny |
| TUE | 91° | 62° | 2% | Sunny |
| WED | 92° | 67° | 8% | Sunny |
| THU | 91° | 70° | 27% | Chance Rain Showers |
Written by the CNAW 2 weather desk from CNAW 2 weather desk data. Last updated September 26, 2026 at 1:43 AM Eastern. Covering Columbus and Phenix City, Auburn–Opelika, LaGrange, Eufaula and the rest of the 19-county CNAW viewing area.
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