There is the possibility of wet weather conditions on multiple days this week at Augusta. This graphic shows the forecast for the Par 3 tournament on Wednesday. By Alex Sosnowski, Expert Senior Meteorologist
Apr 2, 2012; 1:33 PM ET
Mother Nature may intervene with early rounds at the 2012 Masters Tournament in Augusta, Ga.Tonight through Friday, several weather systems will drift slowly across the South with the strongest, wettest features likely Thursday and Friday.
Practice is taking place each day through Wednesday. The weather pattern will favor widely separated thunderstorm activity in the Augusta area tonight through Wednesday. Despite the potential for pop-up downpours, much of the time will be rain-free.
Record warmth is possible on Wednesday for the Par 3 Contest with temperatures approaching the 90-degree mark.
The wettest days of the week will coincide with rounds 1 and 2, scheduled for Thursday and Friday.
During these two days, there is the risk of multiple showers and/or thunderstorms and hence the greatest risk for disruptions.
A good deal of sunshine is forecast for Saturday and Easter Sunday with highs in the 70s.
Saturday has the potential to be rather breezy, while for the final round on Sunday, light winds are expected.
While thunderstorms are the last thing golfing interests want, you can't blame folks in the South for wanting rain.
Much of central and southern Georgia, southeastern Alabama, northern Florida and portions of South Carolina are experiencing extreme (red) to exceptional (dark red) drought conditions. Conditions over a much larger area of the southern Atlantic Seaboard range from abnormally dry (yellow) to moderate (light orange) drought.
Last year's Masters was quite warm, but just fell short of the warmest on record. 1978 holds the crown for the warmest Masters with an average daily high of 86.8 degrees.
The 2011 Masters brought an average daily high of 86.3 degrees. April 9, 2011 brought record heat for the date with a high of 91 degrees. The hottest day ever for the tournament was April 7, 1967 when the temperature reached 92 degrees.
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