Overview
- The forecast remains 80% favorable for the scheduled evening liftoff, with teams tracking winds and clouds in real time.
- Surface gusts near the pad are forecast around 23 to 25 mph near launch, which is below NASA’s wind cutoffs of roughly 33 to 45 mph.
- Cumulus clouds within 10 miles of Launch Complex 39B would halt the count because they can grow into lightning storms.
- A daily seabreeze often builds afternoon showers that move inland by evening, a pattern that tends to leave the Atlantic launch corridor clearer.
- If NASA pushes to the next day, forecasters peg the chance of acceptable weather at about 75%.