Well no one is going to argue that you are one of a kind! 🤣
I do mean that in a positive way!!
Weather for MSU @ RU: some light showers likely for tailgates (<0.1") and steadier rain for the game (0.1-0.25")
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I do mean that in a positive way!!
Looks like fans are still interested in this game despite the weather.
This morning, Embassy Suites Piscataway received 12 calls asking for the availability for Friday night even though it's been sold out for weeks.
This morning, Embassy Suites Piscataway received 12 calls asking for the availability for Friday night even though it's been sold out for weeks.
We have 4 ponchos and will just bring subs and won't set up a BBQ. Let's Go RU. Never melted in the rain and this weekend won't be any different. Worst conditions we ever watched a Rutgers game was that WV game in the snow and sleet, I believe in 2010. We all walked back to the car and my son's future wife was never at a Rutgers game before and never went again, lol. A little rain is no big deal.
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I actually felt that the WVU game was one of the most memorable games I have ever been too...absolutely terrible weather but we made the most of it in the purple lot with combined tents with a random group of guys we met. So much fun
Gonna say went to a Jets pre-season game years ago. It rained so hard and so long we were in the upper deck front row and our legs were in 2 ft of water. Thankfully it was like 80-85 degrees. Had to have like 4 inches of rain at the game
Was out all day again, today (this time poker at Parx all day - retired life, lol) and after catching up, things aren't much clearer with the forecast. We're still seeing significant model disagreement on the evolution of the storm, which will be approaching from the west during Thursday/Friday and then there will be a transfer of energy to a coastal low off VA/NC on Saturday, which will head up the coast.
It's certainly not looking like a washout before noon, with two of the four major global models (Euro and UK) showing little to no rain before 1-2 pm, while two (GFS/CMC) show maybe 0.1-0.2" before noon - annoying for sure, but no deluge and people with canopies at tailgates should do fine. However, the game is looking much wetter with all 4 models showing at least 1/4" of rain and 3 of 4 showing moderate to heavy rain (like 1/2" or more).
See the latest discussion (especially the bold part) from the NWS, below. Most folks don't really care about whether we have zero or 1/4" of rain from 9-11 am vs. 1-3 pm, but, of course tailgaters and game attendees care deeply and right now, forecasting that accurately on an hourly basis is very difficult 4 days in advance.
Two things are a lock though: i) temps will start out mild for an October morning with temps in the low 50s (normally in the mid 40s for lows), but they'll barely rise all day, into the mid/upper 50s vs. typical highs in the upper 60s and ii) we'll have ~10 mph winds most of the day with the gusty winds not arriving until after the game as the coastal low starts cranking.
https://forecast.weather.gov/produc...&format=CI&version=1&glossary=1&highlight=off
LONG TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/...
Surface low pressure is expected to move eastward from southern
Michigan on Friday night, with secondary low development in
North Carolina and Virginia on Saturday. The low is forecast to
move off the coast on Saturday night before making its way out
to sea on Sunday.
It continues to appear as though rain will overspread our
region on Saturday morning, with the greatest potential for some
moderate to heavy rainfall from Saturday afternoon into
Saturday night. Many locations in our region could receive an
inch or two of rain.
Just get a couple of these for the tailgate.
And the walking one for inside the game.
Perfectly dry all day.
https://shopweatherpod.com/collections/game-day-pods
And the walking one for inside the game.
Perfectly dry all day.
https://shopweatherpod.com/collections/game-day-pods
Being a snow nut, that was one of my favorite games from a weather perspective. Just wish it had kept snowing during the game, but the snow in the area was crazy with so many trees down from the heavy, wet snow. And of course, I wish they hadn't cleared the field for the faster WVU players, lol. @mildone and his son and I were the only ones from our crew of 14 to go to that game. I didn't wear shorts and a t-shirt to that one.
it truly was an epic experience as I was there with 4 people and just had a great time
My wife was miserable at that WVU game and we almost left early.
She went into bathroom at halftime and thawed her feet out under the hand dryer.
Came back feeling fine and we stayed the rest of the game.
I'd take snow 100% of the time over rain.
Snow isn't nearly as wet and soaking as rain.
