MLB DFS Weather: Tuesday, April 19

Hopefully this image isn't repeated tonight in St. Louis

Brief Summary (6:35 PM EDT update): Trouble spots in Chicago, St. Louis and in Arlington, Texas, home of the Rangers. In Chicago, spotty, light rain should stay off to the north and west of the city and thus I am WAY MORE optimistic than my original forecast this morning. Trends are also MORE PROMISING in St. Louis. Showers are developing nearby but there is NOT a steady shield of rain developing, great new!!!. In Texas, scattered thunderstorms, not a steady shield of rain, will cause a low threat of a ppd and a low threat of delays but most, if not, of the thunderstorms should stay off to the west of the stadium. The main problem is if a thunderstorm cell forms and stalls over the ballpark and causes a heavy, drenching rain with frequent lightning that could ppd the game. More likely than not, they would just wait it out and start late or delay if it happens during the game.

 

  Let's look at St. Louis:

Current radar (6:35 PM EDT):

St. Louis is sitting in a GREAT spot!

 

 

Simulated radar near scheduled 1st pitch:

Model trends have caught up to what is actually going on so I AM FEELING WAY BETTER ABOUT THIS GAME RIGHT NOW!

Arlington, Texas area looks better than it did this morning. Expected radar near scheduled 1st pitch:

Not too bad. Always a bit risky with pop up thunderstorms but most of the game, especially early, should be dry.

Good hitting environments:
- Atlanta and Cincinnati see mild temperatures with very little wind.

Poor hitting environments:
- New York City, Philadelphia, Baltimore and especially Boston all see relatively chilly temperatures (could be a lot worse this time of year) with winds blowing in.  


SEA at CLE 6:10: Northeast wind 6-12 mph which blows in from right. The wind is a 4. Temps near 60 falling to near 50. Air density is a 5 becoming a 4.

TOR at BLT 7:05: North wind 8-16 mph lessening to 6-12 mph which blows in from left. The wind is a 3 becoming a 4. Temps near 70 falling to near 60. Air density is a 6 becoming a 5.

OAK at NYY 7:05: North-northwest wind 10-20 mph which blows in from left. The wind is a 2 or a 3. Temps near 60 falling into the mid 50s. Air density is a 5.

NYM at PHL 7:05: Northwest wind 12-25 mph lessening to 10-20 mph which blows in from left. The wind is a 2 becoming a 3. Temps in the mid 60s falling into the upper 50s. Air density is a 5.

TB at BOS 7:10: Northwest wind 10-20 mph which blows from left to right. The wind is a 5. Temps in the mid 50s dropping to near 50. Air density is a 5 becoming a 4.

LAD at ATL 7:10: Light and variable wind. The wind is a 5. Temps in the upper 70s falling to near 70. Air density is a 7.

COL at CIN 7:10: Light and variable wind. The wind is a 5. Temps near 70 falling into the low 60s. Air density is a 6.

WSH at MIA 7:10: Retractable roof. With no threat of thunderstorms and comfortable levels of humidity and temperatures, the roof will likely be OPEN. Wind east-northeast 10-20 mph lessening to 6-12 mph which blows in from left. The wind is a 3 becoming a 4. Temps in the low to mid 70s. Air density is a 7.

DET at KC 7:15: North-northeast wind 5-10 mph which blows in from right-center. The wind is a 4. Temps near 70 falling to near 60. Air density is a 6.

HOU at TEX 8:05: VERY LOW PPD THREAT, LOW DELAY THREAT. Thunderstorm coverage will increase as we go through the evening. East-southeast wind 6-12 mph which blows in from left-center. The wind is a 4. Temps low to mid 70s falling into the upper 60s. Air density is a 7.

LAA at CHW 8:10: VERY LOW PPD THREAT, VERY LOW DELAY THREAT. Rain should be just north of the city in southern Wisconsin. Northeast wind 8-16 mph which blows from left to right. The wind is a 5. Temps near 60 falling into the mid 50s. Air density is a 6.

CHC at STL 8:15: LOW PPD THREAT, LOW DELAY THREAT. South-southeast winds blow from right to left. The wind is a 5. Temps near 70 falling into the mid 60s. Air density is a 7.

PIT at SD 10:10: Northwest winds 6-12 mph which blow in from left. The wind is a 4. Temps in the mid 70s falling to near 70. Air density is a 7 becoming a 6.

AZ at SF 10:15:West-northwest winds 10-20 mph blow out to right-center. The wind is a 7. Temps near 70 falling into the low 60s. Air density is a 6 becoming a 5.