Friday night will feel like early fall for the first time in months
What will Friday night football weather be like
Friday night will be mostly sunny and cool, with temperatures dropping to around 63 degrees at kick-off and less than a 1 percent chance of rain.
Forecast air temperature across the Southeast. Map: CNAW 2, built from NOAA data on a USGS base.
If you have been waiting for football weather, Friday is the night. A cold front slides through Wednesday, and by Friday the air behind it will have turned genuinely crisp. Expect mostly sunny skies and a high near 86, but what matters is the evening: at kick-off time, temperatures will be around 63 degrees with almost no chance of rain.
That is a sharp change from the heat that has been running all month. The viewing area has seen 95 days at 90 degrees or above so far this year, with 37 of those hitting 95 or hotter. The current run of ten consecutive 90-degree days ends Wednesday. From Friday through Sunday, overnight lows will stay in the low 60s, and the rain chance will be near zero across all three nights.
Bring a light jacket to the stands if you are sitting through the fourth quarter.
Right now in Columbus, Georgia
85°Temperature
72°Dew point
65%Humidity
6 mphWind — east
29.95"Pressure
The next seven days
Day
High
Low
Rain
Conditions
TODAY
94°
71°
30%
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
WED
91°
69°
20%
Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
THU
84°
63°
4%
Partly Sunny
FRI
86°
63°
0%
Sunny
SAT
87°
61°
0%
Sunny
SUN
87°
61°
1%
Sunny
MON
89°
62°
6%
Mostly Sunny
Written by the CNAW 2 weather desk from CNAW 2 weather desk data. Last updated September 22, 2026 at 2:25 PM Eastern. Covering Columbus and Phenix City, Auburn–Opelika, LaGrange, Eufaula and the rest of the 19-county CNAW viewing area.
