Ford Field weather

    Roof status, indoor playing conditions and live Detroit weather for Ford Field, home of the Detroit Lions.

    Home team: Detroit Lions
    Roof: Dome
    Surface: Turf
    Capacity: 65,000
    Elevation: 183 m
    Field bearing: 130° SE

    Game-time forecast at Ford Field
    Game-time lean: Neutral

    Minnesota Vikings @ Detroit Lions — kickoff Sun 1:00 pm venue time (in 3 days).

    Temperature
    65°F
    Wind
    3 mph
    SSW (193°)
    Rain chance
    3%
    Conditions
    Clouds

    Lean pending: These are the kickoff readings. Weather lean unlocks 6h before start, once the forecast is settled enough to call.

    Why neutral: This is a fixed-roof venue — conditions inside are controlled and outside weather does not reach the field.

    Research model
    0 points

    Roof closed or indoor venue — weather cannot move this total.

    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 Ford Field is Minnesota Vikings at Detroit Lions, Sunday 1 November at 1:00 pm venue time. Live conditions at the ground are briefly unavailable — the reading refreshes on its own.

    Next match at Ford Field: Lions v Vikings

    Detroit Lions v Minnesota Vikings weather at Ford Field

    Detroit Lions host Minnesota Vikings at Ford Field on Sunday 1 November at 1:00 pm venue time. Forecast at kickoff: 65°F, wind 3 mph, 3% rain chance. Weather is not a factor on this read.

    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 Ford Field plays differently

    Fully enclosed dome. Weather is a non-factor; treat as neutral.

    Game-time weather read

    Minnesota Vikings at Detroit Lions · Sun 1:00 pm venue time

    Lean unlocks 6 hours before kickoff

    Nothing is published earlier than that. The forecast for kickoff at Ford Field is not settled enough further out to be worth reading.

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    Upcoming games at Ford Field

    • Minnesota Vikings at Detroit LionsSun, 1 Nov, 1:00 pm venue time

    Scoring baseline at Ford Field

    Reading the venue history…

    Last games at Ford Field: conditions vs total

    DateMatchConditionsOur readTotal
    25 Oct 2026Detroit Lions v Green Bay Packers——37 (20-17)
    27 Sept 2026Detroit Lions v New York Jets——55 (31-24)
    13 Sept 2026Detroit Lions v New Orleans Saints——61 (31-30)
    21 Dec 2025Detroit Lions v Pittsburgh Steelers——53 (24-29)
    4 Dec 2025Detroit Lions v Dallas Cowboys——74 (44-30)

    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.

    Ford Field weather FAQs

    No. Ford Field has a fixed roof and controlled conditions, so Detroit weather does not reach the field.

    Because of the away schedule. Our NFL Climate Shock study looked at dome and warm-weather teams playing outdoors in cold or windy conditions, where the change from their normal environment is largest.

    No. The roof is fixed and the stadium is fully enclosed.

    About this page

    Ford Field 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.

    What the research says

    Our published studies on NFL conditions. Outdoor weather findings do not apply at Ford Field, so they are not listed here.

    • Monday Night Football Scoring

      Monday night games scored 0.34 points below other games after season adjustment (n=358, Welch t=-0.45, p≈0.65): a null result. Against the close they leaned Under (46–31, -2.4 pts, n=79, p≈0.06), directional only.

      4,229+ NFL regular-season games 2006–2026; 358 on Monday night, 79 with closing totals

    • NFL Dome Totals vs the Market

      Indoor NFL games finished 2.2 points above the closing total on average (208 Overs, 174 Unders, n=385, t=3.27), and every full season from 2019 to 2022 leaned the same way. Outdoor games were flat against the total.

      5,141 NFL games 2006–2025; 1,164 with closing totals (385 indoor)

    • Highest-Elevation NFL Stadiums

      Denver's Empower Field at Mile High is the highest NFL stadium at about 5,280 feet; #2 Allegiant Stadium (about 2,060 ft) has a fixed roof, and the highest open-air venue after Denver is Arrowhead at about 800 feet.

      Elevations at venue coordinates for all 30 NFL stadiums, snapshot 2026-10-16

    • NFL Dome & Retractable Roof Stadiums

      10 NFL stadiums have a roof (5 fixed, 5 retractable). Indoor games averaged 47.1 points vs 44.1 outdoors, and 385 lined indoor games (2019-2023) finished +2.2 vs the closing total, 208 Overs to 174 Unders.

      5,141 NFL regular-season games 2006-2025; 385 indoor games with closing totals

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