By Doug Schneider - @Race4caster
Today's forecast update for the Roar brings in a slight chance of rain on Sunday. The weather for Friday and Saturday is still expected to be sunny and chilly, especially Friday morning when the wind chill could make it feel around 20 degrees. I'm not sure what ambient temperature Continental and Michelin require before cars can hit the track on their tires, but it is possible that the cold temperatures might cause some delays on Friday morning.
Remember my forecast post from Monday when I mentioned the models hinting at some light rain off the east coast of Florida? Well, the models have trended toward bringing that rain closer to the coast, and close enough that I had to add a 20% chance of rain into the forecast. There's a weak low pressure trough that forms offshore that will track west through the day. This will likely bring a lot of cloud cover to the track on Sunday, and maybe a few spits of rain. If there is rain at the track, it will be pretty light, just a few hundredths of an inch. Normally for that little amount of rain and the small chance of it happening at all, I'd keep the Impact Level at None. But since it's practice, just a small amount of rain can interrupt the sessions, so I've changed the Impact Level to Low.
Remember my forecast post from Monday when I mentioned the models hinting at some light rain off the east coast of Florida? Well, the models have trended toward bringing that rain closer to the coast, and close enough that I had to add a 20% chance of rain into the forecast. There's a weak low pressure trough that forms offshore that will track west through the day. This will likely bring a lot of cloud cover to the track on Sunday, and maybe a few spits of rain. If there is rain at the track, it will be pretty light, just a few hundredths of an inch. Normally for that little amount of rain and the small chance of it happening at all, I'd keep the Impact Level at None. But since it's practice, just a small amount of rain can interrupt the sessions, so I've changed the Impact Level to Low.
