This is very normal weather for September, but it can only last so long before things change around here.

Warm, dry days and comfortable nights stick with Alabama through most of the weekend, but some showers will sneak in again soon. Check the video forecast for the latest.SHORT TERM THROUGH THURSDAYThis is normal. The weather you feel outside tonight, early in the morning, and on Thursday is right about what the record books say you should have in Alabama in middle to late September: warm days, pleasant nights, and very little rainfall.It does not change in the short term. Expect more of the same weather through the end of the week. Temperatures climb into the mid-80s Thursday after a nice morning in the 60s.Thursday night high school football looks fantastic: temperatures in the mid-70s with a light east breeze and no threat of rain. Vincent visits B.B. Comer. Greene County is at Winston County. Winfield goes to Midfield, and Jasper is at Wenonah.FRIDAY AND THE WEEKENDThe dry pattern lasts for several more days, but there is at least some potential for rain around here by Sunday.Friday and Saturday look good: warm days (mid-80s), mild nights (upper-60s), and a lot of sunshine.The weather for high school football does not get much better than this. It stays dry and pleasant, with temperatures hovering in the 70s most of the game with a light east wind.The limited chance of a shower in Alabama on Sunday extends from a storm system coming east of the Rockies on Saturday, stirring up a lot of rain and storms over the Plains. It may spur a few showers over northwestern Alabama, in particular on Sunday, but most of us will not get significant rain at all this weekend.COLLEGE FOOTBALLALABAMA vs. OLE MISS (2:30 p.m. at Bryant-Denny Stadium): Expect sunny, warm, and dry weather to open SEC play in Tuscaloosa Saturday with a kickoff temperature in the mid-80s, a light northeast wind, and no threat of storms.AUBURN at TEXAS A&M (11 a.m. in College Station, Texas): It’s going to be hot in Texas this weekend! Kyle Field’s air temperature around kickoff comes in around 86 degrees, with a heat index in the mid-90s. By the time the game is over, the heat index will be close to 100 degrees (air temp in the mid-90s).UAB at GEORGIA (6:30 p.m. CDT/7:30 p.m. EDT in Athens, Georgia): UAB’s trip to Georgia starts with a mostly sunny and breezy afternoon. Temperatures fall from the upper 70s to the upper 60s during the game with a stiff north breeze.JACKSONVILLE STATE vs. EASTERN MICHIGAN (4 p.m. at Burgess-Snow Field): This should be a nice afternoon for football in northeastern Alabama! A fresh north breeze keeps the heat down; expect temperatures around 80 degrees at kickoff.SAMFORD vs. CHATTANOOGA (2 p.m. at Seibert Stadium): It gets warm on Saturday afternoon in Homewood. Expect a high in the mid-80s around kickoff with a northeast breeze. Temperatures drop back toward the upper 70s by the end of the game.INTO NEXT WEEKSome scattered showers develop Sunday, but our best chance of rain comes Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, thanks to a weak upper disturbance passing over the region. It will not have a lot of moisture to work with, so we do not expect heavy, widespread rainfall or intense thunderstorms. This would just be some scattered, occasional showers, generally leaving behind less than a half-inch of total rainfall. A few big 'winners' could get up to one inch of rain in northwestern Alabama.The unsettled, showery weather should keep temperatures in check: highs in the upper 70s and lower 80s with lows in the 60s for most of next week.TROPICAL OUTLOOKHurricane Nigel spins northward across the Atlantic now, but there are two "areas of interest" where tropical storm formation is possible over the next few days. One of those is in the far eastern Atlantic from a tropical wave off the African coast. That one has high potential for development, and it very likely becomes a hurricane as it moves across the Atlantic over the next two weeks.The second area is much closer: just off the South Carolina coastline. An area of low pressure developing offshore could quickly ramp up into a tropical storm as it moves toward North Carolina this weekend.Neither of these potential storms are an immediate threat to the Gulf Coast of Alabama or northwest Florida.Remaining storm names for 2023:OpheliaPhilippeRinaSeanTammyVinceWhitneyCLICK TO SEE THE 7-DAY FORECASTSTAY WEATHER AWARE For the latest Birmingham weather information and central Alabama's certified most accurate forecast, watch WVTM 13 News.Current Weather ConditionsHourly Forecast | 10-Day ForecastInteractive RadarBirmingham SkycamsLive Doppler RadarSign Up For Email Weather AlertsDownload the WVTM 13 AppDon't forget to follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.