How cold is Jack Trice Stadium in November?

Late-season kickoffs often sit below freezing, and prairie wind chills can make it feel well into the 20s°F (-4 to -1°C) or lower. Cold, dense air shortens kicks and deep passes.

Is Jack Trice Stadium windy?

Yes. The open prairie offers little obstruction, so northwest fall winds reach the field with full force. Direction matters more than at venues sheltered by terrain.

Does wind change scoring at Jack Trice?

Our CFB wind study found no reliable scoring deviation from wind alone across 4,330 games, so we describe the conditions without attaching an edge claim to any team or total.

Jack Trice Stadium weather

Live weather and game-time forecast for Jack Trice Stadium, with a plain-English read on wind, cold and prairie weather for every Iowa State home game.

Home team: Iowa State Cyclones

Big 12

Roof: Open

Surface: Natural Grass

Capacity: 61,500

Field bearing: 0° N

BETA: Some college football stadium locations may be slightly off. We're continuously improving accuracy.

Game-time forecast at Jack Trice Stadium
Weather lean unlocks 3h before start

Bowling Green Falcons @ Iowa State Cyclones — kickoff Sat 11:00 am venue time (in 7 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 Jack Trice Stadium is Bowling Green Falcons at Iowa State Cyclones, Saturday 19 September at 11:00 am venue time. Live conditions at the ground are briefly unavailable — the reading refreshes on its own.

Next match at Jack Trice Stadium: Cyclones v Falcons

Iowa State Cyclones host Bowling Green Falcons at Jack Trice Stadium on Saturday 19 September at 11:00 am 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 Jack Trice Stadium plays differently

Exposed Iowa prairie site; north-south orientation means the frequent northerly wind runs directly goalpost to goalpost.

Stadium Map

Upcoming games at Jack Trice Stadium

Bowling Green Falcons at Iowa State CyclonesSat, 19 Sept, 11:00 am venue time
Utah Utes at Iowa State CyclonesFri, 25 Sept, 11:00 pm venue time
West Virginia Mountaineers at Iowa State CyclonesFri, 2 Oct, 11:00 pm venue time

Last games at Jack Trice Stadium: conditions vs total

Date	Match	Conditions	Our read	Total
22 Nov 2025	Iowa State Cyclones v Kansas Jayhawks	—	—	52 (38-14)
1 Nov 2025	Iowa State Cyclones v Arizona State Sun Devils	—	—	43 (19-24)
25 Oct 2025	Iowa State Cyclones v BYU Cougars	—	—	68 (27-41)
27 Sept 2025	Iowa State Cyclones v Arizona Wildcats	—	—	53 (39-14)
6 Sept 2025	Iowa State Cyclones v Iowa Hawkeyes	—	—	29 (16-13)

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.