Your weekly weather report has returned after a mid-season hiatus. It may be mid November but this weekend will feel more like April in Tiger Town. Record pushing highs are forecast for Friday for the RV crowd already in town with lows flirting around 50 overnight. Morning temps for the bright and early tailgaters should be in the high 50’s and quickly moving into the 60’s. The thermometer should be pushing 70 by kickoff but here don’t be surprised to see a cloud or two forming. Thunderstorms are in the forecast for Saturday afternoon with showers probable that evening. With Will currently throwing the ball like he is, let’s pray the rain holds off as long as possible. Have a poncho or at least a pull over handy just in case. Sunday will only be in the mid to low 60’s at best for those hanging around for the weekend as the front stirring up the thunderboomers moves through. With thunderstorms forecast in the skies, lets hope we have some heavy lightning and thunder on the field. We have some lousy stats to compensate for over the past couple weeks and putting a smack down on Chesty Chuck and Co would make this gnome much happier, and keep the office a bit quieter net week as well.

Yep, it’s time for your weekly Gnome Weather report. This is the first official fall weekend and the nip is in the air. For he diehards, expect temps in the 50’s and dew on the grass during the AM hours. Between noon and 1, expect the tailgating crowd to begin picking up while the temps push into the mid 60’s. By 3PM, most of the real fans will be on campus with a high pushing 75.

Sunshine will abound and there may be an occasional breeze to take into consideration for the beer pong pros. Don’t let the moderate temps fool you. The sun can still light you up if you aren’t protected so have your sunscreen or Q10 (for the men) ready. Otherwise prepare to be a racoon. Skin cancer is bad. Don’t be that old guy with it becasue you didn’t listen to your gnome friends. By kickoff the temps will be sliding back into the upper 60’s. However, La Tech will be feeling the heat. They will be facing the 3rd highest scoring O in the nation (41.5 ppg). On the other side of the ball, they will be feeling the heat in the backfield as they haven’t rushed for more than 75 yards in 2 of 3 games. Don’t expect this week to be any different. The ladies may need to consider bringing long sleeves that are accessible at least at the half if not brought into the game at kickoff. I’m sure most everyone will be in long pants for the day either way. By the end of the game expect temperatures to be back around 60 if not down into the upper 50’s. Pleasant for rolling down the window and letting the cool air blow and keep you awake while making the late drive home.

This Gnome Weather report has been brought to you by Beer Pong, offical tailgate sport of The Sporting Gnomes. Stop by the 3E tailgate to find out what real tailgating sports are like. We would alos like to thanks the Weather.com folks who don’t know we jack their pictures for our forecast.

Your weekly weather forecast will be up the Thursday prior to each game, including those on the road, and hopefully by Tuesday for those Thursday game weeks. Hopefully we will have maps as we did last year for most if not all. Your general overview for all points south of the Mason Dixon line and not in the mountains between now and the 2nd:
Hot, damn hot, and humid too, more so the further south you live unless you pick up some direct coastal influence. Those folks have a slightly higher percent chance of rain/thunderstorms. Expect afternoon thunderstorms in the 20-30% range on a daily basis for most.
Due to the high heat and humidity, drink plenty of fluids and apply sunscreen regularly. A solid base tan is recommended for the first two months of the season however over exposure leads to skin cancer for the older tailgaters. Remember that light clothes reflect the light however Orange is always preferable when given the option, especially on Friday’s in the office and on any game day.
If you see someone coming to a boil though they have been consuming plenty of fluid (non-alcoholic) assume preseason fervor has taken hold and apply as many preseason mags and a healthy dose of Shoeless films as possible until kickoff occurs.

Clem here, bringing you the forecast for this weekends games. As seen on the map it will be a hot and steamy 90 degrees in Clemson. We have no idea where Autumn is, but hopefully it will show up soon. Boston has not come down south yet so we hope the weather will play an effect on the Eagles as they are enjoying a nice 70 degrees up there in Boston. I believe that Bowman will probably take the forecast responsibilities in the future weeks, I was just kicking the weekly gamecast off.