MLB DFS Weather Wednesday April 27th

                                       Hopefully we will not have to see this tonight

Brief Summary (6:45 PM EDT update):

PHL at WSH is not a concern. VERY LOW CHANCE OF A PPD OR DELAY

MIL at CHC and CLE at MIN will be affected by rain. Let's look at both locations at the same time with the current radar and simulated radars for this evening:

Current:

It is already raining in Minneapolis and Chicago. Rain before scheduled 1st pitch always makes me leery as the people making the decisions at the stadium look out the window and say, "Wow, it is really wet out there!"

The other factor that should be factored in as well is that is it is cold and windy in both locations, downright miserable to be outside in both locations. The people making decisions probably think, "Man, I would not want to sit in the stands on a night like tonight" and thus lean towards cancelling the game.



But let's see where this rain is forecast to do:

8 PM:

9 PM:

10 PM:

Latest trends say this rain is going to lift north of Minneapolis this evening by about 9-9:30 PM...so that makes the decision to cancel or just delay the start even more difficult in the Twin Cities.

The rain will stick around longer in Chicago but it is not quite as heavy nor as steady there. So no slam dunk in the Windy City either.

Taking all of this in, it is going to be raining before the game, it is cold, it is windy and that rain will last through at least through the 1st couple of scheduled hours of the game:

MODERATE CHANCE OF DELAY AND/OR PPD IN MINNESOTA WHILE MODERATE TO HIGH IN CHICAGO.
Hopefully we here soon that they they are, in fact, cancelling the games so we know for sure

Final thinking is that the Cubs will PPD while the Twins try to play

PIT at COL will feature more chilly rain rotating around the region but there should be enough "holes" in the precipitation to not be a huge worry. LOW CHANCE OF A PPD/DELAY(S)

8 pm simulated radar tells the story: not much to worry about here

Good Hitting Environment:

You can never ignore the thin air in COL but it will continue to be chilly with a wind blowing in. 

 

Poor Hitting Environments:

If they do play in CHC and also in MIN, there will be a moderate breeze blowing in and temps will be chilly. 

PHL at WSH 7:05: SEE BRIEF SUMMARY ABOVE. Wind NE becoming SE 6-12 mph which blows 1st in from right and then out to left. The wind is a 4 becoming a 6. Temps in the mid to upper 50s. Air density is a 5.

CHW at TOR 7:07: Chilly temperatures will continue to keep the roof closed. 

ATL at BOS 7:10: WSW wind 7-14 mph which blows out to right. The wind is a 6. Temps near 60 falling into the mid 50s. Air density is a 5.

OAK at DET 7:10: NE wind 5-10 mph which blows from left to right. The wind is a 5. Temps in the low to mid 50s falling into the mid to upper 40s. Air density is a 4 becoming a 3.

CIN at NYM 7:10: Wind light and variable, which is a 5. Temps in the mid to upper 50s falling into the low 50s. Air density is a 5.

BLT at TB 7:10: Dome.

NYY at TEX 8:00: West wind 5-10 mph becoming light and variable. The wind blows out to left-center early which is a 6 but becomes a 5 as the game goes on. Temps in the low 80s falling to near 70. Air density is a 7.

MIL at CHC 8:05: SEE BRIEF SUMMARY. Wind ENE 10-20 mph which blows in from right. The wind is a 2 or a 3. Temps in the low to mid 50s falling into the upper 40s. Air density is a 4.

CLE at MIN 8:10: SEE BRIEF SUMMARY ABOVE. Wind NE 10-20 mph which blows in from left-center. The wind is a 2 or a 3. Temps generally near 50. Air density is a 4.

PIT at COL 8:40: SEE BRIEF SUMMARY ABOVE. Wind NE 10-20 mph which blows in from right. The wind is a 2 or a 3. Temps in the low 50s falling to near 40. Air density is a 10.

STL at AZ 9:40: Continued rather pleasant so the roof should be open. Wind WSW 8-16 mph which blows from right to left. The wind is a 5. Temps in the low to mid 80s falling into the low to mid 70s. Air density is an 8.

KC at LAA 10:05: WSW wind 10-20 mph which blows out to right-center. The wind is a 7 or a 8. Temps in the mid 60s falling into the low 60s. Air density is a 6.

HOU at SEA 10:10: A few showers around may keep the roof closed. If the roof is open, the winds will be NW 5-10 mph which blows from left to right. The wind will be a 5. Temps near 60 falling into the mid 50s. Air density is a 5.

MIA at LAD 10:10: WSW wind 10-20 mph which blows out to right-center. The wind is a 7 or a 8. Temps in the mid 60s falling into the low 60s. Air density is a 6.