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2022 Weather and Racing Photo Gallery

12/27/2022

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It's been a pleasure to complete another year of bringing you weather forecasts for your favorite racing series. 2023 will be the ninth year that Scott and I have been running this site, and we are thankful to have Stephen and Harris join us to expand our efforts and keep it going strong. We truly appreciate all our followers who share in our loves of weather and racing. 

Without further ado, here are the best photos from 2022 that combine our two favorite things - weather and racing! ​Hope you enjoy these photos from some excellent photographers. Have a happy New Year, and we'll see you in 2023!
WEC at Bahrain, by TF Sport
Fog at Bathurst 12 Hour, by @Bathurst12Hour
Christian Lundgaard at Indy GP, by Jacob Clouse (@JacobCMedia)
F1 at Silverstone, by Chris Willison
Sunset at the Indianapolis 8 Hour, by J. Douglas Boles (@jdouglas4)
Kyalami 9 Hour, by Mercedes-AMG Motorsport (@amgmotorsport)
Lightning at Indy GP, by Dream Digital
IMSA Prototype Challenge at Daytona, by Michelin Racing (@MichelinRaceUSA)
North Wilkesboro sunset, by @NWBSpeedway
Rainbow at Carolina Speedway, by @RacingAmerica
Rolex 24 sunrise, by Michael Goodwin
Rolex 24 sunrise, by Beaux Barfield
Rolex 24 sunrise, by Sideline Sports Photography
Sebring sunset by Mark Urban
Snow at Circuit Spa, by @CircuitSpa
Snow at IMS, by @IMS
Ultimate Cup Series at Circuit Paul Ricard, by Erwin Seite for @GTxReport
Rainbow at VIR, by @VIRnow
IMSA at Road America, by Jose Mario Dias
Bathurst 12 Hour by Audi Sport
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Forecast update for the 24 Hours of Le Mans

6/8/2022

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By Doug Schneider
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Every year around Le Mans, I always hear the phrase, "It always rains at Le Mans". Well, this year will be the exception. There are some isolated showers around the track on Wednesday, but dry weather is expected for the rest of the event. Every day will be mostly sunny, with comfortable temperatures and light winds as a large high pressure system extends over northern France. It doesn't get any better than this for weather at Le Mans.

The changes to this forecast from my previous forecast were pretty minor, with only small downward changes to temperatures, and the slight chance of rain Sunday has been removed. 
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First forecast for the 24 Hours of Le Mans

6/6/2022

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By Doug Schneider
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The weather looks great for this year's edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. 

A cold front will be moving through northern France on Tuesday night and Wednesday morning, which will result in showers around Le Mans. Most of these showers will occur in the morning, with conditions improving through the day. If some showers do linger later in the day, I expect that they will be light and impacts will be minimal. 

Behind the front, high pressure will build over northern France and provide nice weather through Saturday at least. Temperatures will be very comfortable, with a warming trend through the week. 

The high pressure ridge weakens a little on Sunday, which may allow for a few showers to develop on Sunday, mainly in the afternoon. This is still a way out, so there is still some uncertainty about the rain chance, but it appears to be low at this time, with no significant impacts expected.

Check back for updates through the week. 
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Friday forecast update for the 24 Hours of Le Mans

9/18/2020

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By Doug Schneider
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Rain showers will start to spread into the Le Mans area beginning tonight. Periods of showers are likely to continue through Saturday as a low pressure system sits over the Bay of Biscay. The most likely period for showers on Saturday will be in the afternoon and evening, during the opening hours of the race. There could be around a quarter of an inch (around 6 mm) of rain that falls on Saturday. 

Saturday night should have a lower chance of showers in the area. Coverage will be more scattered, and showers will be lighter. The threat of thunderstorms will also diminish. Scattered showers will continue around northern France through Sunday, and there may be some breaks in the clouds that allow some sun to briefly shine through. 

I will be travelling on vacation with family tomorrow, so I won't be able to post radar updates as I usually do. I recommend this site to monitor radar - https://www.meteo60.fr/radars-precipitations-pluie-france.php
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Forecast update for the 24 Hours of Le Mans

9/16/2020

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By Doug Schneider
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Not much has changed in the forecast for Le Mans with the latest data. Some things have come into better focus, such as the timing of the best chance of rain and potential rainfall amounts. 

