Week 13 College Football Weather

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Western Michigan at Northern Illinois carries the highest wind exposure in Week 13, with forecast sustained winds of 16 mph, gusting to 24 mph, at kickoff — above the 15 mph threshold where passing efficiency typically declines. 50 of 64 games this week carry at least one weather alert (extreme temperature, precipitation, elevation, or travel distance >500 miles). For weather-focused bettors, the full table below lets you filter by alert type and conference; conditions favouring under totals tend to cluster when wind exceeds 20 mph or precipitation probability exceeds 50%.

Date Away @ Home Stadium St Weather Temp Wind Gust Rain Humidity Altitude Distance
Nov 19
12:00 AM
Akron @ Bowling Green Doyt L. Perry Stadium OH
Overcast Overcast
13.5°F 9.8 mph 18.8 mph 0% 96% 682 ft 112 mi
Nov 19
12:00 AM
Massachusetts @ Ohio Peden Stadium OH
Freezing fogFreezing fog
4.6°F 3.8 mph 8.1 mph 0% 98% 640 ft 543 mi
Nov 19
12:00 AM
Western Michigan @ Northern Illinois Huskie Stadium IL
Heavy snowHeavy snow
21.7°F 16.1 mph 24.5 mph 100% 94% 896 ft 165 mi
Nov 20
12:00 AM
Central Michigan @ Kent State Dix Stadium OH
Freezing fogFreezing fog
4.2°F 6.0 mph 12.8 mph 0% 99% 1,063 ft 244 mi
Nov 20
12:00 AM
Miami (OH) @ Buffalo UB Stadium NY
Freezing fogFreezing fog
6.2°F 6.0 mph 12.8 mph 0% 97% 600 ft 392 mi
Nov 21
12:30 AM
Louisiana @ Arkansas State Centennial Bank Stadium AR
Clear Clear
24.3°F 7.4 mph 15.4 mph 0% 73% 302 ft 396 mi
Nov 22
1:00 AM
Florida State @ NC State Carter-Finley Stadium NC
Clear Clear
15.6°F 8.5 mph 16.0 mph 0% 88% 410 ft 491 mi
Nov 22
3:30 AM
Hawai'i @ UNLV Allegiant Stadium NV
Clear Clear
51.1°F 1.8 mph 3.6 mph 0% 35% 2,192 ft 2,756 mi
Nov 22
5:00 PM
Tulsa @ Army Michie Stadium NY
MistMist
23.1°F 7.4 mph 11.2 mph 0% 86% 348 ft 1,237 mi
Nov 22
5:00 PM
Minnesota @ Northwestern Wrigley Field IL
Light snow showersLight snow showers
25.7°F 8.7 mph 13.2 mph 0% 90% 607 ft 349 mi
Nov 22
5:00 PM
Samford @ Texas A&M Kyle Field TX
SunnySunny
52.3°F 8.5 mph 14.5 mph 0% 55% 367 ft 593 mi
Nov 22
5:00 PM
Delaware @ Wake Forest Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium NC
MistMist
29.2°F 5.8 mph 8.9 mph 0% 89% 958 ft 346 mi
Nov 22
5:00 PM
Louisville @ SMU Gerald J. Ford Stadium TX
SunnySunny
53.9°F 6.7 mph 11.2 mph 0% 37% 594 ft 722 mi
Nov 22
5:00 PM
Kansas @ Iowa State Jack Trice Stadium IA
SunnySunny
23.1°F 11.6 mph 15.4 mph 0% 66% 915 ft 227 mi
Nov 22
5:00 PM
Rutgers @ Ohio State Ohio Stadium OH
Moderate or heavy snow showersModerate or heavy snow showers
27.6°F 9.4 mph 13.2 mph 100% 91% 719 ft 453 mi
Nov 22
5:00 PM
Missouri @ Oklahoma Memorial Stadium (Norman, OK) OK
SunnySunny
52.9°F 6.7 mph 12.1 mph 0% 43% 1,194 ft 382 mi
Nov 22
5:00 PM
Miami @ Virginia Tech Lane Stadium VA
Partly Cloudy Partly Cloudy
27.0°F 5.8 mph 8.9 mph 0% 78% 2,067 ft 776 mi
Nov 22
5:45 PM
