Game Day Weather

Submitted by mgoweather on
Sorry I didn't get this up last night - had a few storms roll through and lost power! Thanks to a cold front passing to the southeast, and high pressure building into the Great Lakes region, we'll have comfortable weather and just a few clouds staying with us through the game. Travel weather looks good both today and tomorrow as well.


If you're traveling to South Bend...

Tailgating

There were a couple light showers early on this morning but the main rain is south, with cloud cover decreasing from northwest to southeast over Illinois- it won't be long before it reaches Indiana too. There are a few sprinkles still popping up on the map mid-morning, most of them south of US-30. Starting the day overcast, but more and more of the clouds will break up throughout the day. Temperatures will be in the mid-60s until closer to lunchtime, when we finally break the 70 degree mark. Overall high of 73 degrees, with a north-northwest wind around 8-10mph until early afternoon, when it jumps up to 15mph (this is a little breeze-you'll see leaves and loose paper blow about). It should feel like a great fall tailgate!

Kickoff

68 degrees for the start of the game. Not a whole lot of cloud cover, which will let temps fall at a decent rate throughout the evening. Winds out of the north-northwest at about 8mph (it'll rustle the leaves).

Halftime

You may want the sweatshirt by halftime! Down to 62 degrees with just a few clouds lingering. Winds are very light, just enough to feel it on your skin, at about 3-5mph out of the north.

Post-Game

Clear skies and calm winds leaving the stadium to celebrate! It will be chilly, temps down to 60 degrees and falling to the mid 50s if you plan on being out late. If you're headed home Sunday, you'll need the sunglasses -  sunny skies, light wind, and afternoon highs in the mid 70s (up from the low 60s in the morning).

 

If you're staying home...
Very similar weather, but it'll take a tad longer to get the clear skies. We'll reach the low 70s in A2 with a northwest wind at 10mph before it calms down closer to dinner. 65 degrees at kickoff, dropping to 55 by the end of the game. With clearing skies, if you're out late we'll drop to 50 by the last ride home. Quiet conditions continue into Sunday, with highs in the mid 70s and plenty of sunshine. Let's finish this out with a win!
Christina Burkhart is a meteorologist for ABC in Flint, MI. She grew up in Ann Arbor and associates Saturdays with Michigan football. Go Blue!!

Comments

bluebyyou

September 6th, 2014 at 12:37 PM ^

Mgoweather....look forward to your weather reports again this year. Thanks for posting.

Any chance of an F99 tornado with a narrow funnel showing up and sucking ND's AD into some parallel universe?