Racecast Weather - Your Source for Race Weather Information
  • Home
  • Racecasts
  • 2023 Schedule
  • Services
  • Radar
  • Contact
  • Bios
  • Links

Thursday forecast update for Motul Petit Le Mans

9/29/2022

Comments

 
By Doug Schneider

​Click images to enlarge
Picture
Picture
The forecast looks much better for Petit Le Mans today. The forecast track of Ian has shifted to the east, which will mean less of an impact on Road Atlanta. Another positive aspect of this forecast update is that most of the rain will fall on Friday night, with less impacts during the scheduled on-track times.

Here's the NWS forecast rainfall along the path of Ian through Sunday morning:
Picture
Road Atlanta is on the edge of the white and light green area. I expect that 1 inch of rain could be a high end amount, but the most likely rain amount will be around a half inch. This is much less than expected a few days ago when Ian was forecast to track directly across Georgia. 

Rain showers are expected to move into the area Friday afternoon, and increase in frequency through the evening. The WeatherTech qualifying session has the potential to have a shower, but I expect it to be light enough to allow the session to be held. Friday night won't be great for campers as rain picks up. Showers will continue to be on and off through Saturday morning, which could impact the morning warm up session. But the frequency and intensity of showers will be falling through the day, and I think all 10 hours of the race can be held without major disruption.

With the track of Ian being farther to the east, wind will not be as much of an impact. It will be breezy every day, with sustained winds of 15 to 25 mph, gusting between 30 and 35 mph at times. Objects will need to be secured to keep them from blowing around, but I don't think this should be a safety issue for campers. 
Comments

    Social Feeds


    Instagram


    Authors

    Doug Schneider
    Scott Martin
    Stephen McCoy

    Harris Cooley 


    Partners

    Picture
    Picture
    Picture
    Picture
    Picture

    Categories

    All
    F1
    IGTC
    IMSA
    Indycar
    Le Mans
    MRTI
    NASA
    Outlooks
    Photos
    PWC
    Racecasts
    SCCA
    SRO
    Trans Am
    TUSC
    Verification
    Weather Education
    WEC


    Archives

    January 2023
    December 2022
    November 2022
    October 2022
    September 2022
    August 2022
    July 2022
    June 2022
    May 2022
    April 2022
    March 2022
    February 2022
    January 2022
    December 2021
    November 2021
    October 2021
    September 2021
    August 2021
    July 2021
    June 2021
    May 2021
    April 2021
    March 2021
    January 2021
    December 2020
    November 2020
    October 2020
    September 2020
    August 2020
    July 2020
    June 2020
    March 2020
    January 2020
    December 2019
    November 2019
    October 2019
    September 2019
    August 2019
    July 2019
    June 2019
    May 2019
    April 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    November 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    August 2018
    July 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    July 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017
    December 2016
    November 2016
    October 2016
    September 2016
    August 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    December 2015
    November 2015
    October 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    July 2015
    June 2015
    May 2015
    April 2015
    March 2015
    February 2015
    January 2015
    December 2014
    November 2014
    October 2014
    September 2014



Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.