Weather may factor in more games than usual this weekend. It’s late December and the coldest weekend of the season thus far is upon us. Games in Baltimore (Saturday) as well as Buffalo, New York City and Washington, DC (Sunday) will be cold and/or windy enough that overall scoring may be impacted. Also, a rainy afternoon in Seattle could impact scoring in the Vikings/Seahawks game.

The forecasts for each outdoor game are shown below. If you’re interested in how various types of weather impact scoring of skill position players, check out the list at the bottom of this article.

This weekly SportsEthos NFL weather report shows the weather forecast for each outdoor game. We will look for weather conditions that may help – or hinder – your fantasy players. We’ll also highlight games where weather forecasts may help us with Over/Under betting decisions.

WEEK 16 SCHEDULE

 Saturday, December 21

Houston Texans at Kansas City Chiefs (1pm EST)

Weather: Sunny and 34 degrees with south winds around 5 mph.

Impacts: None.

Pittsburgh Steelers at Baltimore Ravens (4:30pm EST)

Weather: Mostly clear and cold. Temps near 34 degrees with wind chills near 24 degrees. Gusty northwest winds 10-20 mph (highest winds during the first half).

Impacts: Low to moderate. The combined effect of cold air and gusty winds may lower overall scoring slightly.

Sunday, December 22

Detroit Lions at Chicago Bears (1pm EST)

Weather: Partly cloudy and 31 degrees with south winds near 10 mph.

Impacts: None.

Cleveland Browns at Cincinnati Bengals (1pm EST)

Weather: Sunny and 32 degrees. Southeast winds about 5 mph.

Impacts: None.

 Arizona Cardinals at Carolina Panthers (1pm EST)

Weather: Sunny and 38 degrees. Light northeast winds of 5 mph.

Impacts: None.

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Larry is a meteorologist who was fortunate to have a 36-year career “doing his hobby” with the National Weather Service. He’s a weather weenie who was fascinated by weather in elementary school and graduated with a degree in meteorology from Penn State. He obsesses about fantasy sports, weather and the Phillies.

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