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NASCAR Atlanta Motor Speedway Weather Forecast: I Don’t Expect Any Racing Tonight
Honestly I hope I am wrong and that the skies clear, the rain ends and for all the fans who budget and save to come to a race have the opportunity to see some racing. NASCAR is trying to do everything it can to get this race started. Reports on Twitter have NASCAR moving up the green flag 20 minutes to 7:30 p.m. EDT.
I don’t think 20 mins will make that much of a difference. Rain has been off and on through the day and there is more rain moving in from the south and southwest. There may be a few windows of no rain or just drizzle but I am not confident that they will get the track dry and ready to start this race tonight.
(Images from WX-Man.com & AccuWeather.com)
Above images print out the rain scenario for 8 p.m. EDT. More rain is likely behind this system and once we start getting the rain it’s expected to keep raining through Monday into Tuesday morning thanks to Tropical Storm Lee.
Rain will be heavy at times from overnight Sunday into Monday. There are flash flood watches for northern Georgia including Atlanta Motor Speedway from midnight tonight until Tuesday morning. Rain amounts by Tuesday morning could range 3 to 5 inches for the area and locally some spots seeing 7 inches across northern Georgia. Another concern Monday is a risk for storms producing isolated tornadoes across central and northern Georgia, you can read more from the National Weather Service Hazardous Weather Outlook for the area. The next realistic opportunity to race would be Tuesday afternoon or Tuesday evening.
SUNDAY NIGHT:
7:30 p.m EDT
Sprint Cup Race – Showers and storms continuing off and on and increasing through the evening and overnight – temp: 76
MONDAY:
Cloudy with rain and isolated thunderstorms, rain will be at heavy a times. Rain amounts could be 1 to 2 inches. Turning windy towards the afternoon and evening.
TUESDAY:
Areas of showers and isolated storms, mainly Tuesday morning. Windy and we could see some clearing and drying late in the day and evening. Highs 75 to near 80.
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