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UPDATED: What Is Weather Forecast for 2014 Super Bowl?

The 'first outdoor, cold weather Super Bowl' is scheduled for Feb. 2 in East Rutherford, N.J.

Updated Jan 28: NFL officials would need 24 hours to change the game time for the Super Bowl, and 48 hours to change the date for weather issues, according to a report in nj.com.

Kickoff is set for 6:25 p.m., Feb. 2. According to weather.com, no snow is in the nighttime forecast for MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J.

Updated Jan. 26:
According to weather.com, "rain/snow showers" are possible in the evening of Super Bowl Sunday (Feb. 2) in East Rutherford, N.J. 
A low temperature of 31 degrees is forecast. Kickoff is scheduled for 6:25 p.m.

Updated, Jan. 25:
The latest forecast on weather.com calls for a "light wintry mix" in the daytime of Super Bowl Sunday (Feb. 2) in East Rutherford, N.J.

The evening forecast is for "wintry mix" and a 40 percent chance of precipitation. The low temperature is put at 28 degrees. Kickoff is set for 6:25 p.m.

Updated, Jan. 24:
According to weather.com, there is a 30 percent chance of snow on Super Bowl 2014 game day (Feb. 2) in East Rutherford, N.J.
Nighttime temperature is forecast to be 25 degrees. Sunset will be at 5:15 p.m., well before the scheduled kickoff of 6:25 p.m.

Original post, Jan. 22: 
We know who'll be playing. But the real question now is: Will a winter storm disrupt the 2014 Super Bowl?

The early line -- snow is "possible" for East Rutherford, N.J., on game day (Sunday, Feb. 2), according to a website forecast.

Accuweather.com has an extended forecast for game day, and it calls for a high of 36 degrees and a nighttime low of 30 on Super Sunday, with "snow showers possible." Kickoff is scheduled for 6:25 p.m. -- after the forecast sunset.

The game is being billed as the "first outdoor, cold weather Super Bowl." According to wikipedia.org, the NFL title game twice has been played in Pontiac, Mich., and once in Indianapolis -- in domed stadiums. MetLife Stadium, site of this year's game, is open-air.

The NFL is prepared for the possibility of severe weather on Super Bowl Sunday. It has scenarios in which the game could be shifted ahead or back, depending on conditions.

According to Frank Supovitz, NFL Senior Vice President for Events: “There are contingency plans for multiple different days. There is the potential of a move-up scenario, there is the potential of a move-back scenario, depending on what we are seeing coming. It could potentially be on a Saturday or it could be on the Monday or Tuesday."

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