Weather update for Green Bay vs Seattle playoff game

[mmmdk]

Thread for weather update for Green Bay vs Seattle; the 12th of january 2008.
So how's the weather in Green Bay? To locals: stick your tongue out the window and tells us about it - EVERY DETAIL - even the the appantly insignificant weather info is much appreciated

Bonus Q; what kind of weather does our Packers want for Lambeau?

Windy anyone?

[Joemailman]

Right now the forecast is high of 30 with a 30% chance of snow showers and light winds. Of course, the game doesn't start until 3:30, so the temperature will be dropping during the game. Perfect playoff football weather

[mmmdk]

Keep the weather updates....up! Uhm, I heard that it might be 31% chance of snow on saturday...can anyone confirm that? :P

[outflow]

Here is the forecast and take it to the bank.

At game time, Partly Cloudy skies
a kickoff temperature of 29 degrees.
a light wind around 5 mph out of the west northwest
0% chance of any precipitation.

[outflow]

Now if the Packers somehow get a home game for the NFC championship, things could get ugly (COLD), but that is a long ways off yet.

[Guiness]

I like the bonus Q mmmDk, anyone want to address that?

What kind of weather would be best for this team? Are we a cold weather team at this point? Some of the vets know it, but a lot of the recent additions certainly haven't seen much cold weather football...so there's no inherent advantage there.

I think the fact that we rely on YAC is a good thing. But the fact we don't have an OL that can take over a game hurts us in the cold.

[Bossman641]

We're not really a cold weather team. The OL isn't dominant enough to take over when the D knows we have to run. Our best runs come out of 3 and 4 wide receiver packages when we can spread the defense out and get another DB in there.

If anything, I think cold weather actually hurts the team a little. The offense is highly predicated on timing and YAC. Fields tend to play slower as it gets colder out, this evens out the playing field some and favors the DB's. It's harder to make quick cuts and run away from defenders on a slower track.

That said, as long as it is not windy out we should be fine.

That's my take.

[HarveyWallbangers]

Seattle won't be intimidated by the cold. Hell, I've been to Seattle enough to know that it's probably about 45 degrees and rainy every day at this point in the year. However, they aren't made for bad weather either. The advantage we might get over a warm weather team would be mental. Against the Giants, on the other hand, I'd hope we would get unseasonably warm weather. They seem like a team that is built more for bad weather.

[Guiness]

Yes, that's the way I think...we aren't built for the cold. Our strength on D is in our secondary, and how well 2 of our LB's can cover. We're good against the run, but the injuries to the DL have hurt us there.

I think one of the big keys to this game will be W. Jones and Alexander. Alexander has looked like a pretty pedestrian back for a lot of this season, so his days of putting in a monster performance are hopefully behind him. Jones, though, can create some holes anyone can get through.

[ND72]

all I know is I have the hunting jacket and hand warmers ready...but I'm pumped. If they do well, it'll stay warm in Lambeau all day long.

[mmmdk]

So what's up with the weather?

We need YAC weather!

[gbgary]

So what's up with the weather?

We need YAC weather!

yes! we need to stuff lots of YAC down their throats today.

[bigcoz75]

Well it's lightly snowing out right now. Little to no wind and 36 degrees according to my outside thermometer here on the east side of Green Bay.

[RashanGary]

I live 5 MI as the crow flys from Lambeau. There is moderate snowfall out my patio window. Weather channel says 30°

[RashanGary]

I'm due east of Lambeau so biscoz and I are in the same line of the weather. Lambeau being west, is on the edge of the path of snow. If I had to guess, they will get off and on light snow for the next 4 or 5 hours. Nothing that should effect football. The grass master surface that they play on is heated from below. Also, because the woven strands allow for a sand base, any precipitation will drain. This is the exact type of weather where this surface will pay for itself. Instead of having a mud game, this is going to play like the snow never fell and even if it's snowing during the game it will have no effect. I'm very interested to see how it plays, but my guess is that it will play the same way it plays with no precip at all. I'm a big fan of the surface if you can't tell