By Scott Martin
Other than a stormy day on Friday, the weekend looks almost perfect for the Indycar Series at Pocono Raceway. Mostly sunny skies and nice temperatures are in store.
Friday will be the stormy day of the weekend, and fortunately there is no on-track activity scheduled (according to Indycar.com). Convection caused by a surface low to the northeast of the area with a trailing cold front will allow for showers and thunderstorms to be likely throughout the day. Heavy rain is possible at times, with totals reaching up to and a little above 1/2 inch. Highs will reach the mid 70s. Winds will be out of the southeast at 5-15 MPH. Chance of rain is 60%.
Saturday will be a completely different story. Mostly sunny skies and nice temperatures will prevail, as the cold front moves offshore and allows a surface high pressure to build into the area. Highs will reach the lower 70s. Chance of rain is 0%.
Sunday will feature partly cloudy skies as the surface high starts to weaken and move offshore. There is a very small chance that a shower could develop in the area, but I do not have the confidence as of yet to include that in the forecast. Highs will reach the mid 70s. Winds will be out of the south-southeast at 5-10 MPH. Chance of rain is 0% )as of now).
I will be watching the models to see what will happen on Sunday. I will have my fingers crossed that we'll keep our record unblemished for not having a rain delay at an over this season. Radar will be up later this week. I'll have updates throughout the week on my Twitter feed @RaceWx4You.
Friday will be the stormy day of the weekend, and fortunately there is no on-track activity scheduled (according to Indycar.com). Convection caused by a surface low to the northeast of the area with a trailing cold front will allow for showers and thunderstorms to be likely throughout the day. Heavy rain is possible at times, with totals reaching up to and a little above 1/2 inch. Highs will reach the mid 70s. Winds will be out of the southeast at 5-15 MPH. Chance of rain is 60%.
Saturday will be a completely different story. Mostly sunny skies and nice temperatures will prevail, as the cold front moves offshore and allows a surface high pressure to build into the area. Highs will reach the lower 70s. Chance of rain is 0%.
Sunday will feature partly cloudy skies as the surface high starts to weaken and move offshore. There is a very small chance that a shower could develop in the area, but I do not have the confidence as of yet to include that in the forecast. Highs will reach the mid 70s. Winds will be out of the south-southeast at 5-10 MPH. Chance of rain is 0% )as of now).
I will be watching the models to see what will happen on Sunday. I will have my fingers crossed that we'll keep our record unblemished for not having a rain delay at an over this season. Radar will be up later this week. I'll have updates throughout the week on my Twitter feed @RaceWx4You.
