Gold Coast Weather (Race Day Weather included)

vatuloa · 20 Oct 2003, 22:19 (Ref:757544)

The Forcast for this weekends race is now storms for both Saturday and Sunday. Lets hope it's not as bad as last years event. The storms usually come in the late afternoon however this is not always the case. You should check the below link on the day of the event to check the Radar on the weather

http://mirror.bom.gov.au/products/IDR503.shtml

Zinger · 21 Oct 2003, 02:29 (Ref:757688)

Should make the start of this years event interesting rembering what happend last year

Crash Test · 21 Oct 2003, 03:10 (Ref:757704)

Today up here in Brisbane it's not too hot and not too cold, just right

Crash Test · 21 Oct 2003, 06:27 (Ref:757830)

A better indication of the weather can be found at-

http://www.coastalwatch.com/cam.asp?cam=1300

jetsetter · 21 Oct 2003, 11:22 (Ref:758131)

Being Indy weekend i'd put my money on rain sometime over the four days.

vatuloa · 21 Oct 2003, 22:04 (Ref:758786)

The forcast now for Sunday is fine and Hot 29deg it will also be humid with storms still forcast for Friday and Saturday.

Zinger · 21 Oct 2003, 23:02 (Ref:758848)

Sounds like there a more moves at the BOM than there is on the track. I guess will find out on Sunday.

vatuloa · 24 Oct 2003, 22:44 (Ref:762309)

There was a strong line of storms that came through after the racing last night and the same is expected this afternoon or early evening. Today is as good as it gets beautiful clear blue skies it's usually like this after a storm.

marcus · 24 Oct 2003, 23:14 (Ref:762322)

its rainging here if thats any help

but then again im about 1000 miles away from the gold coast

vatuloa · 25 Oct 2003, 00:54 (Ref:762382)

Only a few clouds on the horizon the Gold Coast could not look any better than it does now. It always is better in the morning than the afternoon.

Crash Test · 25 Oct 2003, 01:40 (Ref:762401)

What a storm!! So much rain, lightning, wind... we got satched and it was a 5m run to the pub from the taxi, that had trouble staying on the road...

Jay · 25 Oct 2003, 03:37 (Ref:762444)

That must have been some 5m run from the pub...

Crash Test · 25 Oct 2003, 05:27 (Ref:762467)

It was, it was like a dam wall broke, nice and horizontal, stinging stuff... there is another storm on the way, get rid of all of the **** weather now so tomorrow is ok

jetsetter · 25 Oct 2003, 11:47 (Ref:762595)

The good news is that the storms have past & it is now a beautiful night & hopefully means we've seen the last of the rain for the weekend.

Crash Test · 25 Oct 2003, 20:12 (Ref:762981)

Yeah, it fairly bucketed down again last night, and this morning there are still a few big clouds around that will hopefully burn away when the sun comes out...

macdaddy · 25 Oct 2003, 21:14 (Ref:763014)

Hanging around in the pits at Surfers, I wonder if Dario is just "talking about the weather"?

Gaz170 · 25 Oct 2003, 21:27 (Ref:763022)

Still very cloudy & windy here after lasts nights wild storm.

vatuloa · 25 Oct 2003, 21:38 (Ref:763026)

The track has just opened and it's still cloudy and stong winds are forcast. This should blow the clouds away. All of the action will be on the balcony's this afternoon it would be nice if it was still cloudy because the glare can affect your eyes, however the view is spectacular.

vatuloa · 25 Oct 2003, 23:42 (Ref:763083)

There is now blue sky,Clouds and strong winds but the outlook is not so good according to this report from Fox Sports
SHOWERS and thunderstorms are forecast on the Gold Coast this afternoon threatening a wet finale to the Indy 300 motor racing.

Championship leader Canadian Paul Tracy can win his first ever Champ Car World Series title with a top-two finish.

Frenchman Sebastian Bourdais is on pole alongside Brazilian teammate Bruno Junqueira - the only other driver in the title chase.

Tracy is third on the grid and will be attempting to win his eighth race of the season.

The weather bureau forecasts gusty winds and a high of 30 degrees for the tourist strip.

Showers and thunderstorms are possible in the late stages of the race which begins at 2.35pm (AEST).

Last year eight cars were destroyed in a wet weather pile up in the opening moments of the Indy 300

jetsetter · 26 Oct 2003, 00:00 (Ref:763092)

We've just got to hope that the storms hit tonight as late as they did last night so the race can be completed uninterrupted.

marcus · 26 Oct 2003, 02:59 (Ref:763154)

its now 2pm and the race isnt far away and there are dark clouds brewing to the south of the circuit , lets hope its stays away or if it does arrive its only a shower.

but from the pictures on TV its not looking that promising.

marcus · 26 Oct 2003, 03:13 (Ref:763166)

V8 supercar race has just finished , some little drops of rain but not enough to effect grip , but more could be coming

Crash Test · 26 Oct 2003, 03:36 (Ref:763179)

Yeah, it's been spitting on and off around the track for a little while now. There is one big cloud, it will probably burst shortly, at least it doesn't look like set in stuff like last year...

marcus · 26 Oct 2003, 03:37 (Ref:763180)

good news I guess , a few spots will make it interesting not the deluge that was last year

Crash Test · 26 Oct 2003, 03:38 (Ref:763181)

http://mirror.bom.gov.au/products/ID...op.shtml#image

Looks like heavy rain is very probable!

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