F1: Monaco GP looks to be another wet affair (2nd Update)

The forecast for Friday and Saturday now looks good, but there is still a decent chance of rain on Sunday, though that could change given the mountains above Monaco.

Here is some information regarding the weather forecasts in Monte Carlo, Monaco for the upcoming Grand Prix weekend, according to accuweather.com.

Friday, May 26 – FP1 and FP2 weather

Conditions: More clouds than sun with a thunderstorm in the afternoon; a very high UV index of 8 with SE winds blowing at 11 km/h, wind gusts at 26 km/h, and a 33% probability of a thunderstorm.

Maximum temperature expected: 24°C | 75.2°F

Minimum temperature expected: 17°C | 62.6°F

Chance of rain: 55%

Saturday, May 27 – FP3 and Qualifying weather

Conditions: Partly sunny with a couple of showers and a thunderstorm; a very high UV index of 9 with S winds blowing at 9 km/h, wind gusts at 26 km/h, and a 35% probability of a thunderstorm.

Maximum temperature expected: 24°C | 75.2°F

Minimum temperature expected: 17°C | 62.6°F

Chance of rain: 88%

Sunday, May 28 – Main Race weather

Conditions: Variable cloudiness with a couple of showers and a thunderstorm; a very high UV index of 8 with SSE winds blowing at 11 km/h, wind gusts at 24 km/h, and a 33% probability of a thunderstorm.

Maximum temperature expected: 23°C | 73.4°F

Minimum temperature expected: 16°C | 60.8°F

Chance of rain: 88%

–by Mark Cipolloni–

The cancelled San Marino GP could have been run without fans (TV only event). The Sunday Forecast (tomorrow) is a perfect 75-degrees under partly sunny skies.

With 70 million viewers tuned in worldwide, it would have been no different than in the year Covid forced the races to be run with empty grandstands as TV-only events.

Instead, they cancelled the race altogether – they blew the call and overreacted.

Now the long-range forecast for the next F1 race, the Monaco GP next weekend, is dreadful.

Thursday – Rain (Move-in Day)

Friday – Rain (FP1 and FP2)

Saturday – Rain (FP3 and Qualifying)

Sunday – Rain (Race Day)

Trying to race on the Mickey Mouse Monaco Street Circuit in the rain between the Armco is sure to result in a lot of crash damage.

Red Bull’s Sergio Perez won last year’s Monaco Grand Prix in wet conditions in what turned out to be a no-passing parade.