World Series Game 1 forecast: Near 100 degrees in LA
A general view as the Chicago Cubs take on the Los Angeles Dodgers in NLDS Game 2 at Dodger Stadium on October 15, 2017. Credit: Getty Images / Josh Lefkowitz
HOUSTON — Things may get a lot hotter if the Yankees play the Dodgers in the World Series.
Game 1 of the so-called Fall Classic is scheduled for Tuesday night at Dodgers Stadium. The weather forecast for Tuesday calls for a high of 101 degrees — or about the same as the miles per hour of an Aroldis Chapman fastball.
Some like it hot . . . but not that hot.
“We should easily see temps reaching 100 degrees across a pretty wide area in L.A. and Ventura counties, with the warmest day being Tuesday,” said a report by the National Weather Service.
First pitch in L.A. will be 5:09 p.m. local time, according to the schedule released by Major League Baseball on Friday. So it should be a wee bit cooler than 101.
The forecast calls for a high of 96 on Wednesday for Game 2. Game time is also set for 5:09 p.m. local time.
The three middle games as scheduled for Oct. 27-29 in the home of the American League champions. Game times are set for 8:09 for Games 3 and 4 and 8:16 for Game 5, if needed.
The forecast for New York for those three days calls for highs of around 68-70 degrees with evening lows in the 50s.
Games 6 and 7, if needed, will be back in Los Angeles on Oct. 31 and Nov. 1, with local start times of 5:09 and 5:10 p.m., respectively. The long-range forecast calls for daytime highs in the mid-70s.
Anthony Rieber covers baseball, as well as the NFL, NBA and NHL. He has worked at Newsday since Aug. 31, 1998, and has been in his current position since July 5, 2004.
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