Friday, January 6, 2012

Olympic Trials Marathon and Houston Marathon Weather Forecast T-8 & M-9

It's warm and humid today, but the models still show near ideal conditions for next Saturday and Sunday.

The 7.5-day model includes Olympic Trials morning [the graph is in UTC, six hours ahead of Houston] with the temperature in the 40°Fs and a very light west wind. The text version of the MRF model. shows a low of 34°F and stronger winds (10mph) in the morning.



The 8.5-16 day model still shows marathon morning on Sunday. Today's model shows the warmup even later on Monday, with temperature in the 40°Fs and a light northeast wind.



The Weather Channel tends to weight their long term predictions with seasonal averages. For Friday night they show:
Overnight Low 38°F
Precip 40%
Wind: NNE 4 mph
Max. Humidity: 71%
Showers


For Saturday they show:
High 58°F
Precip 0%
Wind: NNE 7 mph
Max. Humidity: 64%
UV Index: 4 Moderate
Sunrise: 7:18 AM CT
Sunny

For Saturday night they show:
Overnight Low 44°F
Precip 0%
Wind: NE 4 mph
Max. Humidity: 75%
Clear

For Sunday they show:
High 61°F
Precip 10%
Wind: S 9 mph
Max. Humidity: 68%
UV Index: 4 Moderate
Sunrise: 7:18 AM CT
Partly Cloudy



AccuWeather has Saturday night and Sunday on their 6 to 10 day forecast. They predict a much stronger cold front:

Friday Night, Jan 13
Low: 32 °F RealFeel®: 32 °F
Clear
Winds NW at 5 mph with gusts to 10

Saturday, Jan 14
High: 58°F RealFeel®: 58°F
Sunny
Winds W at 6 mph with gusts to 19

Saturday Night, Jan 14
Low: 41 °F RealFeel®: 38 °F
Clear
Winds WSW at 6 mph with gusts to 14

Sunday, Jan 15
High: 66°F RealFeel®: 65°F
Sunny
Winds SW at 9 mph with gusts to 23

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