{"id":433843,"date":"2026-09-12T11:44:11","date_gmt":"2026-09-12T11:44:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/433843\/"},"modified":"2026-09-12T11:44:11","modified_gmt":"2026-09-12T11:44:11","slug":"austin-heat-forecast-texas-vs-ohio-state-could-feel-like-109","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/433843\/","title":{"rendered":"Austin heat forecast: Texas vs. Ohio State could feel like 109"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>But as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.statesman.com\/sports\/longhorns\/football\/\" data-link=\"native\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Texas<\/a> prepares for another marquee home game in Austin, the heat will be a major part of the story, too.<\/p>\n<p>Last Saturday, more than 12 people were taken out of Texas\u2019 home opener against Texas State because of heat, according to Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical Services, as temperatures reached 102 degrees. This week, Texas fans are facing another day of triple-digit heat, though Ohio State arrives for a 6:30 p.m. kickoff rather than last week\u2019s 2:30 p.m. start.<\/p>\n<p>The heat was visible off the field, too. A <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hunterschuler\/status\/2096329397619863679\" data-link=\"native\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow\">widely viewed post on X<\/a> showed fans crowded into an indoor concourse at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium during last Saturday\u2019s game.<\/p>\n<p>Austin is expected to have sunny skies Saturday, with a high of 102 degrees and heat index values that could reach 109 degrees. Current\u00a0National Weather Service forecasts vary slightly by location, with some Austin points reaching 103 degrees and a heat index of 111. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Temperatures will ease slightly by kickoff, but dangerous heat will remain a concern, especially inside a stadium packed with more than 100,000 fans.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s what to expect from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.statesman.com\/weather\/article\/austin-weather-texas-game-weekend-heat-22424481.php\" data-link=\"native\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the weather,<\/a> how Saturday compares with last week&#8217;s game and how fans can stay safe in extreme heat.<\/p>\n<p>Ohio State vs. Texas game day forecast<\/p>\n<p>A shorter look at the day:<\/p>\n<p>How heat compares with last Saturday during Texas vs. Texas State<\/p>\n<p>Saturday\u2019s forecast high is again around 102 degrees, similar to the air temperature during last Saturday\u2019s Texas-Texas State game. Head coach Steve Sarkisian said the field temperature reached 160 degrees during that game.<\/p>\n<p>The biggest difference this week is timing: Ohio State kicks off at 6:30 p.m., two hours later than last week\u2019s 2:30 p.m. start. That means fans who arrive early for tailgating and College GameDay will still face the hottest part of the day, but conditions should be improving by kickoff.<\/p>\n<p>Even the most hardcore fans have their concerns about the weather. \u00a0Here&#8217;s how fans are reacting to the Ohio State-Texas heat.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Texas and Buckeyes fans may want to guzzle beers throughout the day, but drinking alcohol can increase the risk of dehydration in extreme heat.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"But as Texas prepares for another marquee home game in Austin, the heat will be a major part&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":433844,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[132,134,133],"class_list":["post-433843","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-austin","tag-austin","tag-austin-headlines","tag-austin-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/433843","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=433843"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/433843\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/433844"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=433843"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=433843"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=433843"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}