Conditions should be ideal for early November for tailgating and football as East Carolina hosts Charlotte on Saturday at 3 p.m. (ESPN+). The forecast is calling for 74 degrees at kickoff with 56 percent humidity and wind at three miles per hour from the west. By the conclusion of the American Conference contest, the mercury will drop to 64 degrees and the humidity will increase to 75 percent with the wind shifting to one mph from the south. Mostly clear skies are expected throughout with a zero percent chance of rain. Sunset is at 5:09 p.m. so the lights will be on at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium as the Pirates finish a bid for bowl eligibility.