Why is Acrisure Stadium so hard on kickers?

The open north end faces the river, so wind funnels into the stadium and swirls rather than blowing steadily. Combined with a grass surface that gets slick and chopped up late in the year, it has a long-standing reputation as one of the NFL's toughest kicking venues.

Does the river affect the weather at Acrisure Stadium?

Yes. The stadium sits where the Allegheny meets the Ohio, and the river valley steers the prevailing wind toward the open end of the bowl. The in-stadium breeze often differs from the downtown Pittsburgh forecast.

How cold does Pittsburgh get for late-season games?

December and January games regularly sit in the 20s and 30s°F (-6 to 4°C) with wind chill making it feel colder. Cold air is denser, which reduces carry on deep passes and long kicks.

Acrisure Stadium weather

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

Home team: Pittsburgh Steelers

Roof: Open

Surface: Grass

Capacity: 68,400

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

Atlanta Falcons @ Pittsburgh Steelers — kickoff Sun 1:00 pm venue time (in 4 days).

Temperature

80°F

Wind

4 mph

WNW (292°)

Rain chance

16%

Conditions

Rain

Providers disagree on rain (5% vs 16%); the wetter reading is used.

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 NFL

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

The next NFL game at Acrisure Stadium is Atlanta Falcons at Pittsburgh Steelers, Sunday 13 September at 1:00 pm venue time. Live conditions at the ground are briefly unavailable — the reading refreshes on its own.

Next match at Acrisure Stadium: Steelers v Falcons

Pittsburgh Steelers host Atlanta Falcons at Acrisure Stadium on Sunday 13 September at 1:00 pm venue time. Forecast at kickoff: 80°F, wind 4 mph, 16% 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 AI analysis and lean use the forecast at kickoff.

Why Acrisure Stadium plays differently

Acrisure Stadium sits at the confluence of the Allegheny and Ohio rivers, and the open north end faces the water — so wind channels straight down the river and into the bowl. Kickers have long rated it one of the hardest venues in the league: the open end creates swirling, inconsistent gusts at field level. Cold, wet late-season games on grass make footing and ball security part of the weather story too.

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Upcoming games at Acrisure Stadium

Atlanta Falcons at Pittsburgh SteelersSun, 13 Sept, 1:00 pm venue time

Scoring baseline at Acrisure Stadium

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Scoring in matched conditions

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Last games at Acrisure Stadium: conditions vs total

Date	Match	Conditions	Our read	Total
4 Jan 2026	Pittsburgh Steelers v Baltimore Ravens	—	—	50 (26-24)
15 Dec 2025	Pittsburgh Steelers v Miami Dolphins	—	—	43 (28-15)
30 Nov 2025	Pittsburgh Steelers v Buffalo Bills	—	—	33 (7-26)
16 Nov 2025	Pittsburgh Steelers v Cincinnati Bengals	—	—	46 (34-12)
2 Nov 2025	Pittsburgh Steelers v Indianapolis Colts	—	—	47 (27-20)

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.