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Darlington Raceway

1.366-mile egg-shaped oval · Asphalt · 23°–25° banking · Opened 1950

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Right now at the track · 5:00 PM EDTGreen flagRace on

69°20°OvercastFeels like 60°16° · Dew point 35°2°

Track temp: 78°F25°C
Rain chance: 0%
Wind: 10mph16km/hNE
Density alt.: 434ft132m

Barometer 30.34 inHg1027 hPa steady
Humidity 29%
Cloud 100%
UV 1

Forecast updated 11 min ago · Open-Meteo

Next 24 hours

Hour by hour

The week

5 PMNow

69°20°0%10 mph16 km/hNE78°25°

6 PM

66°19°0%7 mph12 km/hNE68°20°

7 PM

63°17°0%5 mph9 km/hNE63°17°

8 PM

62°17°1%6 mph10 km/hENE62°17°

9 PM

62°16°2%7 mph12 km/hENE62°16°

10 PM

60°15°3%6 mph9 km/hENE60°15°

11 PM

60°15°2%6 mph10 km/hENE60°15°

12 AM

58°15°2%5 mph9 km/hNE58°15°

1 AM

58°15°3%7 mph12 km/hENE58°15°

1 AM

58°14°3%7 mph12 km/hNE58°14°

2 AM

56°14°2%8 mph13 km/hNE56°14°

3 AM

55°13°2%7 mph11 km/hNE55°13°

4 AM

54°12°2%6 mph9 km/hNE54°12°

5 AM

53°11°2%6 mph9 km/hNE53°11°

6 AM

52°11°2%7 mph12 km/hNE52°11°

7 AM

51°11°2%9 mph14 km/hNE51°11°

8 AM

54°12°1%11 mph19 km/hNE57°14°

9 AM

58°14°1%10 mph17 km/hNE67°20°

10 AM

62°17°1%11 mph18 km/hNE75°24°

11 AM

65°19°1%13 mph21 km/hENE82°28°

12 PM

69°20°1%11 mph19 km/hENE90°32°

1 PM

70°21°2%11 mph17 km/hENE90°32°

2 PM

70°21°2%9 mph15 km/hENE78°26°

3 PM

70°21°2%8 mph13 km/hNE79°26°

Hours in your time zone (the track's when they match). Track temperature is an estimate.

Pit box

The racer numbers

Density altitude434ft132mField elevation 154 ft

Air density1.210kg/m³98.7% of standard (RAD)

Water grains30grgrains per lb of dry air

Track temp (est.)78°F25°CAsphalt in 256 W/m² sun

Dew point35°F2°C29% humidity

Barometer30.34inHg1027hPaSteady over 3 h

Computed from the forecast air temperature, dew point and station pressure (NWS formulas). Track temperature is estimated from sun, wind and the surface; it is not a sensor reading. How these are figured.

This week

Day by day

TodayOct 3170°21° 57°14° 3%Yellow flag
TomorrowNov 170°21° 51°11° 3%Green flag
MonNov 275°24° 56°13° 15%Green flag
TueNov 380°27° 56°14° 3%Green flag
WedNov 481°27° 62°17° 15%Green flag
ThuNov 578°25° 63°17° 38%Green flag
FriNov 674°24° 65°18° 33%Green flagpartial

Day	Flag	Sky	High / low	Rain	Gusts	Track temp	Density alt.	Sunrise · sunset
Today Oct 31	Yellow flaggusty wind	Overcast	70°21° 57°14°	3%	26 mph41 km/h NE	91°33°	518 ft158 m	7:37 AM · 6:28 PM
Tomorrow Nov 1	Green flag	Overcast	70°21° 51°11°	3%	24 mph38 km/h NE	90°32°	492 ft150 m	6:38 AM · 5:27 PM
Mon Nov 2	Green flag	Overcast	75°24° 56°13°	15%	23 mph38 km/h ENE	95°35°	1,051 ft320 m	6:39 AM · 5:26 PM
Tue Nov 3	Green flag	Overcast	80°27° 56°14°	3%	27 mph43 km/h ENE	100°38°	1,493 ft455 m	6:40 AM · 5:25 PM
Wed Nov 4	Green flag	Overcast	81°27° 62°17°	15% <0.01 in0.1 mm	22 mph36 km/h ESE	99°37°	1,734 ft529 m	6:41 AM · 5:24 PM
Thu Nov 5	Green flag	Drizzle	78°25° 63°17°	38% 0.12 in3 mm	17 mph28 km/h ENE	88°31°	1,750 ft533 m	6:42 AM · 5:24 PM
Fri Nov 6	Green flag	Light drizzle	74°24° 65°18°	33% 0.06 in1.6 mm	8 mph13 km/h E	90°32°	1,672 ft510 m	6:43 AM · 5:23 PM

Flags judge the racing hours, 9 am to 10 pm at the track. Days marked partial are at the edge of the forecast.

Pit box, all week

Every hour, every number

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Hour	Air	Dew pt	Humidity	Barometer	Density alt.	Air density kg/m³	Grains	Track temp (est.)	Wind	Rain
5 PM	69°20°	35°2°	29%	30.34 inHg1027 hPa	434 ft132 m	1.210	30	78°25°	10 mph16 km/h NE	0%
6 PM	66°19°	39°4°	37%	30.34 inHg1028 hPa	270 ft82 m	1.215	34	68°20°	7 mph12 km/h NE · gusts 16 mph26 km/h	0%
7 PM	63°17°	42°5°	45%	30.35 inHg1028 hPa	90 ft27 m	1.222	38	63°17°	5 mph9 km/h NE	0%
8 PM	62°17°	42°5°	47%	30.34 inHg1028 hPa	26 ft8 m	1.224	38	62°17°	6 mph10 km/h ENE · gusts 15 mph24 km/h	1%
9 PM	62°16°	40°4°	45%	30.37 inHg1029 hPa	-53 ft-16 m	1.227	36	62°16°	7 mph12 km/h ENE · gusts 15 mph24 km/h	2%
10 PM	60°15°	40°4°	48%	30.39 inHg1029 hPa	-191 ft-58 m	1.232	36	60°15°	6 mph9 km/h ENE · gusts 14 mph22 km/h	3%
11 PM	60°15°	40°4°	48%	30.41 inHg1030 hPa	-227 ft-69 m	1.233	36	60°15°	6 mph10 km/h ENE · gusts 14 mph22 km/h	2%

Every hour from the forecast, the same arithmetic as the pit box above (NWS density-altitude formula; track temperature is an estimate). Hours in your time zone, the track’s when they match.

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Typical for October here: highs around 74°23°, lows 55°13°, rain on 17% of days.

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The track

Facts

Location: Darlington, South Carolina
Layout: 1.366-mile egg-shaped oval
Length: 1.366 mi (2.20 km)
Surface: Asphalt
Banking: 23°–25°
Opened: 1950
Series: NASCAR Cup
Signature events: Southern 500
Time zone: America/New York
Elevation: 154 ft (47 m)

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