Week 8 SEC kickoff weather forecast

Our few weeks of perfect football weather are over.

Showers and even a possible stray thunderstorm could serve as the backdrop for several SEC games in Week 8.

But it could be much worse: Hurricane Patricia, measured as the most powerful Category 5 storm ever recorded, is bearing down on Mexico’s West Coast. So what’s a few rain droplets with which to contend?

The Auburn-Arkansas game kicks off at noon ET — 11 a.m. local time — in Fayetteville, Ark., where fans and players could experience temperatures in the low 60s with some rain showers. Missouri-Vanderbilt and Western Kentucky-LSU also could feature rain, with a chance of scattered thunderstorms near Baton Rouge, La.

Even Bryant-Denny Stadium should feature cloudy skies for Alabama-Tennessee in the “Third Saturday in October” rivalry. (Take note: it’s the fourth Saturday of the month.)

Again, those in the SEC footprint are aware of the devastation a hurricane can cause, and in that perspective, football doesn’t seem as significant. But fans still would like to avoid weather delays, cancellations and premature endings in Week 8 if possible. The conference experienced enough of those early in this season.

Here’s the complete Week 8 weather forecast in the SEC.