Forecasting for the NASCAR Monster Energy Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway is a challenge. There seems to always be a threat of rain Memorial Day weekend. Even more complicated is when the storms are scattered in nature. What does that mean?
NASCAR race day weather Coca-Cola 600: Scattered chance of showers and storms
Scattered thunderstorms Sunday afternoon and evening could have an impact on the Coca-Cola 600.
Predicting how scattered the storms will be is challenging. It can be like dropping marbles onto a checkered floor and trying to predict on which square each marble will land. That’s the challenge meteorologists have detecting how scattered storms will impact a single point or, in this case, a race track.
The threat of rain increases between 2 p.m. Sunday afternoon and continues until about 7 p.m. in the evening. A few passing showers and storms are likely up to and slightly after the scheduled start of around 6 p.m. EDT. It is possible the start of the Coke 600 is delayed due to weather. While storms are possible, I do anticipate racing Sunday night in Charlotte.
Odds of racing the Monster Energy Coca-Cola 600 are 85 percent with possible delays.
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All times ET
SUNDAY:
6 p.m. — Coca-Cola 600
Forecast: Mostly cloudy - scattered showers or storms
Winds: West 5-15 mph
Temperature: 84
7 p.m. — Coca-Cola 600
Forecast: Mostly cloudy - scattered showers or storms
Winds: West 5-15 mph
Temperature: 82
8 p.m. — Coca-Cola 600
Forecast: Patchy clouds - chance of a shower or storm
Winds: West 5-15 mph
Temperature: 80
Sunset = 8:29 p.m. EDT
9 p.m. — Coca-Cola 600
Forecast: Partly cloudy
Winds: West 5-15 mph
Temperature: 77
10 p.m. — Coca-Cola 600
Forecast: Partly cloudy
Winds: West 5-15 mph
Temperature: 75
11 p.m. — Coca-Cola 600
Forecast: Partly cloudy
Winds: West 5-15 mph
Temperature: 74
12 a.m. — Coca-Cola 600
Forecast: Partly cloudy
Winds: West 5-15 mph
Temperature: 73
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