World Cup Weather Turns Cool, Rainy at Some Stadiums
Jun 14, 2010; 2:36 PM ET
The next two days of play at the 2010 FIFA World Cup will be markedly cooler as a front continues to push inland to cover most of South Africa.
Coastal cities will experience rainy weather, especially in the southern part of the country. Rain won't be much of a factor father inland, but cool temperatures will still affect those stadiums.
Tuesday's matches
New Zealand vs. Slovakia
Cooler weather will prevail for the Group F match-up outside of Rustenburg at 1:30 p.m. local time (7:30 a.m. EDT). Conditions at game time will be a mix of clouds and sun with a kickoff temperature of 57 degrees F (14 C).
Ivory Coast vs. Portugal
Group G opens play at 4 p.m. local time (10 a.m. EDT) in Port Elizabeth with less than ideal playing conditions. Game time conditions will be windy and mostly cloudy skies with a few showers. Kickoff temperature will be 51 F (10 C).
Brazil vs. North Korea
The final Group G match-up will take place at Ellis Park in Johannesburg. The 8:30 p.m. (2:30 pm EDT) match will be windy and quite chilly with patchy clouds and a kickoff temperature of 47 F (8 C).
Wednesday's matches
Honduras vs. Chile
The first Group H match will take place at Nelspruit's Mbombela Stadium. The 1:30 p.m. local time (7:30 a.m. EDT) kickoff will be marked with some clouds and sun, and 68 F (20 C) is expected at game time.
Spain vs. Switzerland
The second Group H game will kick off at 4 p.m. local time (10 a.m. EDT) at Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban, where it will be a cooler 58 F (14 C) at game time. There will be some sunshine before the sun goes down during the match, but a shower or two may impact gameplay.
South Africa vs. Uruguay
Nighttime conditions at Pretoria, where both teams will be playing in their second match of the tournament, will be brisk and chilly with party cloudy skies. Temperature at the 8:30 p.m. (2:30 p.m. EDT) game time will be 42 F (6 C).
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By Gina Cherundolo, AccuWeather.com Staff Writer
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