- Track temp
- 80°F27°C
- Rain chance
- 0%
- Wind
- 6mph10km/hWNW
- Density alt.
- 525ft160m
- Barometer 30.02 inHg1017 hPa falling
- Humidity 43%
Forecast updated · Open-Meteo
Hour by hour
ClearTemperature 63°17°Rain chance 0%Wind 6 mph10 km/hWNWTrack temperature 80°27°Density altitude 525 ft160 mClearTemperature 64°18°Rain chance 0%Wind 6 mph9 km/hWTrack temperature 77°25°Density altitude 591 ft180 mClearTemperature 64°18°Rain chance 0%Wind 6 mph10 km/hWTrack temperature 71°22°Density altitude 592 ft180 mClearTemperature 59°15°Rain chance 0%Wind 5 mph8 km/hWNWTrack temperature 61°16°Density altitude 298 ft91 m
ClearTemperature 56°13°Rain chance 0%Wind 6 mph9 km/hWTrack temperature 56°13°Density altitude 76 ft23 mClearTemperature 54°12°Rain chance 0%Wind 6 mph10 km/hSWTrack temperature 54°12°Density altitude -52 ft-16 mClearTemperature 52°11°Rain chance 0%Wind 6 mph10 km/hSWTrack temperature 52°11°Density altitude -174 ft-53 mClearTemperature 51°10°Rain chance 0%Wind 7 mph11 km/hSWTrack temperature 51°10°Density altitude -276 ft-84 mClearTemperature 50°10°Rain chance 0%Wind 6 mph10 km/hWSWTrack temperature 50°10°Density altitude -322 ft-98 mClearTemperature 49°10°Rain chance 0%Wind 7 mph11 km/hWSWTrack temperature 49°10°Density altitude -338 ft-103 mClearTemperature 49°9°Rain chance 0%Wind 7 mph11 km/hWSWTrack temperature 49°9°Density altitude -370 ft-113 mClearTemperature 48°9°Rain chance 0%Wind 6 mph10 km/hWSWTrack temperature 48°9°Density altitude -458 ft-140 mClearTemperature 47°8°Rain chance 0%Wind 6 mph10 km/hWSWTrack temperature 47°8°Density altitude -522 ft-159 mClearTemperature 46°8°Rain chance 0%Wind 6 mph9 km/hWTrack temperature 46°8°Density altitude -581 ft-177 mClearTemperature 45°7°Rain chance 0%Wind 6 mph10 km/hWTrack temperature 45°7°Density altitude -615 ft-187 mClearTemperature 45°7°Rain chance 0%Wind 6 mph10 km/hWNWTrack temperature 45°7°Density altitude -673 ft-205 mClearTemperature 44°7°Rain chance 0%Wind 6 mph9 km/hWNWTrack temperature 44°7°Density altitude -764 ft-233 mClearTemperature 43°6°Rain chance 0%Wind 5 mph8 km/hWNWTrack temperature 43°6°Density altitude -866 ft-264 mClearTemperature 47°8°Rain chance 0%Wind 5 mph7 km/hWNWTrack temperature 51°10°Density altitude -589 ft-180 mClearTemperature 54°12°Rain chance 0%Wind 9 mph14 km/hNWTrack temperature 62°17°Density altitude -109 ft-33 mClearTemperature 59°15°Rain chance 0%Wind 9 mph14 km/hWNWTrack temperature 72°22°Density altitude 203 ft62 mClearTemperature 62°17°Rain chance 0%Wind 11 mph17 km/hWNWTrack temperature 77°25°Density altitude 377 ft115 mClearTemperature 64°18°Rain chance 0%Wind 13 mph20 km/hNWTrack temperature 80°27°Density altitude 562 ft171 mClearTemperature 66°19°Rain chance 0%Wind 11 mph18 km/hWNWTrack temperature 82°28°Density altitude 720 ft219 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 864°18° 40°4° 0%Green flag
- TomorrowNov 968°20° 43°6° 0%Green flag
- TueNov 10
71°22° 45°7° 0%Green flag - WedNov 1172°22° 54°12° 1%Green flag
- ThuNov 12
74°24° 54°12° 20%Yellow flag - FriNov 1360°16° 43°6° 12%Yellow flag
- SatNov 1452°11° 40°4° 6%Yellow flagpartial
