The NFL has drawn up a weather win for the Super Bowl. The Patriots–Seahawks in Santa Clara is tracking as a mild, mostly comfortable night where the ball should fly and the kicking game stays fully open, according to multiple national forecasts.
Levi’s Stadium hosts New England and Seattle on Sunday in Super Bowl LX, with kickoff set for 6:30 p.m. ET (3:30 p.m. local) in the Bay Area. The league is back in an outdoor venue, but every major forecast points to something closer to a calm spring evening rather than a significant weather event.
Super Bowl LX Weather: Patriots vs. Seahawks (Feb. 8)
The temperature window is about as friendly as it gets for a February championship game. Most forecasts put Santa Clara in the mid-60s around kickoff, with readings in the 62–67 degree range late in the afternoon before the number gradually drifts into the low-50s by the time the Lombardi Trophy comes out.
Clouds will be around, but they’re not showing up as the enemy. Outlooks from national and Bay Area outlets describe a mostly to partly cloudy sky through the game, with only a small chance of any passing shower and nothing that looks like a steady rain setting in over Levi’s Stadium.
Some broader weekend outlooks peg the overall rain odds closer to 20–30%, but the specific game window still reads more like dry and comfortable than drenched.
As the Patriots take a small lead into the 4th Quarter, temperatures will dip into the upper-50s.
The wind picture is just as gentle. Football-specific weather reports, including RotoGrinders’ Big Game 2026 breakdown, are calling for a light northwest or west-northwest breeze in the 5–10 mph range.
That’s the kind of airflow that might nudge a long ball or a high punt but falls well short of the “gusty” label that usually scares special teams coaches. There may be a little unpredictability as the sun goes down, but nothing in the current numbers suggests the sort of swirling wind that has defined some past outdoor Super Bowls.
Sunset in Santa Clara hits around 5:40 p.m. local, which means this matchup starts with late-afternoon light on the field and finishes fully under the Levi’s Stadium lights. Temperatures dropping into the low-50s by the fourth quarter will be noticeable, but not enough to fundamentally change how either offense calls plays.
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For New England, this looks like a breath of fresh, relatively warm air. A Patriots-focused weather forecast from Pats Pulpit notes that this will be their most comfortable game-day setup since early November, after a late-season run of cold and snow, and points out that their last kickoff at 58 degrees or warmer came back in a Week 10 win over Tampa Bay.
Seattle is used to cool, damp home games and swirling pockets of wind coming off the Puget Sound. Santa Clara’s setup is different, but it actually strips away some of the usual weather noise.
Instead of a classic NFC West rain game, the Seahawks get a mostly dry, mild track with predictable wind and a firm surface that should hold up as the night goes on, per both national and local forecasts. On paper, this is as neutral and quarterback-friendly as an outdoor Super Bowl gets.
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If you’re looking for a weather edge, the forecast is basically telling you to look somewhere else. Light winds, stable temperatures, and a low chance of rain point to a game where execution, protection, and red-zone decisions decide things far more than any gusts or slick turf. Offensive coordinators should be able to keep their full call sheets live from the opening drive to the two-minute drill.
The only real caveats are minor. A slightly cooler fourth quarter can make the ball feel a bit firmer for kickers, and even a gentle breeze can matter on 50-plus-yard attempts or high-arching punts toward the corners. But the current outlook from sites tracking conditions specifically for Patriots–Seahawks doesn’t scream “weather game” at all.
If Super Bowl LX swings on a last-second field goal or a deep ball over the top, it probably won’t be the Santa Clara sky that gets the blame. The league wanted a clean stage for Patriots vs Seahawks, and the forecast is doing its part to keep the spotlight squarely on the players, the game plans, and one more chapter in the NFL’s biggest showcase.
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