By Scott Martin - @RaceWx4You
FRIDAY: A small chance of showers will be possible during the early morning hours, but those shall be well before the cars hit the track. The day will feature more clouds than sun, and winds will be quite gusty at times, especially during the afternoon and early evening hours. Rain chances start to creep back into the forecast by the late evening hours, but the good news is that the main part of the day will be dry. Temperatures will be much cooler than the 82 degrees that was felt at the track on Thursday. Highs will only reach the lower 70s, and winds will be mainly out of the north and north-northeast at 7 to 16 MPH, with gusts up to 25 MPH possible. Grab those jackets and hang on to your hats.
SATURDAY: Mostly cloudy skies and a chance of rain will be possible at Daytona International Speedway throughout the day on Saturday, as the main flow will be blowing onshore from the northeast. Winds will be even higher on Saturday as well, averaging 15-20 MPH, with gusts up to 25 MPH possible. Rainfall amounts will be light if it rains at the track, well less that a 1/4 inch, while the main heavier rain action will stay over the Atlantic well northeast of the track. Highs will be a little warmer, making it into the middle 70s, but those higher winds speeds will make that feel cooler.
I'm more confident in this forecast as the forecast model are coming into a better agreement, but some changes could occur. I'll let you know if they do. Be sure to follow our main Twitter feed @RacecastWx as we will be using it as our one-stop place for forecasts and updates on Twitter. We'll continue to have our personal accounts as well, but we'll only use those to retweet our forecast and for personal use. As always, our forecasts will still be featured on our Facebook page along with our Instagram account. Radar will be up and running on Friday. Thank you and have a great Thursday.
SATURDAY: Mostly cloudy skies and a chance of rain will be possible at Daytona International Speedway throughout the day on Saturday, as the main flow will be blowing onshore from the northeast. Winds will be even higher on Saturday as well, averaging 15-20 MPH, with gusts up to 25 MPH possible. Rainfall amounts will be light if it rains at the track, well less that a 1/4 inch, while the main heavier rain action will stay over the Atlantic well northeast of the track. Highs will be a little warmer, making it into the middle 70s, but those higher winds speeds will make that feel cooler.
I'm more confident in this forecast as the forecast model are coming into a better agreement, but some changes could occur. I'll let you know if they do. Be sure to follow our main Twitter feed @RacecastWx as we will be using it as our one-stop place for forecasts and updates on Twitter. We'll continue to have our personal accounts as well, but we'll only use those to retweet our forecast and for personal use. As always, our forecasts will still be featured on our Facebook page along with our Instagram account. Radar will be up and running on Friday. Thank you and have a great Thursday.
