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Drag strip · New Alexandria, PA

Keystone Raceway Park

Quarter-mile drag strip · Opened 1967

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Wind WSW 15 mph, gusts 24 mphWind WSW 25 km/h, gusts 39 km/hDrag strip · layout not mapped
Right now at the track · 2:00 PM ESTGreen flagRace on
54°12°ClearFeels like 42°5° · Dew point 33°1°
Track temp
68°F20°C
Rain chance
0%
Wind
15mph25km/hWSW · gusts 24 mph39 km/h
Density alt.
1,242ft379m

Forecast updated · Open-Meteo

Next 24 hours

Hour by hour

The week
NowClearTemperature 54°12°Rain chance 0%Wind 15 mph25 km/hWSWTrack temperature 68°20°Density altitude 1,242 ft379 m
ClearTemperature 54°12°Rain chance 0%Wind 15 mph24 km/hSWTrack temperature 65°19°Density altitude 1,276 ft389 m
ClearTemperature 53°12°Rain chance 0%Wind 13 mph21 km/hWSWTrack temperature 60°15°Density altitude 1,208 ft368 m
ClearTemperature 50°10°Rain chance 0%Wind 9 mph14 km/hSWTrack temperature 50°10°Density altitude 954 ft291 m
ClearTemperature 47°9°Rain chance 0%Wind 9 mph15 km/hSWTrack temperature 47°9°Density altitude 804 ft245 m
ClearTemperature 46°8°Rain chance 0%Wind 10 mph16 km/hSWTrack temperature 46°8°Density altitude 722 ft220 m
ClearTemperature 46°8°Rain chance 0%Wind 10 mph16 km/hSWTrack temperature 46°8°Density altitude 684 ft208 m
ClearTemperature 45°7°Rain chance 0%Wind 11 mph17 km/hSWTrack temperature 45°7°Density altitude 622 ft190 m
OvercastTemperature 46°8°Rain chance 0%Wind 11 mph18 km/hSWTrack temperature 46°8°Density altitude 676 ft206 m
OvercastTemperature 45°7°Rain chance 0%Wind 11 mph18 km/hSWTrack temperature 45°7°Density altitude 663 ft202 m
Partly cloudyTemperature 45°7°Rain chance 0%Wind 10 mph16 km/hWSWTrack temperature 45°7°Density altitude 678 ft207 m
ClearTemperature 43°6°Rain chance 0%Wind 8 mph13 km/hWSWTrack temperature 43°6°Density altitude 517 ft158 m
ClearTemperature 42°5°Rain chance 0%Wind 9 mph14 km/hWSWTrack temperature 42°5°Density altitude 453 ft138 m
ClearTemperature 41°5°Rain chance 0%Wind 8 mph13 km/hWSWTrack temperature 41°5°Density altitude 428 ft130 m
OvercastTemperature 42°5°Rain chance 0%Wind 9 mph14 km/hWSWTrack temperature 42°5°Density altitude 471 ft144 m
OvercastTemperature 43°6°Rain chance 0%Wind 10 mph16 km/hWTrack temperature 43°6°Density altitude 552 ft168 m
OvercastTemperature 43°6°Rain chance 0%Wind 9 mph15 km/hWTrack temperature 43°6°Density altitude 499 ft152 m
OvercastTemperature 44°7°Rain chance 0%Wind 9 mph15 km/hWTrack temperature 44°7°Density altitude 520 ft158 m
OvercastTemperature 44°7°Rain chance 0%Wind 8 mph14 km/hWTrack temperature 46°8°Density altitude 523 ft159 m
OvercastTemperature 46°8°Rain chance 0%Wind 12 mph20 km/hWTrack temperature 48°9°Density altitude 590 ft180 m
OvercastTemperature 47°8°Rain chance 0%Wind 14 mph22 km/hWNWTrack temperature 54°12°Density altitude 676 ft206 m
OvercastTemperature 48°9°Rain chance 0%Wind 15 mph24 km/hWNWTrack temperature 59°15°Density altitude 729 ft222 m
OvercastTemperature 49°9°Rain chance 0%Wind 15 mph24 km/hWNWTrack temperature 57°14°Density altitude 744 ft227 m
OvercastTemperature 49°10°Rain chance 0%Wind 14 mph22 km/hWNWTrack temperature 56°14°Density altitude 784 ft239 m

Hours are track time (EST). Track temperature is an estimate. DA is density altitude.

