Weather forecast says Bengals vs. Rams will be hottest Super Bowl ever

Super Bowl LVI will be the first in Southern California in nearly two decades and weather forecasts indicate it'll be a balmy afternoon in Los Angeles. According to ESPN's Field Yates, the temperature at kickoff is projected to be 85 degrees, which would make it the hottest Super Bowl ever.

The two current hottest Super Bowls were also in Southern California, per The Weather Channel. The record belongs to Super Bowl XXXVII that was held in San Diego in 2003 with temperatures reaching 82 degrees. In 1973, the temperature for Super Bowl VII in Los Angeles was 82 degrees.

SoFi Stadium is covered with a fixed roof, but the stadium isn't quite a dome with the sides open to the elements. While that threatens to make conditions on the field pretty warm, breezes that come through the stadium cool things down.