Agree on snow over rain, with one of the worst games to attend being the Army game in 2007, where it was a heavy rain and wet snow mix with more rain that snow and the snow that fell melted immediately rather than accumulating, so it might as well have been rain. Basically 32F and as wet as one could imagine. the drive home was more interesting, as the roads home went through higher elevations, where 2-4" of snow had accumulated. Hated that one way more than Temple 2002, where it was probably wetter, but not as cold (temps in the mid-40s).
My brother was in town for that game and to this day those are the most expensive tickets I have ever bought lol. He has extreme weather outdoors skills so there was no way we weren’t going to sit through the whole thing.
I can't remember all the wet and cold games between 05-09 but it seemed like it was all the time.
um, no.
Looks like a tailgate with tents staked down as soon as you put them up, use the side walls and wear the rain boots and rain suit while tailgating.
there is never a "no tailgate" game.
jeesh
Not much change in last night's 0Z models. Best guess is still little to no rain before about 8-9 am, then maybe 0.1-0.2" up through noon, then the rain likely gets a bit heavier with perhaps 0.2-0.4" during the game. Could certainly be a bit more or less during these times, since we're still 3.5 days from the initialization of the 0Z runs last night. NWS discussion from 4 am this morning is below.
LONG TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
Surface low pressure is expected to move eastward through the
midwestern States Saturday with secondary low development in North
Carolina and Virginia by late day. The low is forecast to move off
the coast on Saturday night before making its way out to sea on
Sunday.
It continues to appear as though rain will overspread our region on
Saturday morning, with the greatest potential for some moderate to
heavy rainfall from Saturday afternoon into Saturday night. Many
locations in our region could receive an inch or two of rain.
As the surface low moves out to sea, rain should taper off into
Sunday. However the lingering mid level trough will keep the chance
of showers in our region through the first part of next week.
You might not even need the side walls, with total rain up until gametime likely being <0.2" without much wind. Pretty sure we'll be fine with just our canopies (we don't have sidewalls anyway, lol).
Just make sure our grounds crew doesn’t plow the field at halftime.
Tailgate will be dryer than the game. Thinking I might plan for an in-game tailgate for all the folks in our group who will insist on going into the game only to come swimming out by the end of the 1st quarter.
We've got 15 coming (Texas and Vermont the farthest) for a mini-reunion on what was supposed to be the combined Homecoming/Reunion Weekend. Even though the reunion is now Nov 3rd, everybody is still coming and we'll be at the game.
The weather updates are appreciated.
The weather updates are appreciated.
So what are the chances this thing slows down enough to not completely ruin the day? Like...dry through the tailgate and light rain during the game? I guess we need about a 4-5 hour "slow down?" And do we need this to happen by tomorrow night/early Friday IF it's going to happen?
To me the difference in the game was they allowed WVU to have a 10x10 tent to keep their florida-native QB dry on the sidelines. That should not be allowed.. blocking the view of the lower sideline seats nearest them. Of course these days they all have these portable tent things for medical reviews. But then? How was that allowed?
Precip should arrive later in Hartford, so it will likely be dry through early afternoon, but showers become more likely by 2-3 pm and the match will likely be a bit wet (maybe 0.1-0.2" of rain - not a deluge, but certainly will get everyone pretty wet). Likely some heavier rain Saturday evening/night, but not as much as here. That's a best guess - certainly not written in stone.
https://www.weather.gov/box/
Well, mostly to completely dry through about noon is already a decent chance, but completely dry after that is pretty unlikely, as none of the models shows that. But we are still 3 days away, so there's a small chance this could move in the completely dry direction through the game, but if we don't see that model shift by tomorrow afternoon, I'd say it's not going to happen. Personally, I'd be ecstatic with <0.1" of rain through 12 pm and 0.1-0.2" of rain during the game.
Okay this is about what I assumed and was hoping to hear from you. Still gonna do my "slow down" dance for another 24!!!
The .1"-.2" of rain during the game reminds me of the Penn State game at Rutgers several years ago. I think 1/4" of rain fell during the game but it was a moderate, soaking drizzle for the entire afternoon. It just never stopped.
HAH! Good luck with that! We can't even get him to take pictures of the watch parties!
There were pictures taken for sure! Just not by me lol!!!
What really, really sucks is that the weather is absolutely perfect today, tomorrow and Friday.
