Week 3 College Football Weather

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Portland State at Hawai'i carries the highest wind exposure in Week 3, with forecast sustained winds of 14 mph, gusting to 20 mph, at kickoff — above the 15 mph threshold where passing efficiency typically declines. 57 of 70 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
Sep 11
11:30 PM
NC State @ Wake Forest Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium NC
Freezing fogFreezing fog
21.3°F 3.6 mph 7.6 mph 0% 98% 958 ft 89 mi
Sep 12
10:30 PM
Indiana State @ Indiana Memorial Stadium (Bloomington, IN) IN
Light snowLight snow
25.5°F 4.7 mph 8.7 mph 0% 98% 787 ft 49 mi
Sep 12
11:00 PM
Colgate @ Syracuse JMA Wireless Dome NY
Cloudy Cloudy
23.6°F 11.0 mph 16.3 mph 0% 88% 571 ft 34 mi
Sep 12
11:30 PM
Colorado @ Houston TDECU Stadium TX
Clear Clear
48.5°F 4.9 mph 8.3 mph 0% 61% 52 ft 904 mi
Sep 13
1:00 AM
Kansas State @ Arizona Arizona Stadium AZ
Clear Clear
56.3°F 7.4 mph 15.7 mph 0% 34% 2,438 ft 938 mi
Sep 13
2:00 AM
New Mexico @ UCLA Rose Bowl CA
Clear Clear
57.1°F 2.7 mph 4.3 mph 0% 52% 810 ft 660 mi
Sep 13
4:00 PM
Towson @ Maryland SECU Stadium MD
SunnySunny
31.7°F 4.9 mph 7.1 mph 0% 63% 148 ft 33 mi
Sep 13
4:00 PM
Oregon @ Northwestern Lanny and Sharon Martin Stadium IL
Light freezing rainLight freezing rain
27.0°F 10.1 mph 14.3 mph 0% 89% 581 ft 1,783 mi
Sep 13
4:00 PM
Houston Christian @ Nebraska Memorial Stadium (Lincoln, NE) NE
SunnySunny
33.0°F 10.3 mph 13.9 mph 0% 58% 1,204 ft 770 mi
Sep 13
4:00 PM
Memphis @ Troy Veterans Memorial Stadium (AL) AL
SunnySunny
41.9°F 6.9 mph 9.8 mph 0% 34% 548 ft 326 mi
Sep 13
4:00 PM
Oklahoma @ Temple Lincoln Financial Field PA
SunnySunny
26.8°F 7.8 mph 11.3 mph 0% 84% 43 ft 1,261 mi
Sep 13
4:00 PM
Buffalo @ Kent State Dix Stadium OH
Moderate snowModerate snow
25.2°F 13.4 mph 17.9 mph 100% 95% 1,063 ft 183 mi
Sep 13
4:00 PM
Samford @ Baylor McLane Stadium TX
SunnySunny
54.7°F 11.0 mph 14.8 mph 0% 48% 404 ft 616 mi
Sep 13
4:00 PM
William & Mary @ Virginia Scott Stadium VA
Partly Cloudy Partly Cloudy
35.0°F 5.8 mph 8.6 mph 0% 68% 545 ft 112 mi
Sep 13
4:00 PM
Clemson @ Georgia Tech Bobby Dodd Stadium GA
Partly Cloudy Partly Cloudy
38.6°F 5.6 mph 8.7 mph 0% 22% 951 ft 108 mi
Sep 13
4:00 PM
Wisconsin @ Alabama Bryant-Denny Stadium AL
SunnySunny
41.4°F 7.4 mph 10.7 mph 0% 40% 253 ft 688 mi
Sep 13
4:00 PM
Central Michigan @ Michigan Michigan Stadium MI
Light snow showersLight snow showers
27.3°F 13.2 mph 17.9 mph 0% 89% 863 ft 104 mi
Sep 13
4:45 PM
South Alabama @ Auburn Jordan-Hare Stadium AL
SunnySunny
39.6°F 7.8 mph 11.6 mph 0% 37% 686 ft 206 mi
Sep 13
5:00 PM
Louisiana @ Missouri Memorial Stadium IN
Overcast Overcast
32.1°F 8.9 mph 14.3 mph 0% 78% 699 ft 601 mi
Sep 13
6:00 PM
New Hampshire @ Ball State Scheumann Stadium IN
Moderate or heavy snow showersModerate or heavy snow showers
26.6°F 8.9 mph 13.4 mph 100% 96% 951 ft 775 mi
Sep 13
7:00 PM
UConn @ Delaware Delaware Stadium DE
Clear Clear
17.5°F 4.5 mph 9.4 mph 0% 93% 105 ft 219 mi
Sep 13
7:30 PM
Villanova @ Penn State Beaver Stadium PA
Cloudy Cloudy
15.8°F 5.1 mph 10.8 mph 0% 94% 1,178 ft 143 mi
Sep 13
7:30 PM
Morgan State @ Toledo Glass Bowl OH
Light snowLight snow
