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How the weather shapes Nevada football — Mackay Stadium climate, this week's forecast, and every game since 2001 scored 0–100 by the Weather Football Index.

Conference
Mountain West
Nevada football
Home Venue
Mackay Stadium
Reno, NV · 4,615′
Season Climate
48.5°F
avg game-season temperature
Late Season
37.3°F
Nov–Dec at Mackay Stadium

The Weather Record

2001–2025 · FBS venues · nearest-station observed
Games on Record
291
285 outdoor · 2001–2025
Avg WFI
9.7
outdoor games
At ≤40°F
9–15
record in 24 cold games
Snow Games
2
snow observed at the station

Roughest Games on Record

highest WFI
SeasonMatchupVenueAirWindWFIScore
2016vs Utah StateMackay Stadium52.723.445 notableW 38–37
2012vs Boise StateMackay Stadium58.728.045 notableL 21–27
2009vs UNLVMackay Stadium64.021.544 notableW 63–28
2022vs Texas StateMackay Stadium98.317.637 minorW 38–14
2016at Notre DameNotre Dame Stadium67.719.636 minorL 10–39

Every Game, Scored

full log
SEASON SORT
SeasonWkOpponentVenueAirWindPrecipWFIScoreLineO/U
The full game log needs JavaScript — the roughest games above are the short version.

Games at FBS home venues, scored on observed weather from the ASOS station nearest each stadium — gust, humidity and present weather all measured. Line = closing total, the median across books (cfbfastR, 2006–2025). Methodology →