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Showers likely today at Watkins Glen

7/1/2016

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By Doug Schneider

Low pressure is tracking across the Great Lakes region this morning, with a cold front located across Lake Erie and Ohio, moving east. Here's a look at the radar around 8:30 am (WGI is the red dot):
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Projecting the movement of the rain brings it into the Watkins Glen area around 2 pm. Currently there are some lightning strikes observed in Ohio, and most of the thunderstorms should stay across Pennsylvania today, but I can't entirely rule out a thunderstorm near the track today.

If the expected timing works out, there could be some rain for the later half of Continental Tire qualifying, particularly the GS session, and the Prototype Lites race at 2:30 pm. I expect that the rain will last into the WeatherTech Championship practice at 3:20 pm as well. Scattered showers may linger around the area into the Porsche GT Cup race. 

Rain amounts around the area will average around a quarter inch, with up to a half inch possible if a heavier shower passes over the track. 

High temperatures today will reach to near 80 degrees, with southwest winds at 5 to 10 mph. 

Saturday and Sunday continue to look great, with plenty of sunshine both days and high temperatures in the upper 70s to around 80. Winds on Saturday will be a little stronger, from the northwest at 10 to 15 mph. 

I'll have weather updates on my Twitter account through today - @Race4caster.
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