James Spann: Dry days, mild afternoons ahead for Alabama – Alabama Ne…

DRY AIR ROLLING IN: The sky is mostly sunny across Alabama this afternoon with temperatures in the 70s. A new surge of dry air continues to roll into the state, and tonight will be clear with lows between 45 and 55 degrees.

THE ALABAMA WEEKEND: Expect sunny, mild days and fair, pleasant nights. The high will be between 75 and 80 degrees for most places on Saturday, followed by low to mid 70s Sunday.

NEXT WEEK: We need rain badly across Alabama, but we won’t get any through the week as dry conditions continue. Highs will be mostly in the 70s, with lows in the 50s. It still looks like we will have to wait until early November before we see the next meaningful rain.FOOTBALL WEATHER: For the high school games tonight, we expect a clear sky with temperatures falling from near 65 at kickoff into the upper 50s by the final whistle.

Saturday, UAB will host Memphis at Protective Stadium in downtown Birmingham (11 a.m. kickoff). The sky will be sunny with temperatures rising from near 72…