How will the extreme heat affect the Utes?

[ProudUte]

There is a heat dome over Texas and the temperature will be over 100 on Saturday. I am not sure how humid it will be. We have had a bit of a cooler week, so we have not been practicing in the extreme heat. In fact, we have been practicing in the morning (cooler temps) so we can prep for the early game.

At the very least, I feel sorry for our guys. The heat will be miserable on Saturday. Of course, the Bears have to play in the same weather, but will they be more acclimated to it?

[Tony (admin)]

Maybe a cramp or two but honestly, they should be in good enough condition that it won’t make much of a difference.

[PlainsUte]

Yes the humidity is also fairly high, mid-60s dewpoint.

No one is talking about this, but there is a chance of thunderstorms near Waco sometime on Saturday afternoon, the wind is supposed to shift from south to northeast after the storms go through, temperatures drop from near 100 to the low 90s. The timing of this is hard to say 3 days out, so there’s an outside chance it blows through late morning, pre kickoff or delaying kickoff due to lightning risk. Current official forecast for the most likely time for this is in the window 1-4 pm, which could be as early as the 3rd Quarter or as late as post-game.

[RoboUte]

That storm will also break the humidity in the area, bringing more favorable conditions for sport if it comes through early.

[UtesRule]

Storms (unless it’s just wind) tend to increase humidity, not reduce it.

Either way, it’ll be hot, but not as bad as Gainesville last year.

[RoboUte]

Not correct

Though it can depending on various factors. If you live in a humid state it’s generally fairly obvious. The extra moisture would raise humidity going forward, but the game will be over.

[PlainsUte]

That’s true if its like a tropical downpour and it gets steamy afterward but this is a weak front in Central Texas, there might not be a heck of a lot of actual rain reaching the ground and the air behind this boundary will be somewhat drier and somewhat cooler. Some of the higher resolution numerical weather prediction models only go out to 60 hours so by this time tomorrow we’ll have some more detailed NWP predictions/opinions.

[EagleMountainUte]

Does Baylor practice in the “extreme” heat?

[22Ute22]

It will obviously affect them to an extent, but I don’t think it will make a huge difference if Baylor plays the same as they did last Saturday. It was the same temperature last Saturday and Baylor got whooped by a G5 team. Colorado also traveled from the mountains to 100 degree whether and won. We should be ok as long as they have fans and water on the sideline.

[ProudUte]

Fortunately for Colorado, they had a cold front come in that kept the temp in the high 80s. I remember the announcers joking about an Arctic blast in Fort Worth.

[2008 National Champ]

In the 2nd half they did a sideline report that said the on-field temps were around 130