Week 12 College Football Weather

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Troy at Old Dominion carries the highest wind exposure in Week 12, with forecast sustained winds of 17 mph, gusting to 27 mph, at kickoff — above the 15 mph threshold where passing efficiency typically declines. 53 of 59 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%. Forecast data as of .

Date Away @ Home Stadium St Weather Temp Wind Gust Rain Humidity Altitude Distance
Nov 12
12:30 AM
Kent State @ Akron InfoCision Stadium OH
Freezing fogFreezing fog
3.5°F 5.6 mph 11.9 mph 0% 99% 1,047 ft 11 mi
Nov 12
1:00 AM
Ohio @ Western Michigan Waldo Stadium MI
CloudyCloudy
18.7°F 13.4 mph 21.3 mph 0% 86% 807 ft 275 mi
Nov 13
12:00 AM
Northern Illinois @ Massachusetts McGuirk Stadium MA
ClearClear
2.0°F 6.7 mph 14.3 mph 0% 89% 157 ft 833 mi
Nov 13
12:00 AM
Toledo @ Miami (OH) Yager Stadium OH
Freezing fogFreezing fog
12.5°F 6.9 mph 13.9 mph 0% 97% 797 ft 159 mi
Nov 13
12:00 AM
Buffalo @ Central Michigan Kelly/Shorts Stadium MI
CloudyCloudy
20.7°F 13.0 mph 20.4 mph 0% 91% 807 ft 305 mi
Nov 14
12:30 AM
Troy @ Old Dominion Ballard Stadium VA
ClearClear
21.7°F 17.0 mph 27.3 mph 0% 77% 13 ft 653 mi
Nov 15
12:30 AM
Clemson @ Louisville L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium KY
MistMist
17.6°F 4.3 mph 7.8 mph 0% 95% 466 ft 292 mi
Nov 15
2:00 AM
Minnesota @ Oregon Autzen Stadium OR
Partly CloudyPartly Cloudy
41.3°F 0.7 mph 1.3 mph 0% 97% 443 ft 1,467 mi
Nov 15
5:00 PM
Notre Dame @ Pittsburgh Acrisure Stadium PA
Light snowLight snow
26.4°F 10.1 mph 14.1 mph 0% 84% 719 ft 336 mi
Nov 15
5:00 PM
Air Force @ UConn Pratt & Whitney Stadium CT
Freezing fogFreezing fog
22.2°F 6.0 mph 9.6 mph 0% 89% 46 ft 1,701 mi
Nov 15
5:00 PM
South Florida @ Navy Navy-Marine Corps Stadium MD
SunnySunny
30.6°F 7.4 mph 12.5 mph 0% 75% 39 ft 834 mi
Nov 15
5:00 PM
Eastern Michigan @ Ball State Scheumann Stadium IN
Moderate snowModerate snow
27.3°F 10.3 mph 14.5 mph 100% 95% 951 ft 168 mi
Nov 15
5:00 PM
Michigan @ Northwestern Wrigley Field IL
Light snow showersLight snow showers
25.7°F 8.7 mph 13.2 mph 0% 90% 607 ft 202 mi
Nov 15
5:00 PM
Arizona @ Cincinnati Nippert Stadium OH
Moderate snowModerate snow
30.0°F 8.7 mph 11.6 mph 100% 88% 778 ft 1,555 mi
Nov 15
5:00 PM
Kansas State @ Oklahoma State Boone Pickens Stadium OK
SunnySunny
49.5°F 6.0 mph 11.4 mph 0% 54% 965 ft 214 mi
Nov 15
5:00 PM
South Carolina @ Texas A&M Kyle Field TX
SunnySunny
52.3°F 8.5 mph 14.5 mph 0% 55% 367 ft 925 mi
Nov 15
5:00 PM
UTSA @ Charlotte Jerry Richardson Stadium NC
MistMist
31.5°F 6.0 mph 9.6 mph 0% 91% 643 ft 1,112 mi
