- Track temp
- 56°F13°C
- Rain chance
- 4%
- Wind
- 7mph12km/hSE · gusts 16 mph26 km/h
- Density alt.
- 750ft229m
- Barometer 30.26 inHg1025 hPa steady
- Humidity 95%
Forecast updated · Open-Meteo
Hour by hour
OvercastTemperature 56°13°Rain chance 4%Wind 7 mph12 km/hSETrack temperature 56°13°OvercastTemperature 55°13°Rain chance 5%Wind 8 mph13 km/hSETrack temperature 55°13°OvercastTemperature 55°13°Rain chance 5%Wind 4 mph7 km/hESETrack temperature 55°13°OvercastTemperature 55°13°Rain chance 6%Wind 3 mph5 km/hENETrack temperature 55°13°OvercastTemperature 55°13°Rain chance 9%Wind 3 mph4 km/hESETrack temperature 55°13°OvercastTemperature 54°12°Rain chance 7%Wind 3 mph4 km/hSETrack temperature 54°12°OvercastTemperature 54°12°Rain chance 5%Wind 4 mph6 km/hESETrack temperature 54°12°OvercastTemperature 54°12°Rain chance 5%Wind 5 mph8 km/hESETrack temperature 54°12°OvercastTemperature 54°12°Rain chance 6%Wind 4 mph6 km/hESETrack temperature 54°12°OvercastTemperature 53°12°Rain chance 7%Wind 4 mph7 km/hETrack temperature 53°12°OvercastTemperature 53°12°Rain chance 6%Wind 5 mph8 km/hESETrack temperature 53°12°
Mostly clearTemperature 53°12°Rain chance 5%Wind 6 mph10 km/hESETrack temperature 53°12°OvercastTemperature 51°11°Rain chance 4%Wind 5 mph8 km/hESETrack temperature 51°11°
OvercastTemperature 51°11°Rain chance 2%Wind 6 mph9 km/hESETrack temperature 51°11°OvercastTemperature 54°12°Rain chance 3%Wind 7 mph10 km/hSETrack temperature 56°13°
Partly cloudyTemperature 57°14°Rain chance 3%Wind 6 mph10 km/hSETrack temperature 64°18°Partly cloudyTemperature 59°15°Rain chance 3%Wind 10 mph16 km/hSETrack temperature 70°21°OvercastTemperature 61°16°Rain chance 4%Wind 8 mph14 km/hSETrack temperature 69°20°OvercastTemperature 61°16°Rain chance 4%Wind 8 mph13 km/hSSETrack temperature 66°19°OvercastTemperature 60°16°Rain chance 4%Wind 8 mph13 km/hSSETrack temperature 63°17°OvercastTemperature 60°16°Rain chance 4%Wind 8 mph13 km/hSETrack temperature 66°19°OvercastTemperature 61°16°Rain chance 3%Wind 9 mph14 km/hSSETrack temperature 62°17°OvercastTemperature 60°16°Rain chance 4%Wind 10 mph16 km/hSSETrack temperature 63°17°OvercastTemperature 59°15°Rain chance 3%Wind 7 mph11 km/hSSETrack temperature 59°15°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 3158°15° 52°11° 67%Green flag
- TomorrowNov 161°16° 51°11° 7%Green flag
- MonNov 2
64°18° 57°14° 80%Red flag - TueNov 3
71°22° 54°12° 88%Yellow flag - WedNov 455°13° 46°8° 38%Green flag
- ThuNov 552°11° 45°7° 19%Green flag
- FriNov 655°13° 47°8° 12%Green flagpartial
| Day | Flag | Sky | High / low | Rain | Gusts | Track temp | Density alt. | Sunrise · sunset |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today Oct 31 | Green flag | Overcast | 58°15° 52°11° | 67% 0.04 in1.1 mm | 27 mph43 km/h SE | 66°19° | 911 ft278 m | 7:38 AM · 6:03 PM |
| Tomorrow Nov 1 | Green flag | Overcast | 61°16° 51°11° | 7% | 19 mph30 km/h SE | 70°21° | 1,104 ft336 m | 6:39 AM · 5:02 PM |
| Mon Nov 2 | Red flagrain, gusty wind | Light rain | 64°18° 57°14° | 80% 0.22 in5.5 mm | 42 mph68 km/h SSE | 64°18° | 1,879 ft573 m | 6:41 AM · 5:01 PM |
| Tue Nov 3 | Yellow flaggusty wind | Drizzle | 71°22° 54°12° | 88% 0.52 in13.3 mm | 39 mph63 km/h S | 82°28° | 2,304 ft702 m | 6:42 AM · 4:59 PM |
| Wed Nov 4 | Green flag | Overcast | 55°13° 46°8° | 38% | 28 mph45 km/h NNE | 64°18° | 1,130 ft344 m | 6:43 AM · 4:58 PM |
| Thu Nov 5 | Green flag | Light drizzle | 52°11° 45°7° | 19% 0.01 in0.2 mm | 17 mph27 km/h NNE | 57°14° | 713 ft217 m | 6:45 AM · 4:57 PM |
| Fri Nov 6 | Green flag | Overcast | 55°13° 47°8° | 12% 0.02 in0.4 mm | 14 mph22 km/h N | 64°18° | 929 ft283 m | 6:46 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.
Every hour, every number
Today’s remaining 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56°13° | 55°13° | 95% | 30.26 inHg1025 hPa | 750 ft229 m | 1.198 | 65 | 56°13° | 7 mph12 km/h SE · gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 4% | |
| 55°13° | 54°12° | 96% | 30.28 inHg1025 hPa | 676 ft206 m | 1.201 | 64 | 55°13° | 8 mph13 km/h SE · gusts 18 mph28 km/h | 5% | |
| 55°13° | 54°12° | 97% | 30.29 inHg1026 hPa | 644 ft196 m | 1.202 | 64 | 55°13° | 4 mph7 km/h ESE · gusts 14 mph22 km/h | 5% | |
| 55°13° | 54°12° | 97% | 30.30 inHg1026 hPa | 614 ft187 m | 1.203 | 63 | 55°13° | 3 mph5 km/h ENE | 6% | |
| 55°13° | 54°12° | 96% | 30.28 inHg1025 hPa | 623 ft190 m | 1.203 | 62 | 55°13° | 3 mph4 km/h ESE | 9% |
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 Independence
Pit box, all week
Every forecast hour for the next seven days at Independence: 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 Independence, and a heads-up three days out.
Getting to Independence
Independence, Iowa
No street address published; directions go to the track itself.
We have not checked parking and camping here yet.
Facts
- Location
- Independence, Iowa
- Layout
- 3/8-mile dirt oval
- Length
- 0.375 mi (0.60 km)
- Surface
- Dirt
- Series
- IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Stock Cars, IMCA Hobby Stocks, IMCA Northern SportMods, IMCA Sport Compacts, World of Outlaws Late Models
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Elevation
- 912 ft (278 m)