How much wind hurts fantasy football?

Wind: sustained 15 mph or more, or gusts of 25 mph or more, during the game window, and deep passing and kicking lose value. At 20 mph sustained the effect is large: lean toward running backs and short targets. The windiest outdoor game this week is PIT at TB, 22 mph with gusts to 30.

Where does the forecast come from?

Open-Meteo's public forecast for each stadium's coordinates, read every hour, for the kickoff hour and the three hours after it. Once a game kicks off, the page keeps the last forecast read before it.

NFL weather, Week 6

NFL weather for Week 6: 14 games, 10 of them outdoors with a forecast. 3 games cross a fantasy threshold: PIT at TB (strong wind); LAC at KC (wind); DAL at GB (wind).

Games with a fantasy weather note

Steelers at Buccaneers

Sun, Oct 18, 1:00 PM ET · Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, FL · Open air

79°F

at kickoff

22 mph

wind, gusts 30

11%

chance of rain

0.00 in

overcast

Strong wind:Wind of 22 mph: downgrade deep passing and both kickers, lean on running backs and short targets.

Steelers depth chart · Buccaneers depth chart

Chargers at Chiefs

Sun, Oct 18, 4:25 PM ET · GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, MO · Open air

66°F

at kickoff

15 mph

wind, gusts 22

chance of rain

0.00 in

clear

Wind:Wind of 15 mph with gusts to 22: a small downgrade for deep passing and long kicks.

Chargers depth chart · Chiefs depth chart

Cowboys at Packers

Sun, Oct 18, 8:20 PM ET · Lambeau Field, Green Bay, WI · Open air

56°F

at kickoff

18 mph

wind, gusts 38

chance of rain

0.00 in

clear

Wind:Wind of 18 mph with gusts to 38: a small downgrade for deep passing and long kicks.

Cowboys depth chart · Packers depth chart

Every other game

Seahawks at Broncos

Thu, Oct 15, 8:15 PM ET · Empower Field at Mile High, Denver, CO · Open air

46°F

at kickoff

4 mph

wind, gusts 15

chance of rain

0.00 in

clear

No weather concern for fantasy.

Seahawks depth chart · Broncos depth chart

Texans at Jaguars

Sun, Oct 18, 9:30 AM ET · Wembley Stadium, London, England · Open air

56°F

at kickoff

11 mph

wind, gusts 22

22%

chance of rain

0.00 in

partly cloudy

No weather concern for fantasy.

Texans depth chart · Jaguars depth chart

Bears at Falcons

Sun, Oct 18, 1:00 PM ET · Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, GA · Retractable roof

62°F

at kickoff

13 mph

wind, gusts 18

chance of rain

0.00 in

clear

Retractable roof:Retractable roof, closed for bad weather: no weather effect.

Bears depth chart · Falcons depth chart

Ravens at Browns

Sun, Oct 18, 1:00 PM ET · Huntington Bank Field, Cleveland, OH · Open air

58°F

at kickoff

11 mph

wind, gusts 15

chance of rain

0.00 in

clear

No weather concern for fantasy.

Ravens depth chart · Browns depth chart

Titans at Colts

Sun, Oct 18, 1:00 PM ET · Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, IN · Retractable roof

60°F

at kickoff

7 mph

wind, gusts 10

chance of rain

0.00 in

clear

Retractable roof:Retractable roof, closed for bad weather: no weather effect.

Titans depth chart · Colts depth chart

Jets at Patriots

Sun, Oct 18, 1:00 PM ET · Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, MA · Open air

56°F

at kickoff

10 mph

wind, gusts 14

chance of rain

0.00 in

clear

No weather concern for fantasy.

Jets depth chart · Patriots depth chart

Saints at Giants

Sun, Oct 18, 1:00 PM ET · MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ · Open air

59°F

at kickoff

8 mph

wind, gusts 11

chance of rain

0.00 in

clear

No weather concern for fantasy.

Saints depth chart · Giants depth chart

Panthers at Eagles

Sun, Oct 18, 1:00 PM ET · Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, PA · Open air

59°F

at kickoff

6 mph

wind, gusts 8

chance of rain

0.00 in

clear

No weather concern for fantasy.

Panthers depth chart · Eagles depth chart

Cardinals at Rams

Sun, Oct 18, 4:05 PM ET · SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, CA · Fixed roof, open sides

Indoors:Played under a roof: no weather effect.

Cardinals depth chart · Rams depth chart

Bills at Raiders

Sun, Oct 18, 4:25 PM ET · Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas, NV · Dome

Indoors:Played under a roof: no weather effect.

