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Friday forecast update: Indianapolis 500

5/22/2015

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By Doug Schneider
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Ideal weather can be expected today for the Indy Lights Freedom 100, with abundant sunshine through the day. The day will start off cool, with morning temperatures in the 40s, but temperatures this afternoon will top out in the lower 70s. It's a great day to be at the Speedway, enjoying the sunshine, great Indy Lights racing, and tenderlion sandwiches.

Some high clouds will be increasing on Saturday, but despite a few more clouds, temperatures will be a little warmer as winds shift to a southeast direction. Pro Mazda and USF2000 will have a beautiful afternoon for racing at Lucas Oil Raceway.

Confidence in a dry race on Sunday continues to rise as the high pressure ridge through the midlevels of the atmosphere appears to be slow to exit. The strength of this ridge is helping to keep an approaching low pressure system at bay to the west, and helping to keep the atmosphere over central Indiana more stable. I lowered the rain chance a little bit with this update, to 30%, and I think that most of that small rain chance will come after 4 pm. I also took out the mention of thunderstorms on Sunday, as it looks like there will not be much instability in the atmosphere. I expect that any rain that may occur on Sunday will be light.

I'll have another forecast update tomorrow morning, then a two-hourly forecast for race day. For updates on Twitter, follow @Race4caster and @RacecastWx.
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    Doug Schneider, Scott Martin, and Stephen McCoy are race fans and meteorologists dedicated to providing accurate forecasts and timely weather updates at racing venues around the world. We forecast for IndyCar, Indy Lights, Pro Mazda, USF2000, IMSA, Blancpain World Challenge America, and World Endurance Championship, as well as major SCCA and NASA events.


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