MLS Team Weather Playbook

Sporting Kansas City Weather Playbook: Children's Mercy Park Plains

By Kevin Roth, sports meteorologist. Weather guide for DFS players and bettors.

Home advantage

Sporting KC play at Children's Mercy Park in Kansas City, Kansas. Open-air Great Plains setting with sustained wind, extreme summer heat, and severe-weather risk.

Road environments

Western Conference road environments span Pacific Northwest rain, California marine, mountain elevation, Texas heat.

Weather angle

Sustained plains wind is a real match-play variable. Extreme summer heat and severe-weather risk are the primary weather angles.