Pit box

The racer numbers

Density altitude1,242ft379mField elevation 1,178 ft
Best air today622ft190mLowest density altitude in the racing hours, around 9 PM track time
Air density1.181kg/m³96.4% of standard (RAD)
Water grains29grgrains per lb of dry air
Vapour pressure0.187inHg6.3hPaThe water in the air, as a pressure
Correction factor1.006SAESTD 1.046 · naturally aspirated
Track temp (est.)68°F20°CIn 486 W/m² sun
Dew point33°F1°C45% humidity
Barometer29.89inHg1012hPaFalling over 3 h
Wind on the strip—The strip’s direction is not mapped

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.

This week

Day by day

DayFlagSkyHigh / lowRainGustsTrack tempDensity alt.Sunrise · sunset
Today Nov 8Yellow flaggusty wind Overcast54°12° 43°6°0%28 mph45 km/h WSW68°20°1,276 ft389 m6:54 AM · 5:08 PM
Tomorrow Nov 9Yellow flaggusty wind Overcast50°10° 37°3°1%26 mph41 km/h W60°16°833 ft254 m6:55 AM · 5:07 PM
Tue Nov 10Yellow flaggusty wind Overcast59°15° 36°2°0%32 mph51 km/h SW73°23°1,555 ft474 m6:57 AM · 5:06 PM
Wed Nov 11Green flag Overcast58°15° 41°5°6%9 mph14 km/h SSW73°23°1,564 ft477 m6:58 AM · 5:05 PM
Thu Nov 12Red flag68% chance of rain Showers53°11° 46°8°76% 0.45 in11.5 mm26 mph42 km/h S57°14°1,790 ft546 m6:59 AM · 5:04 PM
Fri Nov 13Red flagsnow, 47% chance of showers Snow46°8° 36°2°62% 0.15 in3.9 mm23 mph36 km/h WNW42°6°1,092 ft333 m7:00 AM · 5:03 PM
Sat Nov 14Red flagsnow, cold Snow37°3° 35°2°40% 0.2 in5.1 mm29 mph47 km/h WNW40°4°463 ft141 m7:01 AM · 5:02 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

Pit box, all week

Every hour, every number

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Today’s remaining 10 hours are free. Pro members get all seven days and the CSV.

HourAirDew ptHumidityBarometerDensity alt.Air density kg/m³GrainsTrack temp (est.)WindRain
54°12°33°1°45%29.89 inHg1012 hPa1,242 ft379 m1.1812968°20°15 mph25 km/h WSW · gusts 24 mph39 km/h0%
54°12°32°0°42%29.88 inHg1012 hPa1,276 ft389 m1.1802765°19°15 mph24 km/h SW · gusts 25 mph40 km/h0%
53°12°31°-1°42%29.89 inHg1012 hPa1,208 ft368 m1.1822660°15°13 mph21 km/h WSW · gusts 26 mph42 km/h0%
50°10°31°0°49%29.91 inHg1013 hPa954 ft291 m1.1912750°10°9 mph14 km/h SW · gusts 20 mph32 km/h0%
47°9°33°0°56%29.92 inHg1013 hPa804 ft245 m1.1962847°9°9 mph15 km/h SW · gusts 18 mph28 km/h0%
46°8°33°1°61%29.92 inHg1013 hPa722 ft220 m1.1992946°8°10 mph16 km/h SW · gusts 22 mph36 km/h0%
46°8°34°1°65%29.92 inHg1013 hPa684 ft208 m1.2013046°8°10 mph16 km/h SW · gusts 22 mph35 km/h0%
45°7°35°1°67%29.93 inHg1014 hPa622 ft190 m1.2033145°7°11 mph17 km/h SW · gusts 22 mph35 km/h0%
46°8°35°2°67%29.94 inHg1014 hPa676 ft206 m1.2013246°8°11 mph18 km/h SW · gusts 22 mph35 km/h0%
45°7°35°2°68%29.92 inHg1013 hPa663 ft202 m1.2013145°7°11 mph18 km/h SW · gusts 28 mph45 km/h0%

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.

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Plan the whole week at Keystone

Pit box, all week

Every forecast hour for the next seven days at Keystone: 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

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Typical weather

A year at Keystone

Typical for November here: highs around 51°11°, lows 35°2°, rain on 37% of days.

Month by month

Average highs and lows, rain days, gusty days, freezing and hot days for all twelve months at Keystone, from 5 years of records. Part of Raceway Weather Pro.

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5-year averages from the Open-Meteo archive at the track's coordinates.

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Getting to Keystone

New Alexandria, Pennsylvania

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The track

Facts

Location
New Alexandria, Pennsylvania
Layout
Quarter-mile drag strip
Length
Quarter mile (1,320 ft)
Opened
1967
Series
NHRA
Time zone
America/New York
Elevation
1,178 ft (359 m)