Last Updated on April 28, 2024 2:08 pm by Joe Orrico | Published: April 28, 2024

“Hitting conditions get a little better this week as temperatures start to climb”

Hitting environments should begin improving this week as the calendar turns to May and temperatures start to climb. Mid-spring weather varies widely, which provides both good and bad opportunities for hitters (e.g., some games will be played at 90 degrees this week while others will be in the chilly 50’s!).

Friday will be this week’s wettest day. A large storm system in the Midwest and Great Lakes could threaten games at Cincinnati, St. Louis, Cleveland, Chicago, and Pittsburgh. The storm will weaken and move to the East Coast on Saturday.

If you want to know which teams are the Weather Winners or Weather Losers of the week, skip to the bottom. Otherwise, let’s see this week’s games to target or avoid based on temperature, wind, and rain forecasts.

Want to get access to the rest of Larry’s article? You’ll need to have a FANTASYPASS membership. Click here to learn more and sign up!

Premium Access Required

• About the Author
• Latest Posts

Larry Vannozzi

Larry is a meteorologist who was fortunate to have a 36-year career “doing his hobby” with the National Weather Service. He’s a weather weenie who was fascinated by weather in elementary school and graduated with a degree in meteorology from Penn State. He obsesses about fantasy baseball, weather and the Phillies.

• Weather Impacts on Your Fantasy Players (Friday, June 20 to Thursday, June 26)
• Weather Impacts on Your Fantasy Players (Friday, June 13 to Thursday, June 19)
• Weather Impacts on Your Fantasy Players (Friday, June 6 to Thursday, June 12)