By Scott Martin.
Sorry folks... it's been a long time since my last forecast for any race event. I had some major things happen that had my schedule all mixed up for a couple of months. I'm back, and here is my forecast...
Friday, August 4th
It will be a very warm and muggy day as skies will be partly sunny, but the bad news is that rain chances look to be rather high for the afternoon and early evening hours. Scattered afternoon to early evening storms are likely from roughly 1 pm through 7 pm. Winds will be shifting from the west in the morning to out of the north by late afternoon at 5-10 mph. Afternoon high tops out around 87 degrees, with a heat index close to 100 degrees. Overall rain chance is 60%.
Saturday, August 5th
The good news is that the rain chances will be much smaller, but temperatures will be a couple of degrees higher. Skies will be partly to mostly sunny, with only a 30% chance of an afternoon shower or thunderstorm. The high will top out around 91 degrees with a heat index around 103 degrees. Winds will mostly be out of the east to northeast at 5-10 mph.
Sunday, August 6th
Unfortunately, there will be a chance of rain throughout the entire day of Sunday, with the higher chances for scattered showers and thunderstorms mainly during the scheduled race time for the Big Machine Music City Grand Prix. Skies will be partly to mostly sunny, with the rain chances topping out around 50% during the afternoon to early evening. The high will be around 91 degrees with a heat index around 103 degrees.
Friday, August 4th
It will be a very warm and muggy day as skies will be partly sunny, but the bad news is that rain chances look to be rather high for the afternoon and early evening hours. Scattered afternoon to early evening storms are likely from roughly 1 pm through 7 pm. Winds will be shifting from the west in the morning to out of the north by late afternoon at 5-10 mph. Afternoon high tops out around 87 degrees, with a heat index close to 100 degrees. Overall rain chance is 60%.
Saturday, August 5th
The good news is that the rain chances will be much smaller, but temperatures will be a couple of degrees higher. Skies will be partly to mostly sunny, with only a 30% chance of an afternoon shower or thunderstorm. The high will top out around 91 degrees with a heat index around 103 degrees. Winds will mostly be out of the east to northeast at 5-10 mph.
Sunday, August 6th
Unfortunately, there will be a chance of rain throughout the entire day of Sunday, with the higher chances for scattered showers and thunderstorms mainly during the scheduled race time for the Big Machine Music City Grand Prix. Skies will be partly to mostly sunny, with the rain chances topping out around 50% during the afternoon to early evening. The high will be around 91 degrees with a heat index around 103 degrees.
