Will it be a beautiful day for football on Friday? It appears that'll be the case for the Spartans' season-opener against the Toledo Rockets.
Michigan State football will kick off the Pat Fitzgerald era on Friday in a home game against Toledo from Spartan Stadium. This will mark the first game of the season for both the Spartans and Rockets, with both teams looking to pick up an important season-opening victory.
Michigan State comes into this matchup as a double-digit favorite, but Toledo is a trendy upset pick this week so this should be a good game. So how will the weather be shaping up and potentially impact this matchup? Let's take a look at the weather forecast for this matchup on Friday...
Gameday Weather Forecast
Michigan State football is back on the banks of the Red
Cedar River on Friday. According to Weather.com, here are the highlights and key details for Friday's weather forecast in East Lansing, Mich.:
- Temperature is projected to be 75 degrees at kickoff on Friday, with it only dipping to 71 degrees before the game should be wrapped up around 11 p.m. ET
- Forecast calls for partly cloudy conditions for later in the evening
- If you plan on tailgating for an extended period of time on Friday, be prepared for possible thunderstorms. The forecast suggests that thunderstorms will be in the area in the morning but should hopefully clear out by the early afternoon
- There should be little to no wind in the evening, with humidity projected to be in the high 80s to mid 90s percent during the game
Impact on Game
If it's dry as the forecast is predicting for the game, then the weather impact should be minimal in this matchup. It's going to be humid so that may impact depth and conditioning as we get late into the game, but that feels like the only possible impactful note based on the current weather forecast.
One thing to monitor, though, is if there happens to be a stray storm or patch of lightning that enters the area that could cause a weather delay. We've seen that in previous years during these early season matchups, which could certainly impact the game depending on when that delay were to hit. We can't necessarily project the impact of that in the current moment, but just something to monitor on Friday night should a storm pop up after opening kickoff.
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