Today's U.S. Open weather forecast

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Burns has a one-shot lead over Spaun and Scott at Oakmont with Viktor Hovland the only other under par Getty Images
Sam Burns backed up his second-round 65 with a 69 in the third round of the U.S. Open, and he has a one-shot lead over J.J. Spaun and Adam Scott. Burns will enter the final round at 4 under. Follow live coverage here.
Spaun also shot a 69 in the third round, while Scott fired a 67 and will play in the final group with Burns on Sunday. Viktor Hovland is the only other player under par at 1 under after a third-round 70. Carlos Ortiz shot a 67 and is at even par.
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There's a strong chance of rain today — and even a chance of further thunderstorms. Here's the latest forecast from AccuWeather:
'Variable cloudiness with a couple of showers and humid. High 72, low 62. Wind from the northeast at 7 mph. 84% chance of rain and a 17% chance of thunderstorms.'
In other words: prepare for carnage. Getty Images
Now that the second round has been wrapped up, the gates have opened at Oakmont for the fans to pour back in.
The USGA issued the following media advisory earlier this morning warning of 'extremely wet' and 'very saturated' conditions around the course.
💬 'Due to significant rainfall overnight, combined with the historic rain experienced in the weeks leading into the Championship, the grounds at Oakmont Country Club are extremely wet heading into the third round of the 125th U.S. Open Championship.
'While the golf course handled the weather incredibly well and playing conditions remain championship ready, some areas outside the ropes are very saturated. Out of an abundance of caution and to ensure the safety of all spectators, access to certain viewing areas of the course will be limited throughout the day.
'Please note that today's forecast has the potential of additional rain, and conditions may continue to evolve throughout the day. We will continue to monitor the weather and communicate any further updates as needed.'
Ticket holders who decide against attending in such conditions have been informed they will receive a full refund for their Saturday ticket. Getty Images
He's done it!
Philip Barbaree drains the putt and he shoots an impressive one-over 71, +7 for the tournament.
What an achievement under such pressure.
He's left it 5-foot short…
Eesh. Philip Barbaree's approach shot lands in the first cut at the front of the green. A fraction right and it would have disappeared into the greenside bunker. Instead it takes a hop left and comes to rest on the putting surface.
He has a 32-foot birdie putt. He needs to avoid a three-putt at all costs. Getty Images
How are your nerves then, Philip Barbaree, Jr.? He's right on the cut line and needs a par or better if he's to reach the weekend of the 2025 U.S. Open.
The ninth has been playing as one of the hardest holes on the course this week and it's a treacherous tee shot to say the least, with bunkers lining the right and a big old ditch on the left.
The best way to avoid all of that trouble? By blasting it down the fairway, as Barbaree manages. He has 175-yards remaining.
The other of the 3 players out there early this morning with hopes of making the 7-over cut is Chris Gotterup.
He has a 6-footer for par on the 18th … and he rolls it home!
He'll be back out there later today.
Philip Barbaree misses the 3-foot putt he has waited almost 12 hours to hit. Excruciating.
So that's a bogey at 17 for the 26-year-old American, dropping him back to +7, right on the cut line. It's all going to come down to the last hole, the menacing par-four ninth.
Gulp. Getty Images
Well done Thriston Lawrence!
The South African can't have been in many situations like this in his career, waiting almost 12 hours to take a solitary 4-foot putt for par.
That's a lot of time to overthink things … but Lawrence confidently rolls his putt home to card a 74.
A disappointing score perhaps given the situation he found himself in early on yesterday, leading the tournament by three strokes. But he's only +1 for the tournament and still very much in this thing. Getty Images
There will be no fans on the course at Oakmont to watch the conclusion of round two.
The USGA said on Friday that 'due to significant rainfall Friday evening' spectator gates would not open until 8am ET — half an hour after the last few players get back onto the course.
Round three tee times will be published immediately after the conclusion of round two. Getty Images
Round two will resume shortly after play was suspended at 8.15pm EDT last night when lightning was detected in the local area.
Thirteen players will be back out at Oakmont attempting to finish either one or two holes.
Only three of those 13 players are on track to make the cut, which stands at +7.
