Bobby Dodd Stadium weather

    Live weather and kickoff forecast for Bobby Dodd Stadium at Georgia Tech — the oldest on-campus stadium in FBS, with Atlanta heat and summer storms.

    Home team: Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
    ACC
    Roof: Open
    Surface: Natural Grass
    Capacity: 55,000
    Field bearing: 100° E

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    Game-time forecast at Bobby Dodd Stadium
    Weather lean unlocks 3h before start

    Mercer Bears @ Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets — kickoff Sat 12:00 pm venue time (in 5 days).

    Game is more than 5 days out — forecast not available yet.

    Lean pending: These are the kickoff readings. Weather lean unlocks 3h before start, once the forecast is settled enough to call.

    Lead-time reliability still being measured for COLLEGE

    This is the forecast for kickoff, not the weather right now. Current readings are below.

    The next college football game at Bobby Dodd Stadium is Mercer Bears at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, Saturday 19 September at 12:00 pm venue time. Live conditions at the ground are briefly unavailable — the reading refreshes on its own.

    Next match at Bobby Dodd Stadium: Jackets v Bears

    Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets v Mercer Bears weather at Bobby Dodd Stadium

    Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets host Mercer Bears at Bobby Dodd Stadium on Saturday 19 September at 12:00 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 Bobby Dodd Stadium plays differently

    Urban Atlanta site at 1,050ft ringed by campus towers, producing swirling crosswinds rather than a steady prevailing flow.

    Game-time weather read

    Mercer Bears at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets · Sat 12:00 pm venue time

    Lean unlocks 3 hours before kickoff

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

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    Upcoming games at Bobby Dodd Stadium

    • Mercer Bears at Georgia Tech Yellow JacketsSat, 19 Sept, 12:00 pm venue time
    • Duke Blue Devils at Georgia Tech Yellow JacketsSat, 10 Oct, 12:00 am venue time

    Last games at Bobby Dodd Stadium: conditions vs total

    DateMatchConditionsOur readTotal
    22 Nov 2025Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets v Pittsburgh Panthers——70 (28-42)
    25 Oct 2025Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets v Syracuse Orange——57 (41-16)
    11 Oct 2025Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets v Virginia Tech Hokies——55 (35-20)
    20 Sept 2025Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets v Temple Owls——69 (45-24)
    13 Sept 2025Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets v Clemson Tigers——45 (24-21)

    Rows without conditions are archive results — final scores at this ground. Rows tagged with conditions and our read build up as we grade games here.

    Bobby Dodd Stadium weather FAQs

    About this page

    Bobby Dodd 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 Bobby Dodd Stadium. Every figure is season-adjusted, with sample sizes and t-statistics shown.

    • College Football Wind & Kicking

      Crosswind — resolved against each venue's true field bearing — bends field-goal accuracy. Game totals show no material deviation.

      4,330 games

    • 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

      Rain does not measurably move college football scoring. Wet games sit within a fraction of a point of dry games once each season is accounted for, and the Over rate barely shifts.

      1,441 outdoor games with closing totals, 2016–2025 (211 wet)

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