By: Harris Cooley The race weekend will start off with moderate southwesterly winds Friday with mild temps and scattered cloud coverage. This should give way to a good opportunity for teams to gather data. Saturday will be more of the same with lower wind speeds. Chances for rain increase Sunday as scattered showers rolling off the coast will be moving through the area. Radar surveillance will be important in this race for rain timing and tyre selection. A metric graphic is posted below...
By Doug Schneider Good news with today's forecast update for the Sonsio Grand Prix - the chance of rain is decreasing on Saturday, and little to no impacts are expected to the racing.
Friday's weather continues to look great behind a departing cold front, with mostly sunny skies and cool temperatures in the 60s. An upper level disturbance is still expected to cross the area, but the timing has sped up, and showers and thunderstorms with this system are expected to move through Friday night. A few showers may linger into Saturday morning, but they are likely to be gone before on-track activities begin. It will be breezy during the afternoon, with gusts around 20 to 25 mph. Looking ahead to practice week for the Indy 500, it appears to be a rather active and wet pattern across the region. There are some differences in the models on specific timing of systems and rain amounts, but it appears that late Monday through Tuesday could be a rainy period, with another system in the area late Wednesday through Thursday. With this pattern, I expect that there will be a lot of weather interruptions to the practice sessions. Our forecast for qualifying weekend will be posted early next week. By Doug Schneider Beautiful weather is expected at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca this weekend. Abundant sunshine and pleasant temperatures will make for a great weekend to be outdoors and enjoy exciting IMSA action. If you're attending the race, don't forget the sunscreen.
By Doug Schneider Weather could be a factor at IMS on Saturday for the Sonsio Grand Prix.
Friday looks like a nice day as a cold front is expected to pass through the area on Thursday, leading to building high pressure behind the front on Friday. It will be mostly sunny with temperatures on the cool side, peaking in the mid 60s Friday afternoon. The high pressure system won't be around long, as another cold front and upper level low pressure system will approach the area on Saturday. I expect some partial sunshine in the morning, but this will create unstable conditions as the upper level low moves in during the afternoon. This will create an unstable atmosphere that will spark off numerous showers, and possibly a few thunderstorms in the afternoon. As of today, I would put the chance of rain during the race at 60%, but I can see that rising if the models remain consistent through the week. I'll have an updated forecast posted later this week, most likely on Wednesday. By: Harris Cooley Typical Miami weather is expected for this weekend with a sustained easterly wind direction keeping moisture/clouds rolling into the area through Sunday. The rain chances should stay low, but there is a slight possibility for afternoon pop-up storms to shower the track. This would be short-lived, though could cause teams' to make critical decisions on tyre compound should this threat come to fruition. The main threats to watch for are track temps as ambient temp will be warm, and wind gusts as speeds can be volatile along the Gulf coast.
Low pressure paired with warmer temps is what has the cloud coverage and rain chances increasing. The heat and humidity will wear on the drivers a bit more than most places they race so this will be something to account for as well. A metric graphic is attached below... By Doug Schneider The weather continues to look great for Barber IndyCar weekend. Today will start mostly sunny, then high clouds will spread into the area in the afternoon. Some clouds will continue to linger through Saturday, but no rain is expected. Sunday will be mostly sunny as the clouds exit. Expect warm temperatures in the lower to mid 80s each day.
By Doug Schneider The weather looks great for this year's edition of the Alabama Indy Grand Prix at Barber Motorsports Park. As I have attended this race several times in the past, I can tell you that it really seems to be affected by rain nearly every year. But I am confident that it will stay dry throughout the event this year.
The pattern setting up later this week across the Southeast will feature a large high pressure ridge centered over Georgia, which will be nearly stationary through the weekend. There will be some systems that affect the Plains, and residual cloud cover from those systems will give partly sunny skies on Friday and Saturday. But the ridge will act to block and weaken any precipitation before it reaches Alabama. Temperatures will be warm each day, with highs in the lower to mid 80s. I'll have another forecast update posted later in the week, hopefully without much change from this forecast. By Doug Schneider Not much change to the Long Beach forecast today, just lowered temperatures a degree or two, and added a little more fog. This morning, we are seeing cloudy skies and fog in the area. The fog should lift later this morning but clouds will likely linger through the day. More sunshine is expected on Saturday afternoon, after some initial morning fog. Sunday looks pretty similar to Saturday.
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