Football season may already be in full swing, but for die-hard pigskin fans, there'ss still one more season opener to get excited about. The Weather Channel Interactive (TWCi) announces the kickoff of its football sections on the weather.com site, two essential online destinations for football fanatics. This season, weather.com is unveiling the most in-depth college and NFL football forecast on the Internet. Fans will find detailed game day forecasts, team performance statistics based on weather conditions, the most up-to-date team schedules, match-ups and much more.
For College Football Fans
College football fans across the country can now get a detailed look at how their team can expect to perform each week based on the day'ss weather. Available at www.weather.com/football, this new section provides the most detailed game day forecasts online, plus:
> Game forecasts for every Top 25 team, along with the latest AP and BCS rankings
> A 'sWeather Spotlight's feature, which automatically calculates the game that will feature the most inclement conditions.
> Team performance statistics for every NCAA Division 1-A team. Fans can see how their alma mater performs when it'ss raining, below freezing or in a number of other weather
conditions.
> Complete team schedules for every NCAA Division 1-A team.
> Access to even more team details, features and expert analysis through a new partnership between the weather.com site and ESPN.com
For NFL Fans
The weather.com site is also the place to go for fans of the National Football League. At www.weather.com/nfl, users can get in-depth game day
weather reports that include probability of precipitation, wind direction and speed. Check out live traffic updates for the stadiums's surrounding areas as well as what other local
sporting events are taking place that weekend. The site offers weather forecasts for all NFL games by team and by schedule as well as game notes and predictions based on weather
conditions.
The Weather Channel Network will feature weather updates throughout the NCAA and NFL seasons. Mike Seidel'ss NFL Football Forecasts airs live from a different stadium every Sunday of the
season during Weekend View (7-11 a.m. ET) and Weekend Now (11 a.m.-12 p.m. ET).
Football fans can also get football forecast updates on their mobile devices with The Weather Channel Mobile at www.weather.com/mobile.
About The Weather Channel Interactive
The Weather Channel Interactive is the leading provider of broadband and wireless weather products including weather.com Desktop Weather by The Weather Channel, and The Weather Channel
Mobile. weather.com the Web site of The Weather Channel, is the ultimate source of weather on the Web helping users plan their lives by delivering timely current conditions, expert
forecasts and relevant lifestyle content for 98,000 locations worldwide. The Weather Channel reaches more than 35 million unique users online each month and is the most popular source of
online weather, news and information according to Nielsen//NetRatings. The Weather Channel Interactive also provides consumers with unique and customizable products such as Desktop
Weather and a full lineup of mobile services including downloads, messaging, mobile Web, and mobile video. Other TWCi sites include forGetaway.com a vacation home rental site, Forecast
Earth, a site dedicated to the discussion of climate change, and a series of international sites, including weather.co.uk, meteo123.com wetter123.com canaldotempo.com and
weather.com/espanol
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