26.5°F 11.6 mph 18.3 mph 100% 94% 610 ft 403 mi
Sep 13
7:30 PM
Northwestern State @ Cincinnati Nippert Stadium OH
Moderate snowModerate snow
28.4°F 6.7 mph 10.5 mph 100% 97% 778 ft 702 mi
Sep 13
7:30 PM
Norfolk State @ Rutgers SHI Stadium NJ
Clear Clear
19.5°F 6.9 mph 14.6 mph 0% 93% 69 ft 271 mi
Sep 13
7:30 PM
Oregon State @ Texas Tech Jones AT&T Stadium TX
Clear Clear
49.7°F 9.4 mph 18.6 mph 0% 31% 3,228 ft 1,371 mi
Sep 13
7:30 PM
SMU @ Missouri State Plaster Sports Complex MO
Clear Clear
31.6°F 7.4 mph 14.8 mph 0% 86% 1,339 ft 360 mi
Sep 13
7:30 PM
Youngstown State @ Michigan State Spartan Stadium MI
Partly Cloudy Partly Cloudy
23.2°F 11.6 mph 18.3 mph 0% 86% 866 ft 227 mi
Sep 13
7:30 PM
Georgia @ Tennessee Neyland Stadium TN
Cloudy Cloudy
24.4°F 2.9 mph 6.1 mph 0% 81% 899 ft 142 mi
Sep 13
7:30 PM
USC @ Purdue Ross-Ade Stadium IN
Light snow showersLight snow showers
25.4°F 5.8 mph 11.0 mph 100% 98% 663 ft 1,775 mi
Sep 13
7:30 PM
Richmond @ North Carolina Kenan Stadium NC
Freezing fogFreezing fog
27.4°F 4.5 mph 9.4 mph 0% 97% 446 ft 143 mi
Sep 13
7:30 PM
Pittsburgh @ West Virginia Milan Puskar Stadium WV
Overcast Overcast
24.5°F 9.2 mph 15.5 mph 0% 82% 1,079 ft 55 mi
Sep 13
7:30 PM
Washington State @ North Texas DATCU Stadium TX
Clear Clear
49.9°F 8.5 mph 17.9 mph 0% 45% 676 ft 1,406 mi
Sep 13
7:30 PM
Incarnate Word @ UTSA Alamodome TX
Cloudy Cloudy
49.8°F 7.2 mph 9.8 mph 0% 63% 738 ft 4 mi
Sep 13
8:00 PM
Iowa State @ Arkansas State Centennial Bank Stadium AR
Clear Clear
35.2°F 7.6 mph 15.9 mph 0% 80% 302 ft 454 mi
Sep 13
8:15 PM
UTEP @ Texas DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium TX
Clear Clear
49.6°F 7.6 mph 13.0 mph 0% 68% 574 ft 530 mi
Sep 13
8:30 PM
South Florida @ Miami Hard Rock Stadium FL
Overcast Overcast
52.4°F 8.5 mph 11.2 mph 0% 22% 43 ft 197 mi
Sep 13
9:00 PM
Middle Tennessee @ Nevada Mackay Stadium NV
Patchy rain nearbyPatchy rain nearby
39.2°F 6.5 mph 7.6 mph 76% 79% 4,619 ft 1,840 mi
Sep 13
9:00 PM
Liberty @ Bowling Green Doyt L. Perry Stadium OH
Moderate or heavy snow showersModerate or heavy snow showers
24.3°F 10.3 mph 17.0 mph 0% 94% 682 ft 366 mi
Sep 13
10:00 PM
Alcorn State @ Mississippi State Davis Wade Stadium MS
Clear Clear
32.6°F 6.9 mph 14.8 mph 0% 79% 381 ft 175 mi
Sep 13
10:00 PM
Merrimack @ Kennesaw State Fifth Third Stadium GA
Partly Cloudy Partly Cloudy
30.5°F 4.9 mph 10.3 mph 0% 52% 1,096 ft 941 mi
Sep 13
10:00 PM
Monmouth @ Charlotte Jerry Richardson Stadium NC
Freezing fogFreezing fog
25.1°F 2.5 mph 5.2 mph 0% 98% 643 ft 503 mi
Sep 13
10:00 PM
Eastern Kentucky @ Marshall Joan C. Edwards Stadium WV
Moderate snowModerate snow
27.3°F 7.2 mph 11.4 mph 100% 97% 554 ft 112 mi
Sep 13
10:00 PM
Florida Atlantic @ Florida International Pitbull Stadium FL
Overcast Overcast
50.5°F 6.9 mph 10.6 mph 0% 24% 30 ft 46 mi
Sep 13
11:00 PM
Arkansas @ Ole Miss Vaught-Hemingway Stadium MS
Clear Clear
30.9°F 5.6 mph 11.6 mph 0% 86% 472 ft 288 mi
Sep 13
11:00 PM
Prairie View A&M @ Rice Rice Stadium TX
Clear Clear
48.2°F 4.9 mph 8.3 mph 0% 63% 66 ft 44 mi
Sep 13
11:00 PM
Murray State @ Georgia State Center Parc Stadium GA
Partly Cloudy Partly Cloudy
31.6°F 5.6 mph 11.0 mph 0% 49% 978 ft 298 mi
Sep 13
11:00 PM
Old Dominion @ Virginia Tech Lane Stadium VA
