Game Day Weather

Submitted by mgoweather on

Last week we were lucky(?) enough to end up under a good band of lake effect, wind, and brutal cold. It won't be nearly as bad in this game with any of those aspects! High pressure moving across Arkansas to Kentucky will keep the horseshoe dry, but clouds will be slow to move out. At least temps will be close to normal - actually similar to 2014 if you were at that game - and we'll have just a bit of a breeze. Hopefully you've had a wonderful Thanksgiving and Black Friday! Being able to do these forecasts every week is definitely one of the things I'm thankful for & I'm glad so many find it helpful or simply a light-hearted forecast read. Let's dress warmly & get ready to cheer extra loudly for the guys! C'mon blue, you got this!! 

If you're traveling to Columbus... turn around! Just kidding :)

(sorta)

Tailgating

You'll want all those warm layers once again this week, including the gloves for setting up that tent! If you're up early, temps will be in the mid 30s, but a NW wind around 8mph (leaves move in the breeze) will have it feeling like the upper 20s. We'll begin our Saturday with overcast skies. By mid-morning we'll have the sun trying to break through some of the clouds, and attempting to warm us up a bit! Temps will be nearing 40 by then, but a WNW wind at 10mph (leaves and small twigs blow around) will give us a wind chill in the low 30s. It's another good game to have that hot chili before leaving the tent, and a hot drink walking towards the entrance! 

Kickoff

Our game starts at a cool 41 degrees. Anyone wishing they had spiked that hot drink on the way in yet? Winds will be out of the WNW at 10mph, keeping us well-chilled in the mid 30s. The sun will continue to try to come out, but won't have a lot of luck against a solid layer of clouds. 

Halftime

The clouds are still winning out over some brightness, but A for effort sun, you're trying. And if you forgot the little pocket hand warmers last week, well, hopefully you learned for this week haha. We'll hit highs in the afternoon in the low 40s, but thanks to those WNW winds hanging on around 10mph, it'll still feel like the 30s. Yeesh. Anyone else skipping the halftime show for hot chocolate? 

Post-Game

Walking out with mostly cloudy skies - prolly matching the spirits of the buckeye fans after losing. Temperatures will be in the low 40s with a 10mph wind out of the W, making that wind chill sit in the upper 30s. Last time I asked my friends if anyone wanted to go out in Columbus, no hands were raised, but hey to each their own! If you're headed to dinner, evening temps will drop into the upper 30s with a WSW wind at 8mph. We'll have some breaks in the clouds. By the late-night we fall to the low 30s. Winds will become light, to around 5mph, out of the SW - just enough to make it feel like 30 degrees. As that last call shout is yelled to you brave Wolverine fans, expect a temp near 30, a windchill in the upper 20s, & partly cloudy skies. If you traveled, you'll have a few clouds in the morning with light SW winds and temps in the 30s, hitting 40 around lunchtime. 

 

If you're staying in Ann Arbor...

A similar story but just a tad cooler here. After a few spotty showers/wintry mix overnight, Saturday morning will start off dry with cloudy conditions. It'll be chilly with temps in the low 30s - feeling like the mid 20s with a 10mph WNW wind. By gametime we're looking at 40 degrees with plenty of clouds. A W wind will also make it feel like the lower 30s. We could see a few gusts in the mid teens for the afternoon. Things are then pretty quiet for the evening with temps in the mid 30s, mostly cloudy skies, and a W wind around 5-8mph (wind chill low 30s). Sunday will have good travel weather with some sun, highs around 45, and a light S wind. Let's go blue!!

 

Christina Burkhart is the morning meteorologist for ABC in Flint, MI. She grew up in Ann Arbor and associates Saturdays with Michigan football. Go Blue!!

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