- Track temp
- 78°F26°C
- Rain chance
- 0%
- Wind
- 11mph18km/hWNW · gusts 24 mph39 km/h
- Density alt.
- 907ft276m
- Barometer 29.98 inHg1015 hPa falling
- Humidity 54%

Forecast updated · Open-Meteo
Hour by hour
Hours are track time (CST). 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 8
61°16° 38°3° 0%Green flag
- TomorrowNov 9
58°15° 34°1° 1%Yellow flag
- TueNov 10
62°16° 41°5° 0%Green flag
- WedNov 11
54°12° 44°7° 36%Yellow flag
- ThuNov 12
46°8° 33°1° 7%Yellow flag
- FriNov 13
42°5° 29°-2° 1%Yellow flag
- SatNov 14
46°8° 28°-2° 0%Yellow flagpartial
| Day | Flag | Sky | High / low | Rain | Gusts | Track temp | Density alt. | Sunrise · sunset |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today Nov 8 | Green flag | 61°16° 38°3° | 0% | 24 mph39 km/h W | 78°26° | 939 ft286 m | 6:40 AM · 4:49 PM | |
| Tomorrow Nov 9 | Yellow flagcold | 58°15° 34°1° | 1% | 17 mph28 km/h SW | 76°24° | 599 ft183 m | 6:42 AM · 4:48 PM | |
| Tue Nov 10 | Green flag | 62°16° 41°5° | 0% | 14 mph22 km/h NW | 85°29° | 895 ft273 m | 6:43 AM · 4:47 PM | |
| Wed Nov 11 | Yellow flag25% chance of a shower | 54°12° 44°7° | 36% 0.26 in6.6 mm | 28 mph46 km/h NNE | 60°15° | 704 ft215 m | 6:44 AM · 4:46 PM | |
| Thu Nov 12 | Yellow flaggusty wind | 46°8° 33°1° | 7% 0.01 in0.3 mm | 31 mph50 km/h N | 53°12° | -330 ft-101 m | 6:45 AM · 4:45 PM | |
| Fri Nov 13 | Yellow flagcold | 42°5° 29°-2° | 1% | 30 mph48 km/h NNW | 55°13° | -487 ft-148 m | 6:47 AM · 4:44 PM | |
| Sat Nov 14 | Yellow flagcold | 46°8° 28°-2° | 0% | 14 mph23 km/h W | 63°17° | -175 ft-53 m | 6:48 AM · 4:43 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 11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61°16° | 44°7° | 54% | 29.98 inHg1015 hPa | 907 ft276 m | 1.193 | 43 | 78°26° | 11 mph18 km/h WNW · gusts 24 mph39 km/h | 0% | |
| 61°16° | 43°6° | 51% | 29.97 inHg1015 hPa | 939 ft286 m | 1.192 | 41 | 75°24° | 13 mph20 km/h WNW · gusts 24 mph38 km/h | 0% | |
| 59°15° | 41°5° | 51% | 30.01 inHg1016 hPa | 756 ft230 m | 1.198 | 38 | 69°21° | 13 mph20 km/h WNW · gusts 23 mph36 km/h | 0% | |
| 56°13° | 42°5° | 59% | 30.02 inHg1017 hPa | 543 ft166 m | 1.206 | 40 | 61°16° | 9 mph15 km/h WNW · gusts 21 mph33 km/h | 0% | |
| 51°11° | 41°5° | 68% | 30.03 inHg1017 hPa | 218 ft66 m | 1.217 | 38 | 51°11° | 8 mph14 km/h WNW · gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 0% | |
| 49°9° | 41°5° | 75% | 30.03 inHg1017 hPa | 73 ft22 m | 1.222 | 39 | 49°9° | 8 mph13 km/h WNW · gusts 17 mph27 km/h | 0% | |
| 47°8° | 40°5° | 78% | 30.04 inHg1017 hPa | -50 ft-15 m | 1.227 | 38 | 47°8° | 8 mph13 km/h WNW · gusts 17 mph27 km/h | 0% | |
| 46°8° | 41°5° | 83% | 30.07 inHg1018 hPa | -189 ft-58 m | 1.232 | 38 | 46°8° | 7 mph12 km/h WNW · gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 0% | |
| 44°7° | 40°5° | 87% | 30.09 inHg1019 hPa | -309 ft-94 m | 1.236 | 38 | 44°7° | 6 mph10 km/h WNW · gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 0% | |
| 43°6° | 40°4° | 89% | 30.08 inHg1019 hPa | -400 ft-122 m | 1.239 | 36 | 43°6° | 6 mph10 km/h WNW · gusts 15 mph23 km/h | 0% | |
| 42°5° | 39°4° | 89% | 30.08 inHg1019 hPa | -468 ft-143 m | 1.242 | 35 | 42°5° | 5 mph9 km/h WNW · gusts 13 mph22 km/h | 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 Cordova
Pit box, all week
Every forecast hour for the next seven days at Cordova: 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 Cordova, and a heads-up three days out.
A year at Cordova
Typical for November here: highs around 50°10°, lows 33°1°, rain on 22% of days.
5-year averages from the Open-Meteo archive at the track's coordinates.
Getting to Cordova
Cordova, Illinois
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
- Cordova, Illinois
- Layout
- Quarter-mile drag strip, also timed at the eighth mile, 660 ft concrete launch pad
- Length
- Quarter mile (1,320 ft)
- Signature events
- World Series of Drag Racing
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Elevation
- 604 ft (184 m)