Heartland Motorsports Park
Former home of the NHRA Kansas Nationals
7530 SW Topeka Blvd, Topeka, KS 66619
What’s nearby
- Track temp
- 67°F20°C
- Rain chance
- 33%
- Wind
- 8mph12km/hESE
- Density alt.
- 1,582ft482m
- Barometer 30.13 inHg1020 hPa falling
- Humidity 88%
- Cloud 100%
- UV 0
Forecast updated · Open-Meteo
Hour by hour
OvercastTemperature 63°17°Rain chance 33%Wind 8 mph12 km/hESETrack temperature 67°20°OvercastTemperature 62°17°Rain chance 23%Wind 5 mph8 km/hSETrack temperature 64°18°
OvercastTemperature 62°16°Rain chance 24%Wind 6 mph10 km/hESETrack temperature 62°16°OvercastTemperature 61°16°Rain chance 17%Wind 7 mph11 km/hESETrack temperature 61°16°OvercastTemperature 61°16°Rain chance 12%Wind 7 mph12 km/hSETrack temperature 61°16°OvercastTemperature 61°16°Rain chance 10%Wind 6 mph9 km/hSETrack temperature 61°16°OvercastTemperature 61°16°Rain chance 8%Wind 4 mph6 km/hSETrack temperature 61°16°OvercastTemperature 60°16°Rain chance 4%Wind 6 mph10 km/hESETrack temperature 60°16°
Light drizzleTemperature 60°16°Rain chance 3%Wind 4 mph6 km/hSETrack temperature 60°16°Light drizzleTemperature 60°16°Rain chance 3%Wind 6 mph10 km/hSETrack temperature 60°16°OvercastTemperature 60°16°Rain chance 4%Wind 4 mph6 km/hSTrack temperature 60°16°OvercastTemperature 60°16°Rain chance 4%Wind 3 mph5 km/hSETrack temperature 60°16°OvercastTemperature 60°16°Rain chance 3%Wind 5 mph8 km/hSSETrack temperature 60°16°OvercastTemperature 60°15°Rain chance 3%Wind 5 mph8 km/hSSETrack temperature 60°15°OvercastTemperature 59°15°Rain chance 2%Wind 4 mph6 km/hSSETrack temperature 59°15°OvercastTemperature 59°15°Rain chance 2%Wind 4 mph7 km/hSSETrack temperature 59°15°OvercastTemperature 59°15°Rain chance 2%Wind 5 mph7 km/hSTrack temperature 60°15°OvercastTemperature 60°16°Rain chance 2%Wind 4 mph6 km/hSETrack temperature 65°18°OvercastTemperature 62°17°Rain chance 2%Wind 4 mph6 km/hSSETrack temperature 75°24°OvercastTemperature 64°18°Rain chance 1%Wind 4 mph6 km/hESETrack temperature 80°26°OvercastTemperature 65°18°Rain chance 1%Wind 4 mph7 km/hSSETrack temperature 77°25°OvercastTemperature 64°18°Rain chance 1%Wind 6 mph10 km/hSSETrack temperature 67°19°OvercastTemperature 65°19°Rain chance 1%Wind 8 mph13 km/hSSETrack temperature 78°26°OvercastTemperature 65°18°Rain chance 1%Wind 6 mph10 km/hSETrack temperature 79°26°Hours in your time zone (the track's when they match). Track temperature is an estimate.
The racer numbers
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.
