When the 49ers and the Seahawks take to the field at Levi’s Stadium for Saturday’s first wild-card game, they’ll have to deal with an uncontrollable variable that may have a significant impact on the outcome of the contest: the weather.
Forecasts show that Santa Clara, Calif., the site of the matchup between the two NFC West rivals, is expecting thunderstorms around 4 p.m. local time, which would coincide with the second half of the game. Additionally, rain has already started to pour down in the Bay Area and is expected to continue throughout the morning, as NFL Network’s Steve Wyche reported from the scene Saturday.