| Day | Flag | Sky | High / low | Rain | Gusts | Track temp | Density alt. | Sunrise · sunset |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today Nov 8 | Green flag | Clear | 64°18° 40°4° | 0% | 17 mph28 km/h W | 80°27° | 592 ft180 m | 6:41 AM · 5:14 PM |
| Tomorrow Nov 9 | Green flag | Clear | 68°20° 43°6° | 0% | 22 mph36 km/h WNW | 82°28° | 810 ft247 m | 6:42 AM · 5:13 PM |
| Tue Nov 10 | Green flag | Overcast | 71°22° 45°7° | 0% | 18 mph29 km/h WSW | 87°31° | 1,023 ft312 m | 6:43 AM · 5:12 PM |
| Wed Nov 11 | Green flag | Overcast | 72°22° 54°12° | 1% | 7 mph11 km/h WSW | 95°35° | 1,292 ft394 m | 6:44 AM · 5:11 PM |
| Thu Nov 12 | Yellow flaggusty wind | Light drizzle | 74°24° 54°12° | 20% 0.02 in0.6 mm | 30 mph49 km/h SW | 87°30° | 1,851 ft564 m | 6:45 AM · 5:11 PM |
| Fri Nov 13 | Yellow flaggusty wind | Overcast | 60°16° 43°6° | 12% | 30 mph48 km/h W | 70°21° | 715 ft218 m | 6:46 AM · 5:10 PM |
| Sat Nov 14 | Yellow flaggusty wind | Mostly clear | 52°11° 40°4° | 6% | 30 mph48 km/h WNW | 64°18° | 88 ft27 m | 6:47 AM · 5:09 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 63°17° | 40°4° | 43% | 30.02 inHg1017 hPa | 525 ft160 m | 1.206 | 36 | 80°27° | 6 mph10 km/h WNW | 0% | |
| 64°18° | 41°5° | 43% | 30.02 inHg1017 hPa | 591 ft180 m | 1.204 | 38 | 77°25° | 6 mph9 km/h W | 0% | |
| 64°18° | 41°5° | 43% | 30.01 inHg1016 hPa | 592 ft180 m | 1.204 | 37 | 71°22° | 6 mph10 km/h W | 0% | |
| 59°15° | 42°6° | 53% | 30.03 inHg1017 hPa | 298 ft91 m | 1.214 | 40 | 61°16° | 5 mph8 km/h WNW | 0% | |
| 56°13° | 40°5° | 55% | 30.03 inHg1017 hPa | 76 ft23 m | 1.222 | 37 | 56°13° | 6 mph9 km/h W | 0% | |
| 54°12° | 41°5° | 61% | 30.03 inHg1017 hPa | -52 ft-16 m | 1.227 | 38 | 54°12° | 6 mph10 km/h SW | 0% | |
| 52°11° | 41°5° | 66% | 30.03 inHg1017 hPa | -174 ft-53 m | 1.231 | 38 | 52°11° | 6 mph10 km/h SW · gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 0% | |
| 51°10° | 43°6° | 74% | 30.03 inHg1017 hPa | -276 ft-84 m | 1.235 | 40 | 51°10° | 7 mph11 km/h SW · gusts 17 mph28 km/h | 0% | |
| 50°10° | 42°6° | 76% | 30.03 inHg1017 hPa | -322 ft-98 m | 1.237 | 40 | 50°10° | 6 mph10 km/h WSW · gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 0% | |
| 49°10° | 42°6° | 77% | 30.01 inHg1016 hPa | -338 ft-103 m | 1.237 | 40 | 49°10° | 7 mph11 km/h WSW · gusts 17 mph27 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 Benson
Pit box, all week
Every forecast hour for the next seven days at Benson: 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 Benson, and a heads-up three days out.
A year at Benson
Typical for November here: highs around 64°18°, lows 45°7°, rain on 21% of days.
5-year averages from the Open-Meteo archive at the track's coordinates.
Getting to Benson
Dunn, North 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
- Dunn, North Carolina
- Layout
- Eighth-mile all-concrete drag strip, formerly GALOT Motorsports Park
- Length
- Eighth mile (660 ft)
- Surface
- Concrete
- Series
- IHRA, PDRA
- Time zone
- America/New York
- Elevation
- 233 ft (71 m)
- Status
- Operating status uncertain (2026)