NFC championship: Weather report calls for windy Packers-Seahawks game

Tadd Haislop

NFC championship: Weather report calls for windy Packers-Seahawks game image

Sunday's NFC Championship Game between the Seahawks and Packers will take place in Seattle ... and it'll be raining. Go figure. 

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The forecast calls for light precipitation beginning around 11 a.m. PT, with temperatures hovering just over 50 degrees — not too bad. Rain doesn't appear to be a factor that will affect the contest. The wind is another story. 

The Weather Channel calls for 17 mph winds when Green Bay and Seattle kick off at 12:05 p.m. PT (3:05 p.m. ET).

Both Vinnie Iyer  and David Steele of SN predict a Seahawks win, with Russell Wilson and Seattle's underrated receiving corps being the difference . Mother Nature might have other plans, based on Sunday's windy conditions. 

Tadd Haislop

Tadd Haislop is the Associate NFL Editor at SportingNews.com.