update Friday afternoon
No change from earlier update. Still chance for rain at some point Saturday, but if it does rain, it won't be continuous.
Latest computer guidance shows higher rain chance before the game Saturday and again late Saturday night into Sunday. But that's just what the computers have, I still wouldn't rule out some rain during the game. Also can't rule out lightning, but that is a lower probability than just rain.
Forecast is much different just 100 miles farther west. Along the state line rain and thunderstorms are likely.
update Wednesday afternoon
Rain chance is now higher Sunday. There still is a chance for a shower at some point during Saturday, but it doesn't look like rain all day. If it does rain, shouldn't be heavy. Rain chance Saturday is 30%.
It'll be cloudy and cool, plan for those leg prisons. High that afternoon during the first half around 67. It'll also be breezy, SE wind 15-25mph, some gusts over 30.
The upper-level storm system bringing the rain will cut off over the Four Corners. And when a storm system does that, it gets tricky on timing, removed from the main flow of everything. But computers now show it stalling through Saturday and not kicking east until Sunday, which is why rain looks more favorable here Sunday...with the high rain chance Saturday over NE New Mexico.
posted Monday morning
It'll be cooler with a pretty good chance for rain to fall at some point during the day Saturday, high in the upper 60s.
This far out, it's tough to be specific to just game time. It's a fairly strong upper-level storm system moving in from the west, so confidence is there that we'll get some rain at some point late Friday into Saturday. It'll be cool enough that it could just be rain, but system may be strong enough for some lightning...less certain about that at this point.
I'll provide more specifics as we get closer.
Guns Up!