- Track temp
- 96°F36°C
- Rain chance
- 0%
- Wind
- 3mph5km/hNW
- Density alt.
- 1,109ft338m
- Barometer 30.06 inHg1018 hPa falling
- Humidity 36%
Forecast updated · Open-Meteo
Hour by hour
ClearTemperature 71°22°Rain chance 0%Wind 3 mph5 km/hNWTrack temperature 96°36°Density altitude 1,109 ft338 mClearTemperature 71°22°Rain chance 0%Wind 4 mph6 km/hWSWTrack temperature 91°33°Density altitude 1,158 ft353 mClearTemperature 71°22°Rain chance 0%Wind 4 mph7 km/hSWTrack temperature 83°29°Density altitude 1,143 ft348 mClearTemperature 69°21°Rain chance 0%Wind 3 mph5 km/hWTrack temperature 73°23°Density altitude 981 ft299 m
ClearTemperature 65°18°Rain chance 0%Wind 4 mph6 km/hWNWTrack temperature 65°18°Density altitude 675 ft206 mClearTemperature 62°17°Rain chance 0%Wind 5 mph7 km/hWNWTrack temperature 62°17°Density altitude 487 ft148 mClearTemperature 60°16°Rain chance 0%Wind 3 mph5 km/hETrack temperature 60°16°Density altitude 375 ft114 mClearTemperature 59°15°Rain chance 0%Wind 1 mph2 km/hESETrack temperature 59°15°Density altitude 293 ft89 mMostly clearTemperature 58°14°Rain chance 0%Wind 2 mph4 km/hSTrack temperature 58°14°Density altitude 208 ft63 mClearTemperature 57°14°Rain chance 0%Wind 5 mph8 km/hSTrack temperature 57°14°Density altitude 190 ft58 mClearTemperature 56°13°Rain chance 0%Wind 4 mph7 km/hSSWTrack temperature 56°13°Density altitude 92 ft28 mClearTemperature 55°13°Rain chance 0%Wind 4 mph7 km/hSSWTrack temperature 55°13°Density altitude 27 ft8 mClearTemperature 54°12°Rain chance 0%Wind 2 mph3 km/hSWTrack temperature 54°12°Density altitude -49 ft-15 mClearTemperature 53°12°Rain chance 0%Wind 2 mph3 km/hWTrack temperature 53°12°Density altitude -109 ft-33 mClearTemperature 51°11°Rain chance 0%Wind 3 mph4 km/hWNWTrack temperature 51°11°Density altitude -166 ft-51 m
Partly cloudyTemperature 51°10°Rain chance 0%Wind 2 mph3 km/hSTrack temperature 51°10°Density altitude -242 ft-74 m
OvercastTemperature 49°9°Rain chance 0%Wind 2 mph4 km/hSTrack temperature 49°9°Density altitude -379 ft-116 mClearTemperature 48°9°Rain chance 0%Wind 0 mph1 km/hENETrack temperature 48°9°Density altitude -462 ft-141 mClearTemperature 50°10°Rain chance 0%Wind 1 mph2 km/hNTrack temperature 54°12°Density altitude -310 ft-94 mClearTemperature 56°14°Rain chance 0%Wind 2 mph3 km/hWNWTrack temperature 69°21°Density altitude 101 ft31 mClearTemperature 62°17°Rain chance 0%Wind 2 mph3 km/hNWTrack temperature 83°28°Density altitude 444 ft135 mClearTemperature 67°20°Rain chance 0%Wind 2 mph3 km/hWTrack temperature 94°34°Density altitude 760 ft232 mClearTemperature 71°22°Rain chance 0%Wind 1 mph2 km/hWNWTrack temperature 102°39°Density altitude 1,013 ft309 mClearTemperature 74°23°Rain chance 0%Wind 1 mph2 km/hNNWTrack temperature 105°41°Density altitude 1,196 ft365 mHours are track time (EST). Track temperature is an estimate. DA is density altitude.
The racer numbers
Computed from the forecast air temperature, dew point and station pressure (NWS formulas; the correction factor by SAE J1349 and the older 60 °F STD standard). Track temperature is estimated from sun, wind and the surface; it is not a sensor reading. How these are figured.