Nov 15
5:00 PM
Wisconsin @ Indiana Memorial Stadium IN
Moderate snowModerate snow
29.2°F 8.3 mph 11.9 mph 100% 93% 787 ft 308 mi
Nov 15
5:45 PM
Arkansas @ LSU Tiger Stadium LA
SunnySunny
44.8°F 5.4 mph 9.2 mph 0% 45% 56 ft 427 mi
Nov 15
6:00 PM
West Virginia @ Arizona State Mountain America Stadium AZ
ClearClear
70.1°F 3.4 mph 4.9 mph 0% 26% 1,220 ft 1,820 mi
Nov 15
6:00 PM
Oregon State @ Tulsa Chapman Stadium OK
ClearClear
43.4°F 4.0 mph 8.5 mph 0% 63% 804 ft 1,546 mi
Nov 15
6:30 PM
Tennessee Tech @ Kentucky Kroger Field KY
Light snow showersLight snow showers
27.8°F 12.3 mph 18.8 mph 100% 93% 1,004 ft 139 mi
Nov 15
7:00 PM
Marshall @ Georgia State Center Parc Stadium GA
Partly CloudyPartly Cloudy
34.0°F 4.9 mph 10.3 mph 0% 38% 978 ft 342 mi
Nov 15
7:00 PM
North Texas @ UAB Protective Stadium AL
ClearClear
33.1°F 4.7 mph 10.1 mph 0% 59% 623 ft 599 mi
Nov 15
8:00 PM
UTEP @ Missouri State Plaster Stadium MO
ClearClear
30.0°F 6.5 mph 13.2 mph 0% 88% 1,339 ft 841 mi
Nov 15
8:00 PM
Colorado State @ New Mexico University Stadium NM
Partly CloudyPartly Cloudy
43.3°F 4.3 mph 8.9 mph 0% 38% 5,121 ft 389 mi
Nov 15
8:30 PM
Middle Tennessee @ Western Kentucky L.T. Smith Stadium KY
OvercastOvercast
27.9°F 3.4 mph 7.2 mph 0% 94% 495 ft 78 mi
Nov 15
8:30 PM
San José State @ Nevada Mackay Stadium NV
Patchy rain nearbyPatchy rain nearby
39.8°F 6.0 mph 6.9 mph 100% 78% 4,619 ft 190 mi
Nov 15
8:30 PM
South Alabama @ UL Monroe Malone Stadium LA
ClearClear
39.8°F 7.4 mph 15.4 mph 0% 64% 92 ft 261 mi
Nov 15
8:30 PM
NC State @ Miami Hard Rock Stadium FL
OvercastOvercast
52.4°F 8.5 mph 11.2 mph 0% 22% 43 ft 684 mi
Nov 15
8:30 PM
Iowa @ USC Coliseum CA
ClearClear
60.2°F 7.2 mph 9.4 mph 0% 58% 177 ft 1,547 mi
Nov 15
8:30 PM
Texas State @ Southern Miss Roberts Stadium MS
ClearClear
34.1°F 5.4 mph 11.2 mph 0% 68% 233 ft 521 mi
Nov 15
8:30 PM
Oklahoma @ Alabama Bryant-Denny Stadium AL
ClearClear
32.6°F 4.9 mph 10.3 mph 0% 69% 253 ft 583 mi
Nov 15
8:30 PM
App State @ James Madison Bridgeforth Stadium VA
Partly CloudyPartly Cloudy
18.5°F 5.6 mph 11.6 mph 0% 88% 1,319 ft 218 mi
Nov 15
8:30 PM
Georgia Tech @ Boston College Alumni Stadium MA
Partly CloudyPartly Cloudy
20.7°F 6.5 mph 13.2 mph 0% 90% 164 ft 930 mi
Nov 15
8:30 PM
Penn State @ Michigan State Spartan Stadium MI
Partly CloudyPartly Cloudy
20.9°F 11.4 mph 18.8 mph 0% 88% 866 ft 367 mi
Nov 15
8:30 PM
UCF @ Texas Tech Jones AT&T Stadium TX
ClearClear
47.2°F 9.4 mph 19.5 mph 0% 34% 3,228 ft 1,271 mi
Nov 15
8:30 PM
Maryland @ Illinois Memorial Stadium IL
Light snowLight snow
25.7°F 8.9 mph 14.5 mph 0% 93% 771 ft 607 mi
Nov 15
