Hope the rain is over before kickoff. I can deal with snow. Rain and freezing rain, not so much...
From the KC Star today:
It’s still a little more than 100 hours until kickoff of Saturday afternoon’s AFC Divisional Playoff game between the Chiefs and Colts at Arrowhead Stadium.
Obviously, a lot can happen between now and then regarding the weather, but it never hurts to take an early look at what the conditions might be like for the game.
At this time, it seems that Saturday could be chilly and wet at Arrowhead. I looked at what two national weather forecasters and four local meteorologists are saying could happen. They all seem to agree that precipitation is coming but not when it will happen:
The National Weather Service is calling for rain and snow on Friday night that will transition to snow. On Saturday, its forecast says, “Rain and snow likely, becoming all rain after noon, then gradually ending. Cloudy, with a high near 38. Chance of precipitation is 70 percent.”
The overall storm appears to have slowed down and tracked a bit further west. NWS is saying the precipitation is starting to mix with snow now, with full conversion later this afternoon or evening. The timing of that change will likely be what leads to small or large amounts of snow. If it changes to all snow in KC before 6, I'd go for 6 inches total. If it changes after that, maybe 3-6 inches. It looks like it will be done accumulating snow sometime between 12-4pm tomorrow, with just flurries/showers after that. [Reply]
It's been so long since it had snowed this close to a game. Do the chiefs plow the parking at all or so they just have everyone drive over it. If they do plow where do they usually put the excess? Just curious if the grass medians will be blocked for tailgating. [Reply]
Originally Posted by 007:
It's been so long since it had snowed this close to a game. Do the chiefs plow the parking at all or so they just have everyone drive over it. If they do plow where do they usually put the excess? Just curious if the grass medians will be blocked for tailgating.
Tidwell used to dive into the snow banks. If you can get through the banks, you'll be fine. [Reply]
Originally Posted by JoeyChuckles:
The overall storm appears to have slowed down and tracked a bit further west. NWS is saying the precipitation is starting to mix with snow now, with full conversion later this afternoon or evening. The timing of that change will likely be what leads to small or large amounts of snow. If it changes to all snow in KC before 6, I'd go for 6 inches total. If it changes after that, maybe 3-6 inches. It looks like it will be done accumulating snow sometime between 12-4pm tomorrow, with just flurries/showers after that.
It is almost like I have been saying this for two days. [Reply]