Arizona Stadium weather

    Live weather and kickoff forecast for Arizona Stadium in Tucson, where early-season desert heat and monsoon storms define September football.

    Home team: Arizona Wildcats
    Pac-12
    Roof: Open
    Surface: Natural Grass
    Capacity: 56,037
    Field bearing: 0° N

    Game-time forecast at Arizona Stadium
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    TCU Horned Frogs @ Arizona Wildcats — kickoff Fri 8:15 pm venue time (in 9 days).

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    The next college football game at Arizona Stadium is TCU Horned Frogs at Arizona Wildcats, Friday 6 November at 8:15 pm venue time. Live conditions at the ground are briefly unavailable — the reading refreshes on its own.

    Next match at Arizona Stadium: Wildcats v Frogs

    Arizona Wildcats v TCU Horned Frogs weather at Arizona Stadium

    Arizona Wildcats host TCU Horned Frogs at Arizona Stadium on Friday 6 November at 8:15 pm venue time.

    Live stadium conditions

    Live conditions are not available right now. They refresh automatically when the station responds.

    Live readings are context only. The game-time read uses the forecast at kickoff.

    Why Arizona Stadium plays differently

    Sonoran desert at 2,430ft; heat and dry air dominate, with monsoon storms possible in September.

    Game-time weather read

    TCU Horned Frogs at Arizona Wildcats · Fri 8:15 pm venue time

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    Nothing is published earlier than that. The forecast for kickoff at Arizona Stadium is not settled enough further out to be worth reading.

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    Upcoming games at Arizona Stadium

    • TCU Horned Frogs at Arizona WildcatsFri, 6 Nov, 8:15 pm venue time
    • Utah Utes at Arizona WildcatsFri, 13 Nov, 10:00 pm venue time
    • Arizona State Sun Devils at Arizona WildcatsFri, 27 Nov, 10:00 pm venue time

    Last games at Arizona Stadium: conditions vs total

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    Arizona Stadium weather FAQs

    September kickoffs regularly exceed 100°F (38°C). Hydration and shade matter more than anything else early in the season.

    They can in August and September — monsoon cells bring sudden downpours and lightning delays, though they usually pass quickly.

    Superb — November games are typically dry, sunny and in the 70s°F (low 20s°C).

    About this page

    Arizona Stadium weather is updated live and produces a game-time forecast read for every home game. The page uses one permanent URL for the venue; match-up details rotate as the schedule changes, so search results always point to current conditions. Our own study of 4,330 college football games found wind alone showed no material scoring deviation, so we keep these reads descriptive — conditions and context, not exaggerated edge claims.

    What the research says

    The published studies behind the read on this page at Arizona Stadium. Every figure is season-adjusted, with sample sizes and t-statistics shown.

    • College Football Domes vs the Market

      Indoor college football games finished 0.4 points below the closing total (102 Overs, 139 Unders, n=244, t=-0.45): statistically flat, unlike the NFL's +2.2. Campus domes were +0.2 (t=0.19).

      7,182 college football games 2016–2025; 246 indoor, 244 with closing totals

    • Windiest College Football Stadiums

      Huskie Stadium (Northern Illinois) is the windiest FBS venue at 10.7 mph average kickoff wind across 54 games since 2016, with 16.7% of games at 15+ mph; BYU's LaVell Edwards Stadium is the calmest at 3.4 mph. Wind lowers scoring: 15-20 mph games scored -4.0 points vs calm (t=-3.34).

      7,249 outdoor games at 122 venues, 2016-2025; 114 venues ranked with 40+ games

    • Highest-Elevation College Football Stadiums

      Wyoming's War Memorial Stadium is the highest FBS venue at 7,205 feet, with Air Force's Falcon Stadium second at 6,726; nine college venues sit higher than Denver's Mile High. At 5,000 feet air is about 15% thinner, so kicks carry further and evenings cool about 3.5°F per 1,000 feet.

      Elevations at venue coordinates for all FBS stadiums, snapshot 2026-10-10

    • Coldest College Football Stadiums

      Minnesota's Huntington Bank Stadium is the coldest FBS venue (54.9°F avg kickoff, 66 games). Freezing games (<=32°F) score 6.2 points less than mild games (Welch t=-3.85, p=0.0002) but finish only 0.9 points under the closing total.

      7,249 outdoor FBS games with ERA5 kickoff temperatures, 2016-2025

    • How Rain Affects College Football Games

      Across 7,072 outdoor FBS games since 2016, light rain changed scoring by half a point; heavy rain (2.5 mm+) cut about 5.1 points (71 games, t=-2.81).

      7,072 outdoor FBS games with closing totals, 2016-2025

    • College Football Wind, Scoring & Kicking

      Wind lowers college scoring: 10-15 mph costs 1.3 points (t=-2.28) and 15-20 mph costs 4.0 points (t=-3.34), season-adjusted against a calm control. Strong-wind games lean under at 55.6%, a marginal edge that does not clear our confidence threshold.

      7,072 outdoor games with closing totals, 2016-2025

    • College Football Heat & Humidity Shock

      Do cool-climate teams underperform when they travel into hot, humid Southern venues in August and September? Graded against closing lines, with control games alongside.

      Ten seasons of Aug–Sept road games

    • College Football Extreme Heat & Totals

      A widely repeated claim says non-conference games go Over about 59% of the time at 85–106°F. Our data: 52.8% against a 49.1% control — no meaningful edge.

      Ten seasons of kickoff-hour temperatures graded against closing totals

    • College Football Rain & Totals

      Light rain does nothing to college football scoring, but games with 2.5 mm or more of game-window rain score about 5 points below dry games and finish roughly 4 points under the closing total. The working explanation is that totals move too slowly once a reliable heavy-rain forecast firms up, not that the market ignores rain.

      About 7,070 outdoor games with closing totals, 2016–2025 (960 wet, 71 heavy)

    • College Football Temperature & Scoring

      Below freezing, dry outdoor college games score 5.2 points fewer than mild-weather games (t = -3.08). Merely cold, 32-49F, is worth nothing (-0.8, t = -1.19). Heat adds a little: 85F and above is +1.8 points (t = 2.40), with an overall gradient of about +0.6 points per 10F. No temperature band beats the closing total.

      6,593 dry outdoor games with closing totals, 2016-2025, season-adjusted against a 50-69F control

    • Hottest College Football Stadiums

      Arizona State's Mountain America Stadium is the hottest FBS venue at 85.5°F average kickoff temperature — nearly 6°F clear of second place. Games at 95°F+ average 59.5 points vs 55.6 in mild weather: heat does not suppress scoring (not significant, p ≈ 0.11), and the market prices it roughly right (+1.6 vs closing total, p ≈ 0.46).

      7,249 outdoor regular-season FBS games (2016–2025); 117 venues with 40+ games; 60 games at 95°F+

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