Those waiting for one of those patented late-season “weather games” will likely have to wait another week.
The expected conditions for Week 16’s outdoor games are relatively favorable for the penultimate weekend of the year, per forecast data from WeatherUnderground.com. No game has more than a 30 percent chance of precipitation (Packers-Buccaneers in Tampa).
The strongest winds are expected in Lions-Bears, but Chicago brought in Jay Cutler for games just like this, so worry not about the home team’s ability to deal with a little wind!
Here’s a thumbnail sketch of conditions expected in all 10 outdoor games. Unless otherwise noted, kickoff time is 1 p.m. Eastern:
SATURDAY
Philadelphia at Washington (4:30 p.m. ET)
Temperature: 36 degrees.
Wind: Eight mph out of the west-northwest.
Precipitation chance at kickoff: Eight percent.
San Diego at San Francisco (8:25 p.m. ET)
Temperature: 59 degrees.
Wind: One mph out of the west-northwest.
Precipitation chance at kickoff: Ten percent.
SUNDAY
Cleveland at Carolina (1 p.m. ET)
Temperature: 47 degrees.
Wind: Three mph out of the east.
Precipitation chance at kickoff: Twenty-six percent.
Detroit at Chicago
Temperature: 37 degrees.
Wind: Twelve mph out of the south.
Precipitation chance at kickoff: Eight percent.
Minnesota at Miami
Temperature: 79 degrees.
Wind: Nine mph out of the southeast.
Precipitation chance at kickoff: Six percent.
New England at N.Y. Jets
Temperature: 41 degrees.
Wind: Five mph out of the north-northwest.
Precipitation chance at kickoff: Fourteen percent.
Kansas City at Pittsburgh
Temperature: 35 degrees.
Wind: Two mph out of the southwest.
Precipitation chance at kickoff: Five percent.
Green Bay at Tampa Bay
Temperature: 74 degrees.
Wind: Six mph out of the south.
Precipitation chance at kickoff: Thirty percent.
Buffalo at Oakland (4:25 p.m. ET)
Temperature: 62 degrees.
Wind: Three mph out of the west-northwest.
Precipitation chance at kickoff: Eleven percent.
MONDAY
Denver at Cincinnati (8:30 p.m. ET)
Temperature: 44 degrees.
Wind: Six mph out of the south-southeast.
Precipitation chance at kickoff: Twenty-two percent.
