Tennessee football weather report: Mid-80s temp against the Bulldogs

Temperatures are going to be in the mid-80s when the Volunteers take on the Georgia Bulldogs. Here is the weather report from Athens for Saturdays Tennessee football game.

Don’t look now, but the college football season is close to being halfway over. Jeremy Pruitt and the Tennessee football team are playing their fifth game of the 2018 season.

The highest chance of rain is only 35 percent, so we are banking that the game will have near perfect conditions. It will be mostly cloudy with slight chances of rain once the game begins. However, the chances are low and should have little to no impact on the game.

Here is how the weather forecast shakes out for the moment.

12:00 pm – 81 degrees with partly cloudy skies and a 0 percent chance of rain.

1:00 pm – 83 degrees with partly cloudy skies and a 0 percent chance of rain.

2:00 pm – 84 degrees with partly cloudy skies and a 0 percent chance of rain.

Kick off at 3:30 pm – 84 degrees with mostly cloudy skies and a 20 percent chance of rain.

5:00 pm – 83 degrees with mostly cloudy skies and a 25 percent chance of rain.

6:00 pm – 82 degrees with isolated thunderstorms and a 30 percent chance of rain.

7:00 pm – 78 degrees with isolated thunderstorms and a 35 percent chance of rain.

8:00 pm – 75 degrees with mostly cloudy skies and a 20 percent chance of rain.

Fans, if you are heading down to Athens, get there early and enjoy the weather. Hopefully, there are some Georgia fans understand the state of the Tennessee football program and invite you to their tailgate. Or find other members of the big orange nation and take over Athens.

Fortunately, you don’t have to worry about a lightning delay. So, try to have fun and enjoy the beautiful weather before the game because once it starts, you’ll probably be wishing you were back at the tailgate or even in Knoxville.