Bills depth chart · Raiders depth chart

Commanders at 49ers

Mon, Oct 19, 8:15 PM ET · Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, CA · Open air

65°F

at kickoff

11 mph

wind, gusts 12

chance of rain

0.00 in

partly cloudy

No weather concern for fantasy.

Commanders depth chart · 49ers depth chart

The thresholds behind every note

Wind: sustained 15 mph or more, or gusts of 25 mph or more, during the game window, and deep passing and kicking lose value. At 20 mph sustained the effect is large: lean toward running backs and short targets.
Rain: a 50% chance or better with 0.1 inch or more across the window, and ball security and deep passing suffer a little. 0.25 inch or more is heavy.
Snow: any snowfall in the window at a 40% chance or better.
Cold: 25 degrees or colder at kickoff, and kickers lose distance.
Domes, fixed roofs and retractable roofs have no weather effect: a retractable roof is closed for bad weather.

NFL stadiums: roofs and coordinates

Stadium	Home of	Roof	Coordinates
State Farm StadiumGlendale, AZ	ARI	Retractable roof	33.5276, -112.2626
Mercedes-Benz StadiumAtlanta, GA	ATL	Retractable roof	33.7554, -84.4008
M&T Bank StadiumBaltimore, MD	BAL	Open air	39.2780, -76.6227
Highmark StadiumOrchard Park, NY	BUF	Open air	42.7738, -78.7868
Bank of America StadiumCharlotte, NC	CAR	Open air	35.2258, -80.8528
Soldier FieldChicago, IL	CHI	Open air	41.8623, -87.6167
Paycor StadiumCincinnati, OH	CIN	Open air	39.0955, -84.5161
Huntington Bank FieldCleveland, OH	CLE	Open air	41.5061, -81.6995
AT&T StadiumArlington, TX	DAL	Retractable roof	32.7473, -97.0945
Empower Field at Mile HighDenver, CO	DEN	Open air	39.7439, -105.0201
Ford FieldDetroit, MI	DET	Dome	42.3400, -83.0456
Lambeau FieldGreen Bay, WI	GB	Open air	44.5013, -88.0622
NRG StadiumHouston, TX	HOU	Retractable roof	29.6847, -95.4107
Lucas Oil StadiumIndianapolis, IN	IND	Retractable roof	39.7601, -86.1639
EverBank StadiumJacksonville, FL	JAX	Open air	30.3239, -81.6373
GEHA Field at Arrowhead StadiumKansas City, MO	KC	Open air	39.0489, -94.4839
Allegiant StadiumLas Vegas, NV	LV	Dome	36.0909, -115.1833
SoFi StadiumInglewood, CA	LAC, LAR	Fixed roof, open sides	33.9535, -118.3392
Hard Rock StadiumMiami Gardens, FL	MIA	Open air	25.9580, -80.2389
U.S. Bank StadiumMinneapolis, MN	MIN	Dome	44.9737, -93.2577
Gillette StadiumFoxborough, MA	NE	Open air	42.0909, -71.2643
SuperdomeNew Orleans, LA	NO	Dome	29.9511, -90.0812
MetLife StadiumEast Rutherford, NJ	NYG, NYJ	Open air	40.8135, -74.0745
Lincoln Financial FieldPhiladelphia, PA	PHI	Open air	39.9008, -75.1675
Acrisure StadiumPittsburgh, PA	PIT	Open air	40.4468, -80.0158
Levi's StadiumSanta Clara, CA	SF	Open air	37.4030, -121.9700
Lumen FieldSeattle, WA	SEA	Open air	47.5952, -122.3316
Raymond James StadiumTampa, FL	TB	Open air	27.9759, -82.5033
Nissan StadiumNashville, TN	TEN	Open air	36.1665, -86.7713
Northwest StadiumLandover, MD	WAS	Open air	38.9077, -76.8645
Wembley StadiumLondon, England	Neutral site	Open air	51.5560, -0.2796

Common questions

Which NFL games have bad weather in Week 6?
NFL weather for Week 6: 14 games, 10 of them outdoors with a forecast. 3 games cross a fantasy threshold: PIT at TB (strong wind); LAC at KC (wind); DAL at GB (wind).
How much wind hurts fantasy football?
Wind: sustained 15 mph or more, or gusts of 25 mph or more, during the game window, and deep passing and kicking lose value. At 20 mph sustained the effect is large: lean toward running backs and short targets. The windiest outdoor game this week is PIT at TB, 22 mph with gusts to 30.
Where does the forecast come from?
Open-Meteo's public forecast for each stadium's coordinates, read every hour, for the kickoff hour and the three hours after it. Once a game kicks off, the page keeps the last forecast read before it.

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