MLB DFS Weather Friday April 22nd

                                                      Quite the active radar today

Brief Summary (6:50 PM EDT and Final Update): 

Games of concern tonight are in NYY, WSH, CIN, ATL, COL and SF. 

First off, the concern in COL is VERY MINOR, I can almost remove this city. There will be a few showers/t-storms around but they are widely scattered. BOTH THE DELAY AND PPD THREAT IS VERY LOW.


A strange place to talk weather concerns is in SF. The worst of the rain is pushing inland and there is nothing but spotty showers expected this evening. I would say there is a LOW CHANCE OF DELAYS OR A PPD TONIGHT.

In ATL, there will be some scattered thunderstorms around this afternoon and tonight. There will not be a steady shield of rain. Thus, let's say A LOW CHANCE OF A PPD AND DELAY(S).

CIN may best be explained by images (you know a picture is worth a 1,000 words).

Current radar image:

That new thunderstorm cell just northwest of Cincy may cause a delay early in the game as it moves towards the city!

8 PM:

And last but not least 9 PM:

We can see that there is a drying trend throughout the night which is a great sign that they will play this game. A LOW CHANCE OF PPD, MEDIUM CHANCE OF DELAY(S) DUE TO THAT THUNDERSTORM CELL THAT JUST POPPED UP.

NYY will be to the east of the ULL near CIN. This is usually a sure sign of an unsettled weather pattern and the Big Apple will be no exception. Showers will be rotating through the city all day and through the night as well. The good news is that there is not a steady rain shield and the rain will not be heavy. PPD THREAT IS LOW, THE THREAT FOR DELAYS IN GAME WILL BE LOW TO MODERATE. 

Last but not least is WSH. I am going go with the picture option:

Current radar:

Close call! Light rain just off to the south and heavier rain off to the west! But where is this rain heading?

7PM simulated radar:

 8 PM:

So by 8 PM rain should be falling in DC

9PM:

Rain continues to fall at 9 PM.

So that rain is going to come at them. But the start of the game looks to be dry and the rain does not look too heavy once it gets in there. PPD THREAT IS LOW, THE THREAT FOR DELAYS IN GAME WILL BE MODERATE, INCREASING THE LATER IN THE GAME YOU GO.

 

Good Hitting Environments:

-As long as you can put the ppd threats to rest in ATL, WSH, NYY and CIN we will see environments where the air density is relatively low and the wind is blowing out.

-Terrific hitting environment in COL with the wind blowing out.

 

Poor Hitting Environments:

-Chilly for TEX at CHW with a wind blowing in from left.

-Very chilly for CLE at DET.



TB at NYY 7:05: SEE BRIEF SUMMARY ABOVE. WSW wind 5-10 mph which blows out to center. The wind is a 6. Temps in the mid 60s. Air density is a 6.

MIN at WSH 7:05: SEE BRIEF SUMMARY ABOVE.SW wind 6-12 mph which blows out to right. The wind is a 6. Temps in the mid to upper 60s. Air density is a 6.

OAK at TOR 7:07: Retractable roof. Temps near 50 falling into the 40s tonight so I will assume the roof will be closed.

CLE at DET 7:10: NNE wind 8-16 mph which blows out to right. The wind is a 7. Temps dropping from the mid 50s into the mid 40s. Air density is a 4 becoming a 3.

CHC at CIN 7:10: SEE BRIEF SUMMARY ABOVE. N wind 8-16 mph which blows out to right. The wind is a 7. Temps falling from the mid 60s into the upper 50s. Air density is a 6.

NYM at ATL 7:35: SEE BRIEF SUMMARY ABOVE. W wind 6-12 mph which blows out to right. The wind is a 6. Temps mid to upper 60s falling into the low 60s. Air density is a 6.

TEX at CHW 8:10: Wind NE 10-20 mph which blows in from left. The wind is a 2. Temps near 50 falling into the mid 40s. Air density is a 3.

PHL at MIL 8:10: Retractable roof will likely be closed because of chilly temperatures.

BOS at HOU 8:10: Retractable roof will likely be open. Wind N 5-10 mph which blows out to center. The wind is a 6. Temps in the mid 70s falling into the upper 60s. Air density is a 7 becoming a 6.

BLT at KC 8:15: Light and variable wind, which is a 5. Temps in the mid 60s falling to near 60. Air density is a 6 becoming a 5.

LAD at COL 8:40: SEE BRIEF SUMMARY ABOVE. SSW wind 10-20 mph which blows out to right-center. The wind is an 8. Temps near 70 falling into the mid to upper 50s. Air density is a 10+.

PIT at AZ 9:40: Retractable roof. West wind 10-20 mph which blows from right to left. The wind is a 5. Temps near 90 falling into the mid to upper 70s. Air density is a 9 becoming an 8.

SEA at LAA 10:05: Wind WSW 12-25 mph lessening to 10-20 mph which blows out to right. The wind is an 8. Temps in the upper 60s falling into the mid 60s. Air density is a 6.

MIA at SF 10:15: SEE BRIEF SUMMARY ABOVE. WSW wind 15-25 mph with gusts past 30 which blows out to right-center. The wind is a 9. Temps in the low 60s falling into upper 50s. Air density is a 6.

STL at SD 10:40: WNW wind 10-20 mph lessening to 7-14 mph which blows in from left. The wind is a 2 becoming a 4. Temps near 70 falling into the mid 60s. Air density is a 6.