Starkville is usually winding down and bundling up for the winter by this point of the Mississippi State football season. However, this year had other plans as we have remained in short-sleeve weather into November. With this in mind, hunters have been staying home due to the warmth and deer wanting to bed down more. This is not the hunting article, but simply a backstory for the forecast.
Now onto the actual forecasting part of the article. Old Man Winter has been sleeping in for this year. It’s been unusually warm and dry across the state. Add in pretty much a statewide burn ban, and you have the makings of the worst tailgating conditions ever.