a high chance of rain for Sunday
The Monaco Grand Prix, seventh round of the Formula 1 world championship, takes place this weekend in the streets of the Principality. Located between the sea and the mountains, Monte-Carlo benefits from a microclimate and, in the event of instability, the clouds cling easily to the relief. Will we see rain as was the case at the start of the 2016 race? There is a high probability. Here is the full weather report for this weekend.
Incredibly narrow, the Monegasque circuit requires competitors to drive with surgical precision. The qualifying session on Saturday is therefore essential here to obtain a good result on Sunday, as it is so difficult to overtake, not to mention that the new technical regulations introduced this year (single-seaters have a longer wheelbase and are above all heavier) brings its share of additional constraints.
General situation
France is experiencing a much warmer spring than normal and the Côte d’Azur is not spared. The high established over the Azores on Friday is moving north and will be south of Ireland on Saturday. The latter forms a barrier to Atlantic depressions and protects the north of France. In the meantime, a small barometric trough forms in the Mediterranean from Saturday and brings instability and thunderstorms to the Côte d’Azur for Sunday.
Friday May 27 – Free practice 1 and 2
Friday will begin with overcast, mild and dry weather. The clearings will be more and more beautiful during the two free practice sessions which will be contested at 2:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. The mercury reaches 28°C and the wind variable and weak.
Saturday May 28 – Free practice 3 and qualifying
Saturday will be the best day of the weekend and the last free practice session (scheduled at 1:00 p.m.) and the qualifying session (4:00 p.m.) will take place in summer weather. The thermometer will show 25°C at the hottest part of the afternoon, the wind will be weak and the sun will shine generously. At the very end of the day, a few clouds, harbingers of deterioration, appear in the Monegasque sky.
Sunday May 29 – The race
Radical change of scenery for Sunday: The barometric trough located between Corsica and the continent brought not only a marked drop in temperatures but also the appearance of stormy showers from Sunday morning.
For the start of the race (which will kick off at 3:00 p.m.), the mercury will show at most 19°C and there is a high probability of rain (70%) when this weather report is put into effect. line . The wind will be directed from the West and will blow between 15 and 25 km/h. Due to the topography and the microclimate that reigns in Monaco, the intensity of precipitation is still subject to change. We therefore prefer that you consult the expected times which are made available to you especially for this Grand Prix on the website of our weather partner: Celinium. These sales are refreshed every 10 minutes.