Charlotte @ Georgia Sanford Stadium GA
Partly Cloudy Partly Cloudy
34.4°F 7.6 mph 12.3 mph 0% 59% 715 ft 177 mi
Nov 22
6:00 PM
Washington State @ James Madison Bridgeforth Stadium VA
Partly Cloudy Partly Cloudy
23.0°F 6.5 mph 11.6 mph 0% 79% 1,319 ft 2,013 mi
Nov 22
6:00 PM
Baylor @ Arizona Arizona Stadium AZ
Clear Clear
68.4°F 2.2 mph 3.1 mph 0% 28% 2,438 ft 814 mi
Nov 22
6:00 PM
Old Dominion @ Georgia Southern Allen E. Paulson Stadium GA
Partly Cloudy Partly Cloudy
37.6°F 6.9 mph 13.0 mph 0% 40% 230 ft 439 mi
Nov 22
7:00 PM
Missouri State @ Kennesaw State Fifth Third Stadium GA
Partly Cloudy Partly Cloudy
32.9°F 4.5 mph 9.4 mph 0% 45% 1,096 ft 537 mi
Nov 22
7:00 PM
Ball State @ Toledo Glass Bowl OH
Light snowLight snow
26.5°F 11.6 mph 18.3 mph 100% 94% 610 ft 137 mi
Nov 22
7:00 PM
Eastern Illinois @ Alabama Bryant-Denny Stadium AL
Clear Clear
34.0°F 4.9 mph 10.3 mph 0% 64% 253 ft 434 mi
Nov 22
7:00 PM
Nevada @ Wyoming War Memorial Stadium WY
Clear Clear
32.0°F 6.0 mph 12.5 mph 0% 37% 7,231 ft 760 mi
Nov 22
7:00 PM
Mercer @ Auburn Jordan-Hare Stadium AL
Clear Clear
32.8°F 4.9 mph 10.5 mph 0% 59% 686 ft 108 mi
Nov 22
7:30 PM
Marshall @ App State Kidd Brewer Stadium NC
Light freezing rainLight freezing rain
19.0°F 4.5 mph 9.4 mph 0% 92% 3,301 ft 158 mi
Nov 22
8:00 PM
New Mexico State @ UTEP Sun Bowl TX
Clear Clear
53.5°F 2.7 mph 4.1 mph 0% 35% 3,904 ft 37 mi
Nov 22
8:00 PM
Liberty @ Louisiana Tech Joe Aillet Stadium LA
Clear Clear
38.6°F 5.4 mph 11.2 mph 0% 68% 269 ft 833 mi
Nov 22
8:00 PM
Sam Houston @ Middle Tennessee Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium TN
Overcast Overcast
29.1°F 5.4 mph 11.2 mph 0% 81% 656 ft 638 mi
Nov 22
8:00 PM
South Florida @ UAB Protective Stadium AL
Clear Clear
32.1°F 4.9 mph 10.1 mph 0% 63% 623 ft 460 mi
Nov 22
8:00 PM
UConn @ Florida Atlantic FAU Stadium FL
Overcast Overcast
51.6°F 9.4 mph 12.8 mph 0% 26% 16 ft 1,143 mi
Nov 22
8:30 PM
Duke @ North Carolina Kenan Stadium NC
Freezing fogFreezing fog
27.2°F 4.9 mph 9.4 mph 0% 97% 446 ft 9 mi
Nov 22
8:30 PM
Jacksonville State @ Florida International Pitbull Stadium FL
Overcast Overcast
51.9°F 8.7 mph 13.2 mph 0% 23% 30 ft 643 mi
Nov 22
8:30 PM
Arkansas @ Texas DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium TX
Clear Clear
49.6°F 7.6 mph 13.0 mph 0% 68% 574 ft 449 mi
Nov 22
8:30 PM
USC @ Oregon Autzen Stadium OR
MistMist
42.9°F 0.9 mph 1.8 mph 0% 94% 443 ft 739 mi
Nov 22
8:30 PM
Kentucky @ Vanderbilt FirstBank Stadium TN
Cloudy Cloudy
30.7°F 4.5 mph 9.2 mph 0% 79% 551 ft 182 mi
Nov 22
8:30 PM
Syracuse @ Notre Dame Notre Dame Stadium IN
Light snowLight snow
21.2°F 6.7 mph 11.4 mph 0% 96% 755 ft 525 mi
Nov 22
8:30 PM
Southern Miss @ South Alabama Hancock Whitney Stadium AL
Clear Clear
38.7°F 6.0 mph 12.8 mph 0% 56% 197 ft 80 mi
Nov 22
8:30 PM
East Carolina @ UTSA Alamodome TX
Cloudy Cloudy
49.3°F 6.5 mph 8.9 mph 0% 65% 738 ft 1,301 mi
Nov 22
8:30 PM
