Game Day Weather

Submitted by mgoweather on

Not too bad of a football Saturday! A little windy, but we'll see some sunshine! Low pressure is off to the north in Canada, and after the warm front comes through Michigan overnight Friday, the cold front follows Saturday. It's a dry front, and although the first part of the day will be cloudy, the sun will break through, letting afternoon temps climb into the low 60s. Dress in layers if you'll be out tailgating for this one!

If you're traveling to East Lansing...

Tailgating

Good driving weather if you're up and at 'em early! After a period of clearing, clouds will build back in for the morning on Saturday. There may be a little drizzle here and there as the front passes, but if you do see rain, it won't be much. A bit chilly, with temps about 50 degrees and a southwesterly wind at 10 mph (small leaves and twigs blow about). The wind will turn more westerly throughout the morning, and pick up too. By mid-morning, we're up to the mid 50s with a lot of clouds still hanging with us. Around lunchtime, those clouds will go away and we'll see plenty of sunshine - so don't forget to grab those sunglasses before you head out to the tailgate! The clearing skies will let us warm up near 60 for the early afternoon. Winds will go up too though - staying out the west at a steady 15mph and gusting into the low 20s (small branches may sway, plastic garbage cans may tip over).

Kickoff

Some sun for the kickoff, with more and more of it throughout the first half. 63 degrees - and we'll hang on to that for the first quarter. Winds are still up at a steady 15/16mph with gusts in the low 20s, out of the west.

Halftime

Still a great afternoon for us at the halfway point! Dropping just a tad to 62 degrees, with lots of blue skies. We'll keep the mostly clear skies through the end of the game, but even through the 4th quarter we'll stay relatively mild. The wind starts to ever so slowly become lighter - down to a steady 14mph, and we lose the gusts, staying out of the west.

Post-Game

If you're headed out to celebrate in the EL, you may want the extra layer. Clear skies have the temps falling into the mid 50s by the time you're leaving the game and grabbing dinner, and the low 50s in the late night. Staying out for last call? You'll definitely want the sweatshirt! Temperatures will fall into the mid 40s, but with a west wind staying at about 10mph, we'll add in a wind chill to make it feel like the upper 30s! Sunday will bring blue skies and highs of 60 degrees and west winds at about 10mph. Weather will be very similar in Ann Arbor, with the clouds taking a little longer to depart Saturday before sunshine, windy, and highs near 65. C'mon home Paul Bunyan!

 

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

alum96

October 25th, 2014 at 2:57 AM ^

(small branches may sway, plastic garbage cans may tip over).

But couches will remain anchored?  That *is* the most important thing in that city.