Is Yankee Stadium a hitter-friendly park?

Yes, mainly because of the short right-field porch — left-handed pull hitters get home runs that are routine outs elsewhere. Deep parts of the park play much fairer, and wind or cold can neutralize the advantage.

How does wind behave at Yankee Stadium?

The tall grandstand bowl swirls the wind rather than letting it blow through cleanly. Balls hit to left and center are most affected, while the short porch in right is reachable in almost any conditions.

Does cold weather matter at Yankee Stadium?

April and October night games in the Bronx are cold and dense-aired, and fly balls lose real distance. The short porch protects pulled fly balls, but gap power and home runs to center drop off noticeably.

Yankee Stadium weather

Live weather and microclimate analysis for Yankee Stadium, with a game-time forecast read for every Yankees home game.

Roof: Open

Surface: Grass

Elevation: 17 m

Field bearing: 31° NNE

Game-time forecast at Yankee Stadium
Game-time lean: Neutral

Colorado Rockies @ New York Yankees — first pitch Wed 7:05 pm venue time (in 16 hours).

Temperature

82°F

Wind

9 mph

S (183°)

Rain chance

Conditions

Clouds

Why neutral: No verified MLB scoring edge — 82°F, 9 mph wind, wind blowing out. An Under requires cold air plus a strong, confirmed in-blowing wind.

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 Yankee Stadium is Colorado Rockies at New York Yankees, Wednesday 9 September at 7:05 pm venue time. Live conditions at the ground are briefly unavailable — the reading refreshes on its own.

Next match at Yankee Stadium: Yankees v Rockies

New York Yankees host Colorado Rockies at Yankee Stadium on Wednesday 9 September at 7:05 pm venue time. Forecast at first bounce: 82°F, wind 9 mph, 3% rain chance. Weather is not a factor on this read.

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 Yankee Stadium plays differently

Short right field porch amplifies any wind with a westerly component; humid Bronx summer nights plus that porch make it a pull-power weather park.

AI weather analysis

Click to generate a game-time weather analysis for Yankee Stadium. Uses the forecast at first pitch, not the current hourly weather.

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Upcoming games at Yankee Stadium

Colorado Rockies at New York YankeesWed, 9 Sept, 7:05 pm venue time
Colorado Rockies at New York YankeesThu, 10 Sept, 7:05 pm venue time
New York Mets at New York YankeesFri, 11 Sept, 7:05 pm venue time
New York Mets at New York YankeesSat, 12 Sept, 1:35 pm venue time
New York Mets at New York YankeesSun, 13 Sept, 1:35 pm venue time

Scoring baseline at Yankee Stadium

Reading the venue history…

Last games at Yankee Stadium: conditions vs total

Date	Match	Conditions	Our read	Total
30 Aug 2026	New York Yankees v Boston Red Sox	—	—	17 (16-1)
29 Aug 2026	New York Yankees v Boston Red Sox	—	—	11 (9-2)
28 Aug 2026	New York Yankees v Boston Red Sox	—	—	1 (1-0)
27 Aug 2026	New York Yankees v Houston Astros	—	—	6 (1-5)

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.

Ballpark weather FAQs

About this page

Yankee 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.

Game-time forecast at Yankee StadiumGame-time lean: Neutral