PGA CHAMPIONSHIP
What’s the weather forecast for the 2024 PGA Championship? Rain expected on Friday
Players will have to deal with wet conditions on day 2 as well as having to handle news off the course: the fatal traffic accident this morning and Scottie Scheffler’s arrest.
Rory McIlory took us by surprise by filing for divorce from wife Erica Stoll on Monday. Could he continue to take the golfing world by storm by winning the 2024 PGA Championship the following one? The weather forecast for the week at Valhalla Golf Club just outside Louisville, Kentucky suggests the McIlory, Scottie Scheffler and Co may have to do some overtime.
Practice days disrupted by inclement weather
This year will be the fourth time the tournament has been played at Valhalla but the first it was moved on the calendar to May five years ago. And the switch away from August means a greater chance of rain and subsequent delays, which has already happened on this week’s practice days.
On Tuesday, a heavy downpour led not only to players being taken off the course for a short period, but also to pre-tournament interviews being briefly suspended. More, lighter rain didn’t disrupt play further but serves as a reminder that there’s a chance we could be in for another stop-start major after the Masters at Augusta was disrupted by inclement weather just a few weeks ago.
The forecast for the days ahead doesn’t look great, and there looks to be a chance you’ll have to take Monday off if you want to follow the action.
How much rain is forecast for 2024 PGA Championship in Louisville, Kentucky?
According to the National Weather Service of Louisville, this is what we’re in for over the new few days:
Thursday
- A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Calm wind.
Thursday night
- A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Light south wind.
Friday
- Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 74. South wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Friday Night
- Showers and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly before 2am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2am. Low around 62. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Saturday
- A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday Night
- Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 8pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8pm and 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday
- A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Sunny, with a high near 84.
Sunday night
- Mostly clear, with a low around 62.
Will there be a Monday finish?
You are probably thinking that there are a lot of mentions of “showers” and “thunderstorms” in there, which suggests it’s not going to be an easy day for tournament organisers, or those of us who want to watch McIlroy, Scheffler and the rest do their thing.
Thursday and Sunday don’t look to be too problematic, as things stand, although Friday and Saturday will almost certainly present more of an issue. Could we see a Monday finish, then?
The Weather Service predicts a “mostly sunny” day on Monday, with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 8pm, by which point you’d hope we’ll be long finished, even if the event goes into an extra day.