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Race day weather for the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona

1/27/2018

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By Doug Schneider - @Race4caster
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A look at radar this morning (see the Radar link at the top of the page for our live feed) shows a few light showers off the east coast of Florida, moving toward the northwest. Through the day, it is possible that some sprinkles will be felt at the track. But it is likely that there won't be enough rain to even measure, less than a hundredth of an inch. The east to southeast wind off the ocean will persist through the night, and keep cloudy skies over the track overnight. It should also help keep temperatures fairly mild, as low temperatures will stay above 60 degrees tonight.

As the sun rises over Daytona Sunday morning, there could be a few more spits of rain, but they are unlikely to have any impact on the racing. In the afternoon, there is a better chance of getting more rain, however I still expect that before the race ends, the amount of rain will be less than a tenth of an inch. It may require a change to wet tires in the closing stages of the race, or perhaps create some difficult strategy calls for teams deciding if they need to make the change to wet tires. The overall impact of any rain on the race will be low, as I don't expect it to be heavy enough to warrant any delays or interruptions.

The timing of heavier showers today looks a little slower than the past few days, which is good news. I think that any chance of thunderstorms or heavier rain will hold off until after 4 pm. From 4 pm to sunset, around a quarter to a half inch of rain may be possible. But I'm feeling pretty confident that the heavier showers and storms will hold off until after the race has ended.

Scott and I will be tag teaming with weather updates through the race at our main Twitter feed - @RacecastWx.
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