Freezing fogFreezing fog
13.1°F 3.8 mph 8.1 mph 0% 97% 2,067 ft 228 mi
Sep 13
11:00 PM
App State @ Southern Miss M. M. Roberts Stadium MS
Clear Clear
31.6°F 5.4 mph 11.4 mph 0% 76% 233 ft 554 mi
Sep 13
11:00 PM
Western Michigan @ Illinois Memorial Stadium (Champaign, IL) IL
Partly Cloudy Partly Cloudy
19.4°F 7.2 mph 13.6 mph 0% 95% 771 ft 204 mi
Sep 13
11:00 PM
Ohio @ Ohio State Ohio Stadium OH
Light snowLight snow
24.8°F 7.4 mph 12.1 mph 0% 95% 719 ft 68 mi
Sep 13
11:00 PM
Jacksonville State @ Georgia Southern Allen E. Paulson Stadium GA
Clear Clear
32.3°F 7.6 mph 15.9 mph 0% 51% 230 ft 251 mi
Sep 13
11:30 PM
Massachusetts @ Iowa Kinnick Stadium IA
Clear Clear
15.4°F 7.4 mph 12.1 mph 0% 92% 722 ft 978 mi
Sep 13
11:30 PM
Eastern Michigan @ Kentucky Kroger Field KY
Light snowLight snow
25.6°F 7.8 mph 13.4 mph 100% 98% 1,004 ft 296 mi
Sep 13
11:30 PM
Texas A&M @ Notre Dame Notre Dame Stadium IN
Light snowLight snow
15.7°F 3.6 mph 7.4 mph 0% 98% 755 ft 949 mi
Sep 13
11:30 PM
East Carolina @ Coastal Carolina Brooks Stadium (SC) SC
Partly Cloudy Partly Cloudy
27.9°F 5.1 mph 10.7 mph 0% 92% 23 ft 156 mi
Sep 13
11:30 PM
Florida @ LSU Tiger Stadium (LA) LA
Clear Clear
38.3°F 5.4 mph 11.4 mph 0% 71% 56 ft 532 mi
Sep 13
11:30 PM
New Mexico State @ Louisiana Tech Joe Aillet Stadium LA
Clear Clear
36.3°F 5.4 mph 11.2 mph 0% 76% 269 ft 823 mi
Sep 13
11:45 PM
Vanderbilt @ South Carolina Williams-Brice Stadium SC
Partly Cloudy Partly Cloudy
29.6°F 6.5 mph 13.6 mph 0% 86% 243 ft 361 mi
Sep 14
12:00 AM
Navy @ Tulsa Chapman Stadium OK
Partly Cloudy Partly Cloudy
30.9°F 13.4 mph 23.4 mph 0% 39% 804 ft 1,083 mi
Sep 14
12:00 AM
Duke @ Tulane Yulman Stadium LA
Partly Cloudy Partly Cloudy
35.4°F 7.2 mph 12.4 mph 0% 55% 16 ft 771 mi
Sep 14
12:00 AM
Utah @ Wyoming War Memorial Stadium WY
Clear Clear
25.1°F 7.2 mph 15.2 mph 0% 62% 7,231 ft 330 mi
Sep 14
12:00 AM
Abilene Christian @ TCU Amon G. Carter Stadium TX
Clear Clear
34.5°F 8.9 mph 16.3 mph 0% 40% 646 ft 138 mi
Sep 14
12:30 AM
Akron @ UAB Protective Stadium AL
Clear Clear
24.0°F 4.5 mph 7.3 mph 0% 63% 623 ft 596 mi
Sep 14
1:45 AM
Air Force @ Utah State Maverik Stadium UT
Clear Clear
31.5°F 4.0 mph 8.5 mph 0% 50% 4,721 ft 414 mi
Sep 14
2:00 AM
Southern @ Fresno State Valley Children's Stadium CA
Clear Clear
56.6°F 3.1 mph 6.0 mph 0% 51% 351 ft 1,695 mi
Sep 14
2:30 AM
Minnesota @ California California Memorial Stadium CA
Patchy light rain in area with thunderPatchy light rain in area with thunder
53.3°F 4.0 mph 6.9 mph 100% 78% 427 ft 1,576 mi
Sep 14
2:30 AM
Texas State @ Arizona State Mountain America Stadium AZ
Clear Clear
61.2°F 4.7 mph 9.9 mph 0% 27% 1,220 ft 860 mi
Sep 14
2:30 AM
Boston College @ Stanford Stanford Stadium CA
Patchy light rain in area with thunderPatchy light rain in area with thunder
51.8°F 3.6 mph 6.3 mph 100% 79% 46 ft 2,691 mi
Sep 14
3:59 AM
Portland State @ Hawai'i Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex HI
Patchy rain nearbyPatchy rain nearby
73.8°F 14.1 mph 20.1 mph 70% 79% 75 ft 2,585 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.

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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 57 environmental outliers in Week 3.