Notre Dame Stadium weather

    Live weather and game-time forecast for Notre Dame Stadium, with a plain-English read on wind, cold and lake-effect rain for every Fighting Irish home game.

    Home team: Notre Dame Fighting Irish
    Independent
    Roof: Open
    Surface: Natural Grass
    Capacity: 77,622
    Field bearing: 0° N

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

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

    Rice Owls @ Notre Dame Fighting Irish — kickoff Sat 3:30 pm venue time (in 4 days).

    Temperature
    81°F
    Wind
    7 mph
    SW (221°)
    Rain chance
    26%
    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 Notre Dame Stadium is Rice Owls at Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Saturday 12 September at 3:30 pm venue time. Live conditions at the ground are briefly unavailable — the reading refreshes on its own.

    Next match at Notre Dame Stadium: Irish v Owls

    Notre Dame Fighting Irish v Rice Owls weather at Notre Dame Stadium

    Notre Dame Fighting Irish host Rice Owls at Notre Dame Stadium on Saturday 12 September at 3:30 pm venue time. Forecast at kickoff: 81°F, wind 7 mph, 26% 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 Notre Dame Stadium plays differently

    Lake-effect cloud and late-season cold; high bowl walls damp surface wind.

    Stadium Map

    Upcoming games at Notre Dame Stadium

    • Rice Owls at Notre Dame Fighting IrishSat, 12 Sept, 3:30 pm venue time
    • Michigan State Spartans at Notre Dame Fighting IrishSat, 19 Sept, 7:30 pm venue time

    Last games at Notre Dame Stadium: conditions vs total

    DateMatchConditionsOur readTotal
    22 Nov 2025Notre Dame Fighting Irish v Syracuse Orange——77 (70-7)
    8 Nov 2025Notre Dame Fighting Irish v Navy Midshipmen——59 (49-10)
    18 Oct 2025Notre Dame Fighting Irish v USC Trojans——58 (34-24)
    11 Oct 2025Notre Dame Fighting Irish v NC State Wolfpack——43 (36-7)
    4 Oct 2025Notre Dame Fighting Irish v Boise State Broncos——35 (28-7)

    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.

    Notre Dame Stadium weather FAQs

    About this page

    Notre Dame 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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