Day by day
- TodayNov 871°22° 48°9° 0%Green flag
- TomorrowNov 976°24° 48°9° 0%Green flag
- TueNov 10
75°24° 51°11° 0%Green flag - WedNov 1177°25° 54°12° 5%Green flag
- ThuNov 1276°25° 54°12° 13%Yellow flag
- FriNov 1355°13° 42°6° 5%Yellow flag
- SatNov 1456°13° 38°3° 2%Green flagpartial
| Day | Flag | Sky | High / low | Rain | Gusts | Track temp | Density alt. | Sunrise · sunset |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today Nov 8 | Green flag | Clear | 71°22° 48°9° | 0% | 14 mph22 km/h E | 101°38° | 1,158 ft353 m | 6:51 AM · 5:30 PM |
| Tomorrow Nov 9 | Green flag | Clear | 76°24° 48°9° | 0% | 8 mph13 km/h WSW | 105°41° | 1,326 ft404 m | 6:52 AM · 5:29 PM |
| Tue Nov 10 | Green flag | Overcast | 75°24° 51°11° | 0% | 10 mph17 km/h SW | 92°33° | 1,342 ft409 m | 6:53 AM · 5:29 PM |
| Wed Nov 11 | Green flag | Overcast | 77°25° 54°12° | 5% | 26 mph41 km/h WSW | 98°37° | 1,637 ft499 m | 6:54 AM · 5:28 PM |
| Thu Nov 12 | Yellow flaggusty wind | Overcast | 76°25° 54°12° | 13% | 30 mph49 km/h W | 93°34° | 2,016 ft614 m | 6:55 AM · 5:27 PM |
| Fri Nov 13 | Yellow flaggusty wind | Overcast | 55°13° 42°6° | 5% | 30 mph48 km/h W | 70°21° | 512 ft156 m | 6:56 AM · 5:27 PM |
| Sat Nov 14 | Green flag | Clear | 56°13° 38°3° | 2% | 24 mph39 km/h WNW | 73°23° | 269 ft82 m | 6:57 AM · 5:26 PM |
Flags judge the racing hours: 9 am to 10 pm at the track for a drag strip. National Weather Service alerts raise them. Days marked partial are at the edge of the forecast. How the flags work
Every hour, every number
Today’s remaining 10 hours are free. Pro members get all seven days and the CSV.
| Hour | Air | Dew pt | Humidity | Barometer | Density alt. | Air density kg/m³ | Grains | Track temp (est.) | Wind | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71°22° | 43°6° | 36% | 30.06 inHg1018 hPa | 1,109 ft338 m | 1.186 | 41 | 96°36° | 3 mph5 km/h NW | 0% | |
| 71°22° | 42°6° | 35% | 30.03 inHg1017 hPa | 1,158 ft353 m | 1.184 | 40 | 91°33° | 4 mph6 km/h WSW | 0% | |
| 71°22° | 41°5° | 34% | 30.02 inHg1017 hPa | 1,143 ft348 m | 1.185 | 39 | 83°29° | 4 mph7 km/h SW | 0% | |
| 69°21° | 41°5° | 36% | 30.05 inHg1018 hPa | 981 ft299 m | 1.190 | 38 | 73°23° | 3 mph5 km/h W | 0% | |
| 65°18° | 38°4° | 38% | 30.07 inHg1018 hPa | 675 ft206 m | 1.201 | 34 | 65°18° | 4 mph6 km/h WNW | 0% | |
| 62°17° | 38°4° | 42% | 30.07 inHg1018 hPa | 487 ft148 m | 1.208 | 34 | 62°17° | 5 mph7 km/h WNW | 0% | |
| 60°16° | 40°4° | 47% | 30.07 inHg1018 hPa | 375 ft114 m | 1.212 | 36 | 60°16° | 3 mph5 km/h E | 0% | |
| 59°15° | 39°4° | 47% | 30.08 inHg1019 hPa | 293 ft89 m | 1.214 | 35 | 59°15° | 1 mph2 km/h ESE | 0% | |
| 58°14° | 38°4° | 48% | 30.08 inHg1019 hPa | 208 ft63 m | 1.218 | 34 | 58°14° | 2 mph4 km/h S | 0% | |
| 57°14° | 38°3° | 48% | 30.06 inHg1018 hPa | 190 ft58 m | 1.218 | 33 | 57°14° | 5 mph8 km/h S | 0% |
Every hour from the forecast, the same arithmetic as the pit box above (NWS density-altitude formula; track temperature is an estimate). Hours are track time.
Plan the whole week at Carolina Dragway
Pit box, all week
Every forecast hour for the next seven days at Carolina Dragway: density altitude, air density, grains, track temp and more, with a CSV for the tuning laptop.
Do the models agree?
ECMWF, GFS and ICON side by side for the next three racing days, so you know when the forecast is shaky.
Next 6 hours of rain
Rain in 15-minute steps for the next six hours at your tracks, refreshed every hour.
Alerts for your tracks
An email the morning a red or yellow flag is due at Carolina Dragway, and a heads-up three days out.
A year at Carolina Dragway
Typical for November here: highs around 67°20°, lows 47°8°, rain on 23% of days.
5-year averages from the Open-Meteo archive at the track's coordinates.
Getting to Carolina Dragway
Aiken, South Carolina
No street address published; directions go to the track itself.
We have not checked parking and camping here yet. The track’s own site has them: official site.
Facts
- Location
- Aiken, South Carolina
- Layout
- Quarter-mile drag strip
- Length
- Quarter mile (1,320 ft)
- Surface
- Asphalt/concrete
- Opened
- 1957
- Series
- NHRA
- Time zone
- America/New York
- Elevation
- 299 ft (91 m)