High pressure over the British Isles will keep conditions dry and mild at Le Mans on Thursday, with mostly sunny skies. Clouds will start to increase a little on Friday as the high pressure system moves east and a low pressure system off the northwest coast of Spain approaches. As this low moves into the Bay of Biscay, it will start to bring a chance of rain into northern France, beginning Friday night. There is good agreement between the models that the center of the low will be just off the west coast of France on Saturday, sitting nearly stationary through the day. Shower and thunderstorms will be numerous across eastern and northern France all day, but the most likely time for showers to occur at the track will be in the late afternoon and evening - near the start time of the race. The rain could be briefly heavy if a storm moves directly over the track, with a quarter to a half inch of rain possible (6-12 mm). There could be a possibility of a caution period or a stoppage if the heavy rain and lightning occurs. 

The threat of showers will drop Saturday night, but it won't completely go away. There may be some scattered showers lingering around overnight and into Sunday morning. The chance of rain on Sunday looks lower than Saturday as the low pressure system is expected to weaken and drift southeast. Any showers on Sunday should be lighter as well, so the impact on the racing is expected to be less. 
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First forecast for the 24 Hours of Le Mans

9/14/2020

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By Doug Schneider
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Warm temperatures and mostly sunny skies are expected at Le Mans through most of this week, but as we approach the weekend, the chance of rain still start to increase, and there's a good chance of seeing rain at some point during the race.

A large high pressure system will be drifting east from England to Scandinavia from Wednesday through Friday, providing dry weather and warm temperatures across northern France. A low pressure system will be tracking east across the Atlantic, and be located somewhere near the Bay of Biscay by the end of the week. This low pressure system will spread increasing moisture into France over the weekend. The chance of rain is a bit uncertain this far out, and it will depend on the exact position of this low, which isn't yet clear. If it tracks farther south as some models suggest, there will be a lower chance of rain. A more northerly position of the low will increase the rain chances. In this forecast, I have taken a middle ground, with rain chances in the 40-50% range. This may go up or down with later forecast updates, so check back through the week.
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The best weather and racing photos of 2019

12/18/2019

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By Doug Schneider

Each year at Racecast Weather, we collect photos through the year of our two favorite things - weather and race cars - and pick the best to be featured in a final post to close out the year. Thanks to the extremely talented photographers (and not so talented, like myself) who took these photos - credit for each pops up when you hover over each image. Click on each image to view a larger size.

Thanks for following our forecasts through 2019, and Scott, Stephen, and I hope you have a very happy Christmas season. We'll see you again on December 30 with the forecast for the Roar Before the 24 in January.
Wall cloud approaching VIR - Doug Schneider
Rainbow over VIR - Doug Schneider
Sunrise with fog at VIR - Kerrigan Smith
Crepuscular rays at Spa - Blancpain GT Series
Ford GT spray at Watkins Glen - David Yowe
Snow at Spa - Frozenspeed
Storms approaching Road America - Stoner Car Care
Storms near Watkins Glen - Christian Rodriguez for GT Report
Purple sky at the Nurburgring - Jamey Price for SC365
Sunrise at Le Mans - Prescott Motorsport
Clouds over Le Mans - Aston Martin Racing
Circuit Paul Ricard - Blancpain GT Series
Ragged clouds over Sebring - Pedro for DailySportsCar
Hydroplane - Andrew Hall for DailySportsCar
Sebring sunset - Julia Piquet
IndyCar test at Laguna Seca - Joe Skibinski for IndyCar Series
Sunrise at Mount Panorama - IGTC
Snow at Monza - Autodromo Nazionale di Monza
Lightning at Kyalami 9 Hours - Drew Gibson for Bentley Racing
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Race day forecast for the 24 Hours of Le Mans

6/15/2019

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By Doug Schneider

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The start of the 24 Hours of Le Mans will be covered by clouds as an upper level trough and a surface cold front will be moving toward the area. Here's a look at the radar and satellite image at 1:30 pm:
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Although the rain over Brittany is moving east and looks pretty solid now, it is expected to break up more as it approaches Le Mans. So I don't expect it to have much impact. If there is a shower this afternoon, it will be very light and short-lived. There may not even be enough to measure, maybe just a trace, which wouldn't even require a change to rain tires. 

Clouds will be decreasing in the evening, with partly cloudy skies by sunset. Temperatures overnight will fall into the upper 50s F or mid teens C. Mostly to partly cloudy skies can be expected from sunrise tomorrow through the end of the race, with no precipitation expected.
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