The Le Mans weather thread

[Bullet-Proof_Biscuit]

ellroy said:

Do they help with weather forecasting those stickers? I think I’ll place my trust in the cat.

LOL

[JT3K]

I forget. Is the forecast this BH weekend or next one?

[anonymous-user]

Next one too early for the cat to enter into weather related predictions

Edited by anonymous-user on Sunday 5th May 20:14

[ellroy]

Is the feline in good fettle?

Not to be too maudlin, but what are the succession plans for tiddles? Is there a trainee in waiting?

[rdjohn]

Only 40-days and 40-nights to go. May be you need to start building an Ark

Sharp frosts overnight at the moment - but plenty of time to change in any direction.

I tend to think that most forecasts up to about 4-days before an event are pretty much guesses allowing for seasonal variations. MeteoBlue is currently suggesting 15% accuracy for 14-days out.

[Ramona]

rdjohn said:

I tend to think that most forecasts up to about 4-days before an event are pretty much guesses allowing for seasonal variations.

That is a terrible, and unwarranted, slur on the abilities of Le Mans Cat!

[wsn03]

Ramona said:

rdjohn said:

I tend to think that most forecasts up to about 4-days before an event are pretty much guesses allowing for seasonal variations.

That is a terrible, and unwarranted, slur on the abilities of Le Mans Cat!

The cat has special powers. All hail the cat (just in case like...and in that he's been right every year I've been following him

[Big Robbo]

Last year we had 3 different weather apps and they all said something different at the same time on MB site. It's going to be Scorchio!

[delta0]

Very long range forecast

[Output Flange]

I'll take that!

[gt6]

Well as long as we do not have the weather we experienced at Spa i will be happy.

[Output Flange]

In fact, you can all thank me later - I’m taking a convertible this year for the first time, so we’re guaranteed sun.

[lowdrag]

Just south of Le Mans last Friday the Tour Auto guy were racing on a circuit covered in hail. Hope that isn't an omen!

[wsn03]

gt6 said:

Well as long as we do not have the weather we experienced at Spa i will be happy.

I was there (Spa) in 2016 - absolute scorchio. I sat down to dinner in France on business next to a guy who went to some classic event some 2 weeks later, he said it was freezing, complete with hailstones etc. It seems its a proper lottery, though the 2 times I've been to the WEC it has been really stunning weather.

[gt6]

wsn03 said:

I was there (Spa) in 2016 - absolute scorchio. I sat down to dinner in France on business next to a guy who went to some classic event some 2 weeks later, he said it was freezing, complete with hailstones etc. It seems its a proper lottery, though the 2 times I've been to the WEC it has been really stunning weather.

We do the WEC each year and the 6 hour classic and the weather at Spa is very strange, we had just about everything over the last weekend and in previous trips have had blazing sunshine and 15 mins later pouring rain, i think it has it's own micro climate that ignores the time of year and just throws things at anyone who dares to attend.

[wsn03]

gt6 said:

wsn03 said:

I was there (Spa) in 2016 - absolute scorchio. I sat down to dinner in France on business next to a guy who went to some classic event some 2 weeks later, he said it was freezing, complete with hailstones etc. It seems its a proper lottery, though the 2 times I've been to the WEC it has been really stunning weather.

We do the WEC each year and the 6 hour classic and the weather at Spa is very strange, we had just about everything over the last weekend and in previous trips have had blazing sunshine and 15 mins later pouring rain, i think it has it's own micro climate that ignores the time of year and just throws things at anyone who dares to attend.

I've heard that from my mate who used to go regularly. The crap weather would be a bit of a downer, the 2 times I've been lying in the sun with a beer was one of the best parts of my day!
I'm back next year, so really hope its going to be a good one.

[JT3K]

Just thought I'd point out that the Accuweather long range forecast now seems to think it's going to be dry all week.

I know at least one person that would disagree with that mind...

[DS240]

He might be on to something.....



Though fingers crossed for decent weather. Anything but rain I’m happy with.

[Welshbeef]

DS240 said:

He might be on to something.....



Though fingers crossed for decent weather. Anything but rain I’m happy with.

I’m too important to hold my own umbrella and certainly too important to share that umbrella. Some pleb needs to get soaked

[chasingracecars]

Welshbeef said:

DS240 said:

He might be on to something.....



Though fingers crossed for decent weather. Anything but rain I’m happy with.

I’m too important to hold my own umbrella and certainly too important to share that umbrella. Some pleb needs to get soaked

Can’t get my shades wet either!!