Thriston Lawrence ( pictured ), who led the tournament yesterday but has sunk back to +1, faces a nervy 4-foot putt for par on 18.
Chris Gotterup is 5-over through 17 holes, meanwhile, and Philip Barbaree Jr. has work to do this morning at 6-over through 16 holes.
Victor Perez became just the second golfer in 10 U.S. Opens at Oakmont Golf Course to hit a hole-in-one during the tournament, and the first since 1983, by acing the sixth hole yesterday.
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Very quietly, Adam Scott has put together back-to-back rounds of 70 to remain at even-par, which is now good for a tie for fourth place on the U.S. Open leaderboard entering today. The 44-year-old Australian is seeking his second major championship and first in over 12 years since winning the 2013 Masters. Scott joked with reporters that his major championship contention window was "ajar" after he completed his second round at Oakmont yesterday.
One of the most stunning developments in a U.S. Open full of them already is the return of Brooks Koepka to major championship contention.
After winning his fifth major at the 2023 PGA Championship, Koepka finished tied for 17th at the 2023 U.S. Open in Los Angeles.
Since then, Koepka has failed to finish in the top 25 of a major championship and missed the cut at this year's Masters and PGA Championship. Yet he shot a 68 in his first round on Thursday and though he struggled more in his second round, scoring a 74, at 2-over-par for the week he remains just five shots back of the lead.
Koepka, who won the U.S. Open in 2017 and 2018, is trying to become just the seventh golfer in history to win three or more U.S. Opens.
Our Brendan Quinn detailed Koepka's stunning opening round at Oakmont below.
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Just before the horn sounded at Oakmont yesterday evening, 54-year-old Phil Mickelson had a chance to make a 27th cut at the one major championship he has never won.
But Mickelson's birdie putt on the 18th green rolled just to the left of the cup. He finished at 8-over-par through the first two rounds of the tournament, one stroke shy of the cut line.
The five-year exemption to major championships Mickelson was given when he won the 2021 PGA Championship expires at the end of this season. Meaning that this may be the last time we see the left-handed golf icon on the U.S. Open.
Two-time U.S. Open winner Bryson DeChambeau, meanwhile, is already done for the weekend.
DeChambeau, who edged out Rory McIlroy at Pinehurst Golf Course last year to win his second major championship, imploded by shooting 5-over-par in his last seven holes yesterday to finish at 10-over-par and well beyond the cut line.
Scottie Scheffler finished his second round at the U.S. Open on Friday at 4-over-par, eight shots back of the leader at that moment. He's not convinced he's out of it.
💬 'There was some times today where you feel like you could give up, just based on how difficult the golf course is, how my swing was feeling,' Scheffler said. '… Going out early tomorrow, maybe get some easier conditions than the guys late in the afternoon. At the U.S. Open I don't think you're ever out of the tournament. Put together two decent days, I may be in 25th or 30th place or something like that after today, and like I said, by no means is that out of the tournament.'
While this is a larger deficit than he faced last month, Scheffler no doubt remembers that he was three shots back after 36 holes at the PGA Championship and ended the third round up by three. With no signs of Oakmont easing up and rain in the forecast for Saturday, the No. 1 player in the world is ready to try to force his way up the leaderboard.
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Two of the most recognizable faces in this U.S. Open — and the two men who have already won major championships this year — will begin play today nowhere near the top of the leaderboard.
World No. 1 and 2025 PGA Championship winner Scottie Scheffler is 4-over-par following a second straight rough day at Oakmont after entering as the overwhelming favorite to win this tournament.
Rory McIlroy, who nearly won this event last year and won the 2025 Masters, nearly missed the cut entirely and went home early. But a birdie on No. 18 yesterday got his score down to 6-over-par, safely inside the cut line of 7-over. Getty Images
The biggest story of Friday's U.S. Open action?
The sterling second-round 65 shot by Sam Burns, who's now this tournament's solo leader through 36 holes.
It's even more impressive considering just how much Oakmont has frustrated the best in golf this week, and especially today.
Our Brody Miller has the inside story on how Burns somehow tamed this course today when nobody else could.
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