Minute Maid Park weather

    Conditions at Minute Maid Park, where the roof is open so rarely that Houston baseball is effectively indoor baseball.

    Roof: Retractable
    Surface: Grass
    Elevation: 22 m
    Field bearing: 67.5° ENE

    Game-time forecast at Minute Maid Park
    Weather lean unlocks 24h before first pitch

    Kansas City Royals @ Houston Astros — first pitch Tue 7:10 pm venue time (in 2 days).

    This park has a retractable roof and the open/closed call has not been reported yet. The readings below are the outside forecast; if the roof closes, conditions inside are controlled.

    Temperature
    88°F
    Wind
    8 mph
    SE (142°)
    Rain chance
    36%
    Conditions
    Clear

    Lean pending: These are the first pitch readings. Weather lean unlocks 24h before first pitch, once the forecast is settled enough to call.

    Lead-time reliability still being measured for MLB

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

    The next MLB game at Minute Maid Park is Kansas City Royals at Houston Astros, Tuesday 15 September at 7:10 pm venue time. Live conditions at the ground are briefly unavailable — the reading refreshes on its own.

    Next match at Minute Maid Park: Astros v Royals

    Houston Astros v Kansas City Royals weather at Minute Maid Park

    Houston Astros host Kansas City Royals at Minute Maid Park on Tuesday 15 September at 7:10 pm venue time. Forecast at first bounce: 88°F, wind 8 mph, 36% rain chance.

    Live ballpark conditions

    Live conditions are not available right now. They refresh automatically when the station responds.

    Live readings are context only. The AI analysis and lean use the forecast at first pitch.

    Why Minute Maid Park plays differently

    Roof shut for most of the humid Gulf summer; open-roof games bring heavy moist air and a short left field porch that plays hot with any south wind.

    Game-time weather read

    Kansas City Royals at Houston Astros · Tue 7:10 pm venue time

    Lean unlocks 24 hours before first pitch

    Nothing is published earlier than that. The forecast for first pitch at Minute Maid Park is not settled enough further out to be worth reading.

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    Upcoming games at Minute Maid Park

    • Kansas City Royals at Houston AstrosTue, 15 Sept, 7:10 pm venue time
    • Kansas City Royals at Houston AstrosWed, 16 Sept, 7:10 pm venue time
    • Kansas City Royals at Houston AstrosThu, 17 Sept, 6:15 pm venue time
    • Atlanta Braves at Houston AstrosFri, 18 Sept, 7:10 pm venue time
    • Atlanta Braves at Houston AstrosSat, 19 Sept, 6:10 pm venue time

    Scoring baseline at Minute Maid Park

    Reading the venue history…

    Last games at Minute Maid Park: conditions vs total

    DateMatchConditionsOur readTotal
    25 Sept 2024Houston Astros v Seattle Mariners——9 (1-8)
    23 Sept 2024Houston Astros v Seattle Mariners——7 (1-6)
    22 Sept 2024Houston Astros v Los Angeles Angels——17 (8-9)
    21 Sept 2024Houston Astros v Los Angeles Angels——14 (10-4)

    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.

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    About this page

    Minute Maid Park 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.

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