By Doug Schneider
The approach of a cold front will bring a chance of showers and maybe a thunderstorm to the St. Pete area on race day. The question remains, when will the showers arrive? Different models are showing different timing. Some are as early as 6 am, while others keep showers in the area as late as 2 pm. One thing they have in common is that the showers will not last long, or be very heavy. I'm leaning my forecast toward the middle of the range of timing, so I think the window for showers will be between 8 am and noon. This could affect the morning warm-up session. The race is scheduled to start at 12:30, so it is certainly possible that the track could be wet at the start, or there could even be some lingering showers near the track at that time.
You can use our live radar link at the top of the website to monitor the conditions Sunday morning.
You can use our live radar link at the top of the website to monitor the conditions Sunday morning.
