Fortunately, or perhaps not, we haven't had much rain in the area this football season. In this Sept. 7 file photo, fans exit the bleachers after weather-lightning delayed high school football action between Edison and Memorial at LaFortune Stadium. JOEY JOHNSON/For the Tulsa World
Three away games for our in-state major college football programs, so time to visit other area's National Weather Service pages!
As usual, your games will be listed in chronological order:
OU at Iowa State, 11 a.m. Saturday in Ames, Iowa
The overnight low is 33, so expect a cool morning before the game.
By Saturday morning/afternoon, temperatures should be rising... to the low-50s. East to southeast winds of about 6 mph are also forecast.
If the game goes incredibly late, or some Sooners decide to stick around the area afterward, Ames has a 20 percent chance of rain... after 1 a.m. Sunday. Rain chances will continue in Ames through Monday.
Tulsa at Arkansas, 11:21 a.m. Saturday in Fayetteville, Ark.
As luck would have it, Fayetteville actually falls under Tulsa's weather service coverage area!
As such, it looks like Arkansas is also sharing in our cold front a bit, with highs in the upper 60s by Saturday afternoon (and 50s in the morning). Partly sunny skies and southwest 5 to 10 mph winds alose expected.
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms is forecast for Fayetteville after 1 p.m. Saturday.
For late stayers, the 20 percent chance continues through Saturday night, with overnight lows in the 40s and 5 to 10 mph winds.
Oklahoma State at Kansas State, 7 p.m. Saturday in Manhattan, Kan.
And now for the coldest game of the three.
First, a day reaching the upper 50s with mostly sunny skies and light north winds around 5 to 10 mph.
Then, Saturday night. Partly cloudy skies, lows in the mid-30s and calming northeast winds.
Have a good football weekend!
--Althea Peterson
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