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

Conference
ACC
Pittsburgh football
Home Venue
Heinz Field
Pittsburgh, PA · 724′
Season Climate
50.3°F
avg game-season temperature
Late Season
40.1°F
Nov–Dec at Heinz Field

The Weather Record

2001–2025 · FBS venues · nearest-station observed
Games on Record
286
273 outdoor · 2001–2025
Avg WFI
11.4
outdoor games
At ≤40°F
12–12
record in 24 cold games
Snow Games
6
snow observed at the station

Roughest Games on Record

highest WFI
SeasonMatchupVenueAirWindWFIScore
2002vs West VirginiaHeinz Field37.321.549 notableL 17–24
2005at West VirginiaMountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium17.310.046 notableL 13–45
2011vs UtahHeinz Field56.721.945 notableL 14–26
2012vs RutgersHeinz Field31.313.840 notableW 27–6
2019at Virginia TechLane Stadium39.07.339 minorL 0–28

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 →