Here is your weather report for Week 2 of the NFL season.  The great news is we’re looking at significantly cleaner weather than we saw last week so weather should not factor very much, if at all when you’re setting your lineups this week. 

 

Games in Dome Stadiums

 

Seahawks at Lions

Colts at Texans

Packers at Falcons* (Retractable roof, status TBD)

49ers at Rams

Giants at Cardinals* (Retractable roof, status TBD)

Jets at Cowboys* (stadium is mainly indoor, but partially outdoor) 

 

Outdoor Games

 

Vikings at Eagles, 8:15 pm EST Thursday 

Weather: Clear

Temperature: 74 degrees at kickoff with temperatures dropping to 68 degrees by the end of the game 

Humidity: 41-52%

Chance of Rain: 0%

Wind: 9 mph 

Fantasy Impact: None to do with weather. The conditions are as good as you can get weather wise. Any fantasy impact in this game will be solely matchup based. 

 

Raiders at Bills 1 pm EST 

Weather: Cloudy 

Temperature: 69 degrees at kickoff with no expected temperature change throughout the game

Humidity: 57-59% 

Chance of Rain: 1-5%

Wind: 5-6 mph

Fantasy Impact: None to do with weather. Any fantasy impact will be strictly matchup based. 

 

Ravens at Bengals 1 pm EST 

Weather: Partly Cloudy 

Temperature: 73 degrees at kickoff with temperatures increasing to 74 degrees by the end of the game

Humidity: 44-46% 

Chance of Rain: 3-10%

Wind: 4-7 mph

Fantasy Impact: None to do with weather. Any fantasy impact will be strictly matchup based. 

 

Chargers at Titans 1 pm EST 

Weather: Partly Cloudy 

Temperature: 76 degrees at kickoff with temperatures increasing to 78 degrees by the end of the game

Humidity: 48-49%

Chance of Rain: 0-3%

Wind: 7-8 mph 

Fantasy Impact: None to do with weather. Any fantasy impact will be strictly matchup based. 

 

Bears at Buccaneers 1:00 pm EST 

Weather: Rain with the weather clearing up as the game moves on

Temperature: 88 degrees all the way throughout the game 

Humidity: 64-66%

Chance of Rain: 19-48%

Wind: 6-8 mph 

Fantasy Impact: Some. If you were thinking about starting Baker Mayfield and Mike Evans after a strong Week 1, maybe rethink it. Both running games should be getting a lot of action and maybe stay away from the kickers.  

 

Commanders at Broncos 4:25 pm EST 

Weather: Partly Cloudy

Temperature: 81 degrees at kickoff with temperatures expected to increase to 82 degrees by the end of the game

Humidity: 16-17%

Chance of Rain: 0-1%

Wind: 5 mph 

Fantasy Impact: None 

 

Dolphins at Patriots 8:20 pm EST 

Weather: Clear

Temperature: 69 degrees with temperatures expected to drop to around 62 degrees by the end of the game

Humidity: 58-73%

Chance of Rain: 1-7%

Wind: 3-4 mph

Fantasy Impact: None

 

Saints at Panthers 7:15 pm EST Monday 

Weather: Clear

Temperature: 75 degrees at kickoff with temperatures expected to drop to 68 degrees by the end of the game

Humidity: 52-70%

Chance of Rain: 0-2%

Wind: 3-4 mph 

Fantasy Impact: None.

 

Browns at Steelers 8:15 pm EST Monday 

Weather: Partly Cloudy

Temperature: 66 degrees at kickoff with temperatures expected to drop to 62 degrees by the end of the game

Humidity: 65-75%

Chance of Rain: 5-18%

Wind: 5-6 mph 

Fantasy Impact: Minimal. With the 18% chance of rain streaming a kicker with better weather maybe wouldn’t hurt but other than that, nothing else.