No. 4 Alabama hosts No. 2 Georgia on Saturday and the weather looks to be coopoerating. The current forecast calls for a high of 83-degrees in a partly cloudy day with a light wind in the evening and the low of 63-degrees.

In case you haven’t heard, a tropical disturbance that will soon be known as Hurricane Helene has been forming in the Gulf of Mexico, calling into question the weather situation for Saturday’s huge game between Alabama and Georgia.

Francine is expected to make landfall as a hurricane on Wednesday in Louisiana. The storm could bring heavy rain, gusty winds and coastal flooding to Alabama. Above is the severe weather outlook for Wednesday. Rain bands from the storm could generate tornadoes in Alabama both Wednesday and Thursday. Storm Prediction Center

Here's how other meteorological factors, like atmospheric pressure and cold fronts will help steer tropical activity away from the Texas Gulf Coast.

A tropical disturbance is actively strengthening in the Gulf of Mexico as it heads toward the Big Bend and Florida Panhandle region of the coast.