Last Updated on 4 months by Charbel Coorey

Pakistan and Ireland will be looking at the Lauderhill Florida weather forecast with great anxiety. Both need to win their remaining matches to stand a chance of qualifying to the Super Eights stage of the 2024 T20 World Cup.

Ireland are scheduled to take on USA on Friday. If it’s a washout, USA will progress, knocking out both Pakistan and Ireland in the process. If Ireland win, it will come down to a Pakistan-Ireland shootout on the 16th of June.

Heavy rain has lashed through southern Florida, causing flash flooding and multiple warnings. The Sri Lanka-Nepal match was washed out, effectively knocking the Lions out. Chances of the next games going ahead look bleak with more rain to fall.

What does the Lauderhill Florida weather forecast look like for the Group A matches?

According to reputable source AccuWeather, there is 22.9mm of rain expected during the day.

Interestingly, the hourly forecast predicts mostly cloudy weather from 10am onwards, which is when USA vs Ireland is scheduled to begin. Also, Vimal Kumar, a cricket reporter, is showing live updates of the Lauderhill weather on his YouTube channel. He has said that there has mostly been no rain in the past 12 hours.

Talk Before Wicket, based in the USA, reported that light rain was falling in Lauderhill at around 8am local time.

There is also the issue of the state of the outfield. There has been a lot of rain over the past week, so whether the outfield will be ready in time remains to be seen.

If the weather does not relent, both Ireland and Pakistan will be eliminated before their match on Sunday. USA will move to five points, which is more than what Pakistan and Ireland can reach.

Sunday’s forecast looks iffy, but more promising. It will still be very cloudy, but AccuWeather predicts just 2.9mm will fall during the day, providing hope of a match.

If USA vs Ireland is washed out, Pakistan and Ireland will be playing for pride only on Sunday. Both teams will be ruing unexpected losses, with Pakistan going down to USA then losing a game they had in their grasp against India. Ireland lost to Canada after conceding 137 – easily the highest score in difficult batting conditions in New York.

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