8:30 PM
Virginia @ Duke Wallace Wade Stadium NC
Freezing fogFreezing fog
27.2°F 4.9 mph 9.6 mph 0% 97% 384 ft 142 mi
Nov 15
9:00 PM
Florida Atlantic @ Tulane Yulman Stadium LA
ClearClear
44.4°F 6.7 mph 12.4 mph 0% 48% 16 ft 658 mi
Nov 15
9:00 PM
Memphis @ East Carolina Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium NC
MistMist
22.4°F 7.2 mph 15.2 mph 0% 95% 62 ft 713 mi
Nov 15
9:15 PM
New Mexico State @ Tennessee Neyland Stadium TN
CloudyCloudy
23.3°F 3.8 mph 8.1 mph 0% 80% 899 ft 1,329 mi
Nov 15
9:30 PM
North Carolina @ Wake Forest Allegacy Stadium NC
MistMist
25.4°F 3.8 mph 7.8 mph 0% 97% 958 ft 69 mi
Nov 15
10:00 PM
Liberty @ Florida International Pitbull Stadium FL
OvercastOvercast
50.5°F 6.9 mph 10.6 mph 0% 24% 30 ft 803 mi
Nov 15
11:00 PM
Coastal Carolina @ Georgia Southern Paulson Stadium GA
ClearClear
32.3°F 7.6 mph 15.9 mph 0% 51% 230 ft 187 mi
Nov 16
12:00 AM
Utah @ Baylor McLane Stadium TX
ClearClear
31.7°F 8.1 mph 16.9 mph 0% 44% 404 ft 1,037 mi
Nov 16
12:00 AM
Delaware @ Sam Houston BBVA Compass Stadium TX
ClearClear
39.4°F 3.8 mph 5.8 mph 0% 36% 56 ft 1,304 mi
Nov 16
12:00 AM
Purdue @ Washington Husky Stadium TX
Partly CloudyPartly Cloudy
44.8°F 0.7 mph 1.6 mph 0% 81% 69 ft 1,814 mi
Nov 16
12:00 AM
Utah State @ UNLV Allegiant Stadium NV
ClearClear
52.5°F 1.6 mph 3.1 mph 0% 33% 2,192 ft 431 mi
Nov 16
12:00 AM
Florida @ Ole Miss Vaught-Hemingway Stadium MS
CloudyCloudy
22.8°F 3.1 mph 6.4 mph 0% 69% 472 ft 532 mi
Nov 16
12:30 AM
UCLA @ Ohio State Ohio Stadium OH
ClearClear
11.0°F 4.7 mph 9.8 mph 0% 95% 719 ft 1,970 mi
Nov 16
12:30 AM
Texas @ Georgia Sanford Stadium GA
ClearClear
15.7°F 4.7 mph 9.8 mph 0% 91% 715 ft 878 mi
Nov 16
12:30 AM
Virginia Tech @ Florida State Doak Campbell Stadium FL
ClearClear
27.9°F 5.6 mph 9.8 mph 0% 46% 95 ft 518 mi
Nov 16
12:45 AM
Mississippi State @ Missouri Memorial Stadium IN
CloudyCloudy
25.1°F 13.0 mph 21.9 mph 0% 75% 699 ft 426 mi
Nov 16
1:00 AM
Kennesaw State @ Jacksonville State AmFirst Stadium AL
ClearClear
17.5°F 2.2 mph 4.7 mph 0% 80% 640 ft 68 mi
Nov 16
3:00 AM
Louisiana Tech @ Washington State Gesa Field WA
ClearClear
36.5°F 3.6 mph 7.6 mph 0% 85% 2,546 ft 1,622 mi
Nov 16
3:15 AM
TCU @ BYU LaVell Edwards Stadium UT
ClearClear
35.7°F 4.0 mph 8.3 mph 0% 44% 4,678 ft 949 mi
Nov 16
3:30 AM
Boise State @ San Diego State Snapdragon Stadium CA
ClearClear
62.0°F 3.1 mph 4.7 mph 0% 64% 89 ft 748 mi
Nov 16
3:30 AM
Wyoming @ Fresno State Valley Children's Stadium CA
ClearClear
54.8°F 3.6 mph 7.4 mph 0% 56% 351 ft 822 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 53 environmental outliers in Week 12.