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Liverpool's first meeting with Everton falls early this season, coming just four games into the new league campaign. That's if it goes ahead as planned, with new fears emerging following a weather-based delay to last season's reverse fixture.
That game, the last at Goodison Park, was scheduled to take place on December 7. But Storm Darragh put paid to those plans (happily for me, as I happened to be getting married, skilfully doing so without having to miss the match).
Extreme weather is once again forecast in Liverpool this time around, with Anfield in an area that is covered by a Met Office warning. But while Arne Slot might not say no to an unscheduled break after two intense games in quick succession, both of which were settled in stoppage time, the fixture should be able to proceed as long as nothing changes.
As things stand, Liverpool is within a large area covered by a yellow rain warning. That means there is a slight chance of power cuts and loss of other services, as well as a small chance of flooding.
The color of the warning is dictated by a combination of likelihood and impact. In this case, a yellow warning has been issued because of a very low likelihood combined with a medium impact.
It follows that if the likelihood increases before tomorrow's early kick-off, the warning could also be upgraded, which would throw Liverpool vs Everton into a little more doubt. But for now, there is no reason to suspect that the game will be called off.
The Met Office forecast for Liverpool suggests a 70% chance of rain throughout the match, with reasonably light winds of 14-15 miles per hour. Visibility is set to be good.
That's not to say that things won't be tempestuous on the pitch. David Moyes has warned that he will try to prepare his team to fight to the very last minute, following Liverpool's recent habit of extremely late winners.
But as Slot pointed out in his press conference, it won't be the first intense game his players have faced. Even most of the new signings were exposed to Newcastle away, which had a derby feeling to it.
Of course, one player who missed that was Alexander Isak, ironically the cause of all the tension. He might well end up sitting this one out too, with Slot hinting that he will be unlikely to play as much as 45 minutes after his hour against Atletico Madrid.
Should that prove to be the case, then Hugo Ekitike will be tasked with leading the line. He has started his Anfield career strongly, and will be keen to leave his mark now that Isak is competing for his spot.
But Everton is also in fine form. Unusually, this derby goes down as a top-six clash, and a win for the Toffees would temporarily move them into second (behind Liverpool).
Slot name-checked Jack Grealish as someone to watch. On loan from Manchester City, he has looked like a new player.
Yet despite the dangers, Liverpool will be confident it can emerge with a win if it plays to its full potential. That would leave the outlook at Anfield looking extremely sunny.
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