Michigan State @ Iowa Kinnick Stadium IA
Clear Clear
18.9°F 9.8 mph 15.4 mph 0% 86% 722 ft 370 mi
Nov 22
8:45 PM
Tulane @ Temple Lincoln Financial Field PA
Overcast Overcast
19.4°F 5.1 mph 10.7 mph 0% 93% 43 ft 1,089 mi
Nov 22
9:00 PM
TCU @ Houston TDECU Stadium TX
Clear Clear
50.5°F 5.4 mph 8.8 mph 0% 56% 52 ft 238 mi
Nov 22
9:00 PM
Kansas State @ Utah Rice-Eccles Stadium UT
Clear Clear
40.9°F 3.1 mph 6.5 mph 0% 37% 4,656 ft 816 mi
Nov 22
9:00 PM
Georgia State @ Troy Veterans Memorial Stadium (AL) AL
Clear Clear
31.4°F 5.6 mph 11.7 mph 0% 59% 548 ft 161 mi
Nov 22
9:00 PM
Oklahoma State @ UCF FBC Mortgage Stadium FL
Clear Clear
40.7°F 4.9 mph 9.8 mph 0% 33% 75 ft 1,061 mi
Nov 22
9:00 PM
Michigan @ Maryland SECU Stadium MD
Partly Cloudy Partly Cloudy
25.7°F 4.9 mph 9.6 mph 0% 93% 148 ft 423 mi
Nov 22
9:15 PM
Coastal Carolina @ South Carolina Williams-Brice Stadium SC
Overcast Overcast
31.4°F 5.8 mph 12.1 mph 0% 89% 243 ft 116 mi
Nov 22
9:30 PM
Furman @ Clemson Memorial Stadium (Clemson, SC) SC
Partly Cloudy Partly Cloudy
28.3°F 7.4 mph 15.4 mph 0% 75% 709 ft 28 mi
Nov 22
10:00 PM
UL Monroe @ Texas State Bobcat Stadium (TX) TX
Cloudy Cloudy
48.1°F 6.9 mph 11.6 mph 0% 71% 600 ft 392 mi
Nov 23
12:00 AM
Nebraska @ Penn State Beaver Stadium PA
Clear Clear
7.9°F 9.8 mph 17.9 mph 0% 89% 1,178 ft 986 mi
Nov 23
12:00 AM
New Mexico @ Air Force Falcon Stadium CO
Clear Clear
33.3°F 5.1 mph 11.0 mph 0% 45% 6,657 ft 288 mi
Nov 23
12:00 AM
Colorado State @ Boise State Albertsons Stadium ID
Overcast Overcast
37.8°F 2.7 mph 5.6 mph 0% 58% 2,723 ft 608 mi
Nov 23
12:00 AM
Pittsburgh @ Georgia Tech Bobby Dodd Stadium GA
Clear Clear
24.4°F 10.7 mph 14.5 mph 0% 56% 951 ft 520 mi
Nov 23
12:30 AM
Illinois @ Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium WI
Moderate snowModerate snow
21.5°F 14.5 mph 21.4 mph 100% 93% 909 ft 214 mi
Nov 23
12:30 AM
California @ Stanford Stanford Stadium CA
Clear Clear
52.8°F 3.1 mph 5.8 mph 0% 75% 46 ft 30 mi
Nov 23
12:30 AM
Tennessee @ Florida Ben Hill Griffin Stadium FL
Clear Clear
29.9°F 4.9 mph 8.9 mph 0% 42% 98 ft 444 mi
Nov 23
12:30 AM
North Texas @ Rice Rice Stadium TX
Clear Clear
38.8°F 3.6 mph 5.6 mph 0% 37% 66 ft 262 mi
Nov 23
12:45 AM
Western Kentucky @ LSU Tiger Stadium (LA) LA
Clear Clear
29.4°F 4.0 mph 7.8 mph 0% 58% 56 ft 528 mi
Nov 23
1:00 AM
Arizona State @ Colorado Folsom Field CO
Partly Cloudy Partly Cloudy
29.8°F 9.6 mph 20.1 mph 0% 31% 5,400 ft 585 mi
Nov 23
1:00 AM
BYU @ Cincinnati Nippert Stadium OH
MistMist
11.3°F 4.9 mph 10.3 mph 0% 95% 778 ft 1,443 mi
Nov 23
3:30 AM
San José State @ San Diego State Snapdragon Stadium CA
Clear Clear
62.0°F 3.1 mph 4.7 mph 0% 64% 89 ft 412 mi
Nov 23
3:30 AM
Utah State @ Fresno State Valley Children's Stadium CA
Clear Clear
54.8°F 3.6 mph 7.4 mph 0% 56% 351 ft 545 mi
Nov 23
3:30 AM
Washington @ UCLA Rose Bowl CA
Partly Cloudy Partly Cloudy
56.2°F 2.7 mph 4.5 mph 0% 52% 810 ft 955 mi

