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Hawkeye Downs Speedway

Half-mile and quarter-mile ovals · Asphalt · 8° banking · Opened 1925

Iowa's oldest racetrack; dirt racing from 2027

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Right now at the track · 4:00 PM CDTGreen flagRace on
59°15°OvercastFeels like 59°15° · Dew point 57°14°
Track temp
63°F17°C
Rain chance
9%
Wind
4mph6km/hE
Density alt.
710ft216m

Forecast updated · Open-Meteo

Next 24 hours

Hour by hour

The week
NowOvercastTemperature 59°15°Rain chance 9%Wind 4 mph6 km/hETrack temperature 63°17°
OvercastTemperature 58°15°Rain chance 10%Wind 5 mph8 km/hETrack temperature 61°16°
OvercastTemperature 58°14°Rain chance 11%Wind 5 mph8 km/hESETrack temperature 58°14°
OvercastTemperature 57°14°Rain chance 11%Wind 5 mph7 km/hSETrack temperature 57°14°
OvercastTemperature 57°14°Rain chance 11%Wind 5 mph8 km/hESETrack temperature 57°14°
OvercastTemperature 56°14°Rain chance 12%Wind 4 mph6 km/hETrack temperature 56°14°
OvercastTemperature 56°13°Rain chance 12%Wind 6 mph9 km/hETrack temperature 56°13°
OvercastTemperature 56°13°Rain chance 8%Wind 5 mph8 km/hSTrack temperature 56°13°
OvercastTemperature 55°13°Rain chance 8%Wind 3 mph5 km/hNETrack temperature 55°13°
OvercastTemperature 55°13°Rain chance 7%Wind 3 mph5 km/hETrack temperature 55°13°
OvercastTemperature 55°13°Rain chance 7%Wind 3 mph5 km/hENETrack temperature 55°13°
OvercastTemperature 55°13°Rain chance 7%Wind 3 mph6 km/hETrack temperature 55°13°
OvercastTemperature 55°13°Rain chance 7%Wind 4 mph6 km/hESETrack temperature 55°13°
Partly cloudyTemperature 55°13°Rain chance 6%Wind 4 mph7 km/hESETrack temperature 55°13°
Mostly clearTemperature 54°12°Rain chance 6%Wind 5 mph8 km/hETrack temperature 54°12°
OvercastTemperature 53°12°Rain chance 4%Wind 3 mph5 km/hETrack temperature 53°12°
OvercastTemperature 53°12°Rain chance 4%Wind 3 mph5 km/hENETrack temperature 53°12°
OvercastTemperature 55°13°Rain chance 4%Wind 4 mph6 km/hETrack temperature 56°14°
OvercastTemperature 57°14°Rain chance 4%Wind 6 mph10 km/hSETrack temperature 62°17°
OvercastTemperature 59°15°Rain chance 4%Wind 7 mph11 km/hSETrack temperature 65°18°
OvercastTemperature 59°15°Rain chance 4%Wind 8 mph13 km/hSETrack temperature 64°18°
OvercastTemperature 60°15°Rain chance 5%Wind 5 mph8 km/hSSETrack temperature 63°17°
OvercastTemperature 60°16°Rain chance 4%Wind 6 mph10 km/hSETrack temperature 64°18°
OvercastTemperature 59°15°Rain chance 4%Wind 6 mph10 km/hSSETrack temperature 60°15°

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

Pit box

The racer numbers

Density altitude710ft216mField elevation 738 ft
Air density1.200kg/m³97.9% of standard (RAD)
Water grains71grgrains per lb of dry air
Track temp (est.)63°F17°CAsphalt in 103 W/m² sun
Dew point57°F14°C95% humidity
Barometer30.26inHg1025hPaFalling 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

DayFlagSkyHigh / lowRainGustsTrack tempDensity alt.Sunrise · sunset
Today Oct 31Green flag Overcast59°15° 53°12°84% 0.47 in11.9 mm23 mph37 km/h ESE69°21°718 ft219 m7:36 AM · 6:03 PM
Tomorrow Nov 1Green flag Overcast62°17° 53°12°8%20 mph32 km/h SE68°20°1,005 ft306 m6:38 AM · 5:02 PM
Mon Nov 2Red flagrain, gusty wind Drizzle67°20° 57°14°82% 0.15 in3.7 mm40 mph65 km/h SSE70°21°1,819 ft554 m6:39 AM · 5:01 PM
Tue Nov 3Yellow flaggusty wind Drizzle67°19° 49°9°90% 0.52 in13.3 mm42 mph68 km/h SSW73°23°1,949 ft594 m6:40 AM · 5:00 PM
Wed Nov 4Green flag Overcast58°14° 46°8°36%31 mph50 km/h WSW64°18°1,110 ft338 m6:41 AM · 4:58 PM
Thu Nov 5Green flag Overcast56°13° 48°9°20%16 mph26 km/h N61°16°756 ft230 m6:43 AM · 4:57 PM
Fri Nov 6Green flag Overcast53°12° 50°10°11%13 mph21 km/h NNE59°15°673 ft205 m6:44 AM · 4:56 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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HourAirDew ptHumidityBarometerDensity alt.Air density kg/m³GrainsTrack temp (est.)WindRain
59°15°57°14°95%30.26 inHg1025 hPa710 ft216 m1.2007163°17°4 mph6 km/h E9%
58°15°57°14°95%30.24 inHg1024 hPa718 ft219 m1.2007061°16°5 mph8 km/h E10%
58°14°56°14°95%30.24 inHg1024 hPa669 ft204 m1.2016958°14°5 mph8 km/h ESE · gusts 12 mph20 km/h11%
57°14°56°13°96%30.26 inHg1025 hPa611 ft186 m1.2036857°14°5 mph7 km/h SE · gusts 15 mph23 km/h11%
57°14°55°13°95%30.26 inHg1025 hPa582 ft177 m1.2046657°14°5 mph8 km/h ESE11%
56°14°55°13°94%30.26 inHg1025 hPa544 ft166 m1.2066456°14°4 mph6 km/h E12%
56°13°53°12°91%30.28 inHg1025 hPa489 ft149 m1.2086256°13°6 mph9 km/h E12%
56°13°54°12°93%30.29 inHg1026 hPa475 ft145 m1.2086356°13°5 mph8 km/h S8%

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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The track

Facts

Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Layout
Half-mile and quarter-mile ovals
Length
0.5 mi (0.80 km)
Surface
Asphalt
Banking
8°
Opened
1925
Series
Late Models, Legends
Signature events
Iowa's oldest racetrack; dirt racing from 2027
Time zone
America/Chicago
Elevation
738 ft (225 m)