So, I needed to check out the weather situation for the BMW Championship. You know how it is with golf, the weather can really make or break the day, whether you’re watching or playing, though I was just watching from home mostly.
First thing I did, naturally, was whip out my phone. Just opened the standard weather app that’s already on there. Punched in the location for the tournament. Had to double-check where it was being held that particular year, sometimes it moves around. Got the basic day-by-day stuff.
Looked okay-ish initially. Some sun, some clouds, the usual predictions. Temps seemed reasonable. But you can’t just go off that, especially for golf. Wind speed, chance of rain, even humidity – it all matters a lot more than you think.
So I didn’t just rely on that one app. I’ve got a couple installed. Opened up another one, maybe it was AccuWeather or something like that, the one I sometimes use for radar. Compared the two. Sometimes they agree, sometimes they don’t.
Then I hopped on my laptop. Just typed “BMW Championship weather” into the search bar. Looked at what popped up from the bigger weather websites. Wanted to see if there was a consensus or if everyone was just guessing.
Here’s What I Dug Up
It was a bit all over the place, to be honest. Not dramatically different, but enough to make you wonder.
- One source was predicting maybe some morning fog one day.
- Another highlighted potentially gusty winds in the afternoon for Saturday.
- Rain chances were low, mostly, but one site had like a 30% chance for a stray shower on Friday afternoon.
Temperatures looked pretty consistent, which was good. Seemed like typical late summer / early fall weather depending on the timing and location. Comfortable enough.
But that wind forecast difference? That’s the tricky part for the players. And the rain chance, even if small, you know that can cause delays or make the course play totally different.
My conclusion after all that clicking around? Pretty much what I expected. You get a general idea, but you can’t really bank on the specifics until closer to the day, maybe even the morning of. Weather forecasting, eh? It’s better than it used to be, I guess, but still feels like a bit of black magic sometimes.
Ended up just keeping an eye on the live updates during the tournament days. That’s the real weather report, watching how the players are dressed and how the ball flies. That was my process, just checking a few places, seeing the differences, and then basically waiting to see what actually happened.
