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Preliminary outlook for this weekends race at Thunder Valley in Golden Colorado.
Temps are looking similar to what was experienced this past weekend at Freestone. Highs should be in the upper 80s to near 90. The biggest difference will be the humidity. With dew points in the 30s that basically means that the air will be very dry so it should feel a lot better than Freestone.
Right now rain chances look like zip which is good.
Stay tuned for updates throughout the week.
Temps are looking similar to what was experienced this past weekend at Freestone. Highs should be in the upper 80s to near 90. The biggest difference will be the humidity. With dew points in the 30s that basically means that the air will be very dry so it should feel a lot better than Freestone.
Right now rain chances look like zip which is good.
Stay tuned for updates throughout the week.
Things are still looking good. The weather models are hinting at a slight chance of an afternoon thunderstorm on Friday and Saturday with emphasis on the word slight.
Right now I'm calling for highs in the upper 80s with low humidity with only a 10-20% chance of a thunderstorm.
Whats your professional opinion?
A front will be rolling through the area on Friday and with it a line of showers and thunderstorms. At this point I'm thinking the earlier Moto's will be the best conditions on Friday. Behind this front things will cool down into the 60s but the clouds are going to hang tough on Saturday and Sunday. Saturday looks like a mostly dry day rain wise. Any rain that does fall should be scattered and light. Another weak weather system tries to roll through on Sunday but again the rain amounts look to be light.
So I would come prepared for the worst but I wouldn't call it wash out. To me the biggest weather issue will be the rain with the front on Friday. Exact timing of that front will determine who gets the good motos and who gets the mud. Right now the timing looks to be after lunch but that could change as we are still 48 hours away.
The Shop
So it sucks that it will rain on the day I'm trying to get to know the track.
Any indications on the amount of rainfall?
If you could update on thursday AM that would be great.
Thanks again.
Gave it it's own thread with rain amounts.
Everything looks on track. Highs should be in the upper 80s. Only change I will make is to bump up the rain chance just a tad to about 30%. The rain (if it even happens) would be in the form of an afternoon thunderstorm popping up in the heating of the day. So you know how those go. It's hit or miss and most of the time a miss.
Seriously thanks for the fine work!
No changes necessary. Highs in the upper 80s with a 30% chance of an afternoon thunderstorm. Enjoy!
The chance of an afternoon thunderstorm will be something to watch for.
Pit Row
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