Day by day
- TodayOct 3164°18° 60°16° 52%Green flag
- TomorrowNov 165°19° 59°15° 5%Green flag
- MonNov 2
74°23° 61°16° 81%Red flag - TueNov 3
66°19° 51°10° 81%Green flag - WedNov 469°21° 48°9° 13%Green flag
- ThuNov 562°17° 48°9° 5%Green flag
- FriNov 657°14° 53°12° 3%Green flagpartial
| Day | Flag | Sky | High / low | Rain | Gusts | Track temp | Density alt. | Sunrise · sunset |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today Oct 31 | Green flag | Light drizzle | 64°18° 60°16° | 52% 0.78 in19.9 mm | 18 mph29 km/h ESE | 76°25° | 1,588 ft484 m | 7:47 AM · 6:24 PM |
| Tomorrow Nov 1 | Green flag | Overcast | 65°19° 59°15° | 5% 0.03 in0.8 mm | 21 mph35 km/h SSE | 80°26° | 1,728 ft527 m | 6:48 AM · 5:23 PM |
| Mon Nov 2 | Red flagrain, gusty wind | Showers | 74°23° 61°16° | 81% 0.29 in7.3 mm | 45 mph72 km/h S | 79°26° | 2,800 ft853 m | 6:50 AM · 5:22 PM |
| Tue Nov 3 | Green flag | Partly cloudy | 66°19° 51°10° | 81% <0.01 in0.1 mm | 28 mph46 km/h WNW | 81°27° | 1,650 ft503 m | 6:51 AM · 5:21 PM |
| Wed Nov 4 | Green flag | Overcast | 69°21° 48°9° | 13% | 10 mph16 km/h WSW | 92°34° | 2,157 ft657 m | 6:52 AM · 5:20 PM |
| Thu Nov 5 | Green flag | Overcast | 62°17° 48°9° | 5% | 16 mph26 km/h NE | 77°25° | 1,602 ft488 m | 6:53 AM · 5:19 PM |
| Fri Nov 6 | Green flag | Overcast | 57°14° 53°12° | 3% | 12 mph19 km/h N | 63°17° | 1,308 ft399 m | 6:54 AM · 5:18 PM |
Flags judge the racing hours, 9 am to 10 pm at the track. Days marked partial are at the edge of the forecast.
Every hour, every number
Today’s remaining 7 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° | 60°15° | 88% | 30.13 inHg1020 hPa | 1,582 ft482 m | 1.169 | 78 | 67°20° | 8 mph12 km/h ESE | 33% | |
| 62°17° | 59°15° | 88% | 30.14 inHg1021 hPa | 1,501 ft458 m | 1.172 | 76 | 64°18° | 5 mph8 km/h SE · gusts 14 mph22 km/h | 23% | |
| 62°16° | 58°15° | 89% | 30.14 inHg1021 hPa | 1,451 ft442 m | 1.174 | 75 | 62°16° | 6 mph10 km/h ESE · gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 24% | |
| 61°16° | 59°15° | 92% | 30.15 inHg1021 hPa | 1,425 ft434 m | 1.175 | 76 | 61°16° | 7 mph11 km/h ESE · gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 17% | |
| 61°16° | 59°15° | 93% | 30.20 inHg1023 hPa | 1,346 ft410 m | 1.177 | 76 | 61°16° | 7 mph12 km/h SE · gusts 17 mph28 km/h | 12% | |
| 61°16° | 59°15° | 94% | 30.22 inHg1023 hPa | 1,324 ft404 m | 1.178 | 77 | 61°16° | 6 mph9 km/h SE · gusts 14 mph23 km/h | 10% | |
| 61°16° | 59°15° | 95% | 30.19 inHg1022 hPa | 1,345 ft410 m | 1.177 | 77 | 61°16° | 4 mph6 km/h SE | 8% |
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.
Plan the whole week at Heartland
Pit box, all week
Every forecast hour for the next seven days at Heartland: 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 Heartland, and a heads-up three days out.
A year at Heartland
Typical for October here: highs around 71°22°, lows 52°11°, rain on 22% of days.
5-year averages from the Open-Meteo archive at the track's coordinates.
Getting to Heartland
7530 SW Topeka Blvd, Topeka, KS 66619
We have not checked parking and camping here yet.
Facts
- Location
- Topeka, Kansas
- Layout
- 2.5-mile road course; quarter-mile drag strip
- Length
- 2.5 mi (4.02 km)
- Surface
- Asphalt
- Opened
- 1989
- Series
- Club racing
- Signature events
- Former home of the NHRA Kansas Nationals
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Elevation
- 1,076 ft (328 m)