How BlueChip Weather Tracking Works

Blue Chip Analytics pulls hourly forecasts from WeatherAPI.com at each stadium's coordinates for the scheduled kickoff hour. Stadium locations, elevations, and seating capacities come from CollegeFootballData.com (CFBD). Travel distances are calculated as straight-line kilometres from the away team's home venue to the game venue, then converted to miles. Each metric is compared against documented thresholds (wind >15 mph, gusts >20 mph, temperature <32°F or >95°F, precipitation >50%, humidity <20% or >80%, elevation >5,000 ft, distance >500 miles) and flagged in the table. See the full methodology for model details.

How to Use This Weather Table

Use the checkboxes above the table to filter games by alert type — for example, checking "Wind Alert" shows only games with sustained winds above 15 mph. Use the Conference dropdown to narrow by league. Click any column header to sort. Each row links to the individual game page, which carries the full weather breakdown alongside power ratings, home field advantage, and travel context.

When to Skip the Weather Table

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Frequently Asked Questions

How does BlueChip Analytics collect weather data for college football games?

Weather forecasts are sourced from WeatherAPI.com at the stadium's coordinates for the scheduled kickoff hour. Game and venue data — including stadium location, elevation, and team travel distances — come from CollegeFootballData.com (CFBD). Pages are regenerated when new forecast data is available, typically within 48–72 hours of kickoff.

What wind speed is considered a weather alert in college football?

Blue Chip Analytics flags games with sustained winds above 15 mph as a wind alert and gusts above 20 mph as a gust alert. Research shows passing efficiency begins to decline meaningfully above 15 mph; kicking games — field goals and punts — are affected at lower thresholds depending on direction.

Does rain affect college football betting lines?

Games with precipitation probability above 50% are flagged with a rain alert. Heavy rain tends to depress scoring, favouring under totals, and can reduce the effectiveness of pass-heavy offences. The effect is most pronounced when rain coincides with wind above 15 mph. Moderate rain alone has a smaller and less consistent line impact.

Why does stadium elevation matter for college football games?

Stadiums above 5,000 feet — such as venues in Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming — are flagged for elevation. Thinner air reduces aerodynamic drag, which can marginally increase ball-flight distance on kicks and deep passes. Visiting teams unaccustomed to altitude may also experience reduced stamina in the fourth quarter, particularly early in the season.

What does the travel distance alert mean?

A distance alert flags away teams travelling more than 500 miles to the venue. Long travel correlates with minor but measurable performance reductions, especially for West-to-East trips that involve body-clock disadvantage. Blue Chip Analytics calculates straight-line distance from the away team's home stadium to the game venue using venue coordinates from CFBD.

How often is the weather data updated?

Pages are regenerated as part of the weekly data pipeline. Forecasts beyond 72 hours carry wider uncertainty intervals, so the most reliable reads appear in the 48–72-hour window before kickoff. Check back Thursday–Friday each week for the most accurate conditions.

Blue Chip Analytics tracks weather, elevation, and travel distance for every FBS game so you can quickly spot the 50 environmental outliers in Week 13.