Kinnick Stadium weather

    Live weather and game-time forecast for Kinnick Stadium, with a plain-English read on wind, cold and rain for every Iowa home game.

    Home team: Iowa Hawkeyes
    Big Ten
    Roof: Open
    Surface: Natural Grass
    Capacity: 69,250
    Field bearing: 10° N

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

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

    Iowa State Cyclones @ Iowa Hawkeyes — kickoff Sat 6:30 pm venue time (in 4 days).

    Temperature
    75°F
    Wind
    7 mph
    ENE (63°)
    Rain chance
    9%
    Conditions
    Clouds

    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 Kinnick Stadium is Iowa State Cyclones at Iowa Hawkeyes, Saturday 12 September at 6:30 pm venue time. Live conditions at the ground are briefly unavailable — the reading refreshes on its own.

    Next match at Kinnick Stadium: Hawkeyes v Cyclones

    Iowa Hawkeyes v Iowa State Cyclones weather at Kinnick Stadium

    Iowa Hawkeyes host Iowa State Cyclones at Kinnick Stadium on Saturday 12 September at 6:30 pm venue time. Forecast at kickoff: 75°F, wind 7 mph, 9% rain chance.

    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 Kinnick Stadium plays differently

    Open corners funnel prairie wind; sharp late-season temperature drops.

    Stadium Map

    Upcoming games at Kinnick Stadium

    • Iowa State Cyclones at Iowa HawkeyesSat, 12 Sept, 6:30 pm venue time
    • Northern Iowa Panthers at Iowa HawkeyesSat, 19 Sept, 3:00 pm venue time
    • Ohio State Buckeyes at Iowa HawkeyesFri, 2 Oct, 11:00 pm venue time

    Last games at Kinnick Stadium: conditions vs total

    DateMatchConditionsOur readTotal
    22 Nov 2025Iowa Hawkeyes v Michigan State Spartans——37 (20-17)
    8 Nov 2025Iowa Hawkeyes v Oregon Ducks——34 (16-18)
    25 Oct 2025Iowa Hawkeyes v Minnesota Golden Gophers——44 (41-3)
    18 Oct 2025Iowa Hawkeyes v Penn State Nittany Lions——49 (25-24)
    27 Sept 2025Iowa Hawkeyes v Indiana Hoosiers——35 (15-20)

    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.

    Kinnick Stadium weather FAQs

    About this page

    Kinnick 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.

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