Long range weather forecast for Le Mans weekend

[series]

Does anybody have any idea of the weather forecast for Le Mans, when ever I have gone its always been blistering hot. Any news anyone?????

[coog]

I have to say i'm getting a bit worried about the weather. I'd really hoped that this year (being my first) would be cracking weather... It better hurry up and get here!

[Marki]

[Stealthie]

Fingers crossed for another scorcher...... I've had a few rainy ones over the years and they are not as fun

[evoesque]

I've been looking and the furthest forward I can find is 15 days. - accu weather

Looks like it's getting warmer. Fingers crossed we have another like last year!

Edited by evoesque on Tuesday 22 May 09:56

[e36guy]

No point worrying about it. The weather will do what it will do and there is nothing we can do about it so why fret?!

[cronk-flakes]

Last 2 years have been a real godsend. Fingers crossed for another hot one!

[Jez Thain]

I think we've had 5 scorchers on the trot now , if it's your first time, i can't really stress how hot it really can get a Le Mans, pack some serious factor sun cream and a hat

[woza]

Jez Thain said:

I think we've had 5 scorchers on the trot now , if it's your first time, i can't really stress how hot it really can get a Le Mans, pack some serious factor sun cream and a hat

i'll second that, my milk bottles got quite a shock last year!

[lazyitus]

Jez Thain said:

I can't really stress how hot it really can get a Le Mans, pack some serious factor sun cream and a hat

I'll second that.

I think it was about 37deg C on the last day in 2005. VERY hot. Be warned.

[//j17]

Personally I'm hoping it will be dry, but a little cooler than recent years*.

We have had a couple where our group just formed the human sun dial - all shuffling chairs around every 10 minutes, trying to stay in the shade of the gazebo!

* I'm especially hoping for a cooler Wednesday - putting a tent up in the Le Mans sun is never fun. OK doing the outside but as soon as you have to go under canvas...Umm, sweaty.

[tjdixon911]

//j17 said:

Personally I'm hoping it will be dry, but a little cooler than recent years*.

We have had a couple where our group just formed the human sun dial - all shuffling chairs around every 10 minutes, trying to stay in the shade of the gazebo!

* I'm especially hoping for a cooler Wednesday - putting a tent up in the Le Mans sun is never fun. OK doing the outside but as soon as you have to go under canvas...Umm, sweaty.

It wasn't too bad on the Wednesday last year, It was quite a good drive down and if I remember correctly it rained Wednesday evening, but was Hot for the rest of the weekend....

[t1grm]

woza said:

Jez Thain said:

I think we've had 5 scorchers on the trot now , if it's your first time, i can't really stress how hot it really can get a Le Mans, pack some serious factor sun cream and a hat

i'll second that, my milk bottles got quite a shock last year!

Too right. I was red raw by Sunday afternoon last year. I always come away from Le Mans with sunburn and blisters.

[e36guy]

at least there was a breeze last year! 2005 was something else!!

[series]

e36guy said:

at least there was a breeze last year! 2005 was something else!!

not sure I remember the breeze, do remember walking to a restaurant during the race and nearly fainting with the heat, it was oppressive

[williamp]

2005 was really bad. The last wet race was 2001, and that was VERY wet. I hope it isn wet, but not too hot. Bloody hell, we sound like englishmen abroad, dont we!

[edcase]

Definitely glad I ended up booking a grandstand, with all this extreme weather scaremongering

[Wolff]

try accuweather - http://tinyurl.com/3bsxny

they do a 15 day forcast, although last year it wasn't particularly accurate until just a few days to go.

[Skywalker]

It's only too hot when the tarmac melts and the road surface starts to break down!



A nice rain shower about 2am on Sunday would cool things down well - but we'll probably get a downpour like in 2002.

[lowdrag]

Here's another site that might help, but frankly any weather forecast, even for tomorrow, here in the Sarthe is crap.I think it is best to arrive and put your finger out of the tent to find out frankly.



http://fr.weather.com/weather/local/FRXX0048?x=11&...