Kelly/Shorts Stadium weather

    Live weather and kickoff forecast for Kelly/Shorts Stadium at Central Michigan — mild early fall giving way to genuinely cold November MACtion.

    Home team: Central Michigan Chippewas
    Mid-American Conference
    Roof: Open
    Surface: FieldTurf
    Capacity: 30,255
    Field bearing: 0° N

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

    Game-time forecast at Kelly/Shorts Stadium
    Weather lean unlocks 3h before start

    Wyoming Cowboys @ Central Michigan Chippewas — kickoff Sat 1:00 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 Kelly/Shorts Stadium is Wyoming Cowboys at Central Michigan Chippewas, Saturday 19 September at 1:00 pm venue time. Live conditions at the ground are briefly unavailable — the reading refreshes on its own.

    Next match at Kelly/Shorts Stadium: Chippewas v Cowboys

    Central Michigan Chippewas v Wyoming Cowboys weather at Kelly/Shorts Stadium

    Central Michigan Chippewas host Wyoming Cowboys at Kelly/Shorts Stadium on Saturday 19 September at 1:00 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 Kelly/Shorts Stadium plays differently

    Open mid-Michigan plain; cold and wind arrive early in the season here.

    Game-time weather read

    Wyoming Cowboys at Central Michigan Chippewas · Sat 1:00 pm venue time

    Lean unlocks 3 hours before kickoff

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

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    Upcoming games at Kelly/Shorts Stadium

    • Wyoming Cowboys at Central Michigan ChippewasSat, 19 Sept, 1:00 pm venue time
    • Akron Zips at Central Michigan ChippewasSat, 3 Oct, 12:00 am venue time

    Last games at Kelly/Shorts Stadium: conditions vs total

    DateMatchConditionsOur readTotal
    29 Nov 2025Central Michigan Chippewas v Toledo Rockets——24 (3-21)
    12 Nov 2025Central Michigan Chippewas v Buffalo Bulls——57 (38-19)
    25 Oct 2025Central Michigan Chippewas v Massachusetts Minutemen——51 (38-13)
    27 Sept 2025Central Michigan Chippewas v Eastern Michigan Eagles——37 (24-13)
    20 Sept 2025Central Michigan Chippewas v Wagner Seahawks——59 (49-10)

    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.

    Kelly/Shorts Stadium weather FAQs

    About this page

    Kelly/Shorts 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 Kelly/Shorts 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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