Weather for Jaguars vs. Bills is predicted to be near-perfect for football

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Jacksonville Jaguars fans can leave the umbrellas at home on Jan. 11.

Buffalo Bills fans won't need their winter coats.

The forecast for the NFL playoff game between the Jaguars (13-4) and Bills (12-5) at EverBank Stadium (1 p.m., CBS) is shaping up to be perfect football weather for a January day in Northeast Florida.

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A dry cold front will end a warming trend throughout the week (the high temperature will touch 80 degrees the day before the game), but according to the forecast five days before the game, there was little chance of rain the day or night before.

What's the gameday weather forecast for Jaguars vs. Bills?

According to the Weather Underground's local monitoring station near the stadium, the high on Sunday will be 68 degrees, and the low will be 44 degrees. It will be partly to mostly cloudy during the day with a moderate Northwest wind.

Shirts will be optional again on Jan. 11 when the Jacksonville Jaguars host the Buffalo Bills in the first round of the NFL playoffs. The temperatures are forecast to be in the high-60s at EverBank Stadium.

Here's the hourly forecast for gameday:

10 a.m. (stadium lots open): Mostly cloudy, 65 degrees, 13 percent chance of rain, wind NW, 10 mph.
11 a.m.: Mostly cloudy, 66 degrees, 10 percent chance of rain, wind NW, 10 mph.
Noon: Mostly cloudy, 67 degrees, 8 percent chance of rain, wind NW, 10 mph.
1 p.m. (kickoff): Mostly cloudy, 68 degrees, 2 percent chance of rain, wind NW, 10 mph.
2 p.m.: Mostly cloudy, 68 degrees, 0 percent chance of rain, wind NW, 10 mph.
3 p.m.: Partly cloudy, 67 degrees, 0 percent chance of rain, wind NNW, 11 mph.
4 p.m.: Partly cloudy, 66 degrees, 0 percent chance of rain, wind NNW, 11 mph.

What's the weather in Buffalo on gameday?

Come on, Bills fans. Just admit that you'd rather watch a game in Florida conditions.

At 1 p.m. on Jan. 11, the forecast for Orchard Park, N.Y., where Highmark Stadium is located, is for a temperature of 31 degrees, with a 17-degree wind-chill factor. There is a 32 percent chance of snow showers, and the wind will be out of the West at 23 mph.

This article originally appeared on Florida Times-Union: Will it rain for Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Buffalo Bills playoff game?

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