There's a yellow weather warning in place until 3pm tomorrow (22 August)
A forecaster at Ronaldsway Met Office says the weather conditions predicted for later today are 'not looking great for racing'.
There's currently a yellow weather warning in place until 3pm tomorrow (22 August) with the worst of the conditions expected overnight - however George Shimmin says there's also concern of a potential further warning for Friday.
He told Manx Radio rain is expected between 1pm and 2pm - which is when roads are expected to be closed for today's daytime contingency qualifying session:
He added it's unseasonable to experience weather like this at this time of year:
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