- Track temp
- 57°F14°C
- Rain chance
- 0%
- Wind
- 9mph15km/hNW · gusts 17 mph27 km/h
- Density alt.
- 1,325ft404m
- Barometer 30.37 inHg1029 hPa steady
- Humidity 48%
- Cloud 0%
- UV 1
Forecast updated · Open-Meteo
Hour by hour
ClearTemperature 51°10°Rain chance 0%Wind 9 mph15 km/hNWTrack temperature 57°14°ClearTemperature 47°9°Rain chance 0%Wind 7 mph12 km/hNWTrack temperature 47°9°
ClearTemperature 45°7°Rain chance 0%Wind 7 mph11 km/hNNWTrack temperature 45°7°ClearTemperature 44°7°Rain chance 0%Wind 7 mph11 km/hNNWTrack temperature 44°7°ClearTemperature 42°6°Rain chance 0%Wind 6 mph9 km/hNTrack temperature 42°6°
OvercastTemperature 41°5°Rain chance 0%Wind 6 mph9 km/hNTrack temperature 41°5°OvercastTemperature 40°4°Rain chance 0%Wind 5 mph8 km/hNTrack temperature 40°4°OvercastTemperature 38°4°Rain chance 0%Wind 5 mph8 km/hNNWTrack temperature 38°4°OvercastTemperature 38°3°Rain chance 0%Wind 6 mph9 km/hNNWTrack temperature 38°3°OvercastTemperature 37°3°Rain chance 0%Wind 5 mph9 km/hNNWTrack temperature 37°3°OvercastTemperature 36°2°Rain chance 0%Wind 5 mph8 km/hNNWTrack temperature 36°2°OvercastTemperature 36°2°Rain chance 0%Wind 6 mph9 km/hNTrack temperature 36°2°OvercastTemperature 35°2°Rain chance 0%Wind 6 mph9 km/hNTrack temperature 35°2°OvercastTemperature 34°1°Rain chance 0%Wind 6 mph9 km/hNTrack temperature 34°1°OvercastTemperature 34°1°Rain chance 0%Wind 6 mph9 km/hNNWTrack temperature 34°1°
OvercastTemperature 34°1°Rain chance 0%Wind 5 mph9 km/hNNWTrack temperature 34°1°OvercastTemperature 39°4°Rain chance 0%Wind 3 mph5 km/hNNWTrack temperature 45°7°OvercastTemperature 46°8°Rain chance 0%Wind 5 mph7 km/hNNWTrack temperature 59°15°OvercastTemperature 50°10°Rain chance 0%Wind 6 mph10 km/hNNWTrack temperature 69°20°
Partly cloudyTemperature 53°12°Rain chance 0%Wind 6 mph9 km/hNNWTrack temperature 76°24°OvercastTemperature 56°13°Rain chance 0%Wind 5 mph8 km/hNWTrack temperature 80°27°OvercastTemperature 57°14°Rain chance 1%Wind 4 mph7 km/hNWTrack temperature 82°28°OvercastTemperature 58°14°Rain chance 1%Wind 3 mph4 km/hNWTrack temperature 80°27°OvercastTemperature 58°15°Rain chance 1%Wind 3 mph4 km/hWNWTrack temperature 75°24°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 3153°12° 40°4° 1%Green flag
- TomorrowNov 158°15° 34°1° 1%Green flag
- MonNov 259°15° 42°6° 1%Green flag
- TueNov 357°14° 45°7° 1%Green flag
- WedNov 463°17° 46°8° 8%Yellow flag
- ThuNov 5
61°16° 51°11° 51%Green flag - FriNov 6
59°15° 58°15° 54%Red flagpartial
| Day | Flag | Sky | High / low | Rain | Gusts | Track temp | Density alt. | Sunrise · sunset |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today Oct 31 | Green flag | Overcast | 53°12° 40°4° | 1% | 23 mph37 km/h NNW | 71°22° | 1,456 ft444 m | 7:30 AM · 6:00 PM |
| Tomorrow Nov 1 | Green flag | Overcast | 58°15° 34°1° | 1% | 13 mph21 km/h NW | 82°28° | 1,648 ft502 m | 6:31 AM · 4:59 PM |
| Mon Nov 2 | Green flag | Overcast | 59°15° 42°6° | 1% | 17 mph28 km/h WSW | 79°26° | 1,853 ft565 m | 6:33 AM · 4:58 PM |
| Tue Nov 3 | Green flag | Overcast | 57°14° 45°7° | 1% | 12 mph20 km/h SW | 74°24° | 1,914 ft583 m | 6:34 AM · 4:57 PM |
| Wed Nov 4 | Yellow flaggusty wind | Partly cloudy | 63°17° 46°8° | 8% | 25 mph40 km/h S | 79°26° | 2,432 ft741 m | 6:35 AM · 4:55 PM |
| Thu Nov 5 | Green flag | Light drizzle | 61°16° 51°11° | 51% 0.03 in0.7 mm | 21 mph35 km/h S | 66°19° | 2,561 ft781 m | 6:36 AM · 4:54 PM |
| Fri Nov 6 | Red flagrain | Light showers | 59°15° 58°15° | 54% 0.47 in11.9 mm | 18 mph28 km/h ESE | 61°16° | 2,545 ft776 m | 6:37 AM · 4:53 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51°10° | 31°0° | 48% | 30.37 inHg1029 hPa | 1,325 ft404 m | 1.178 | 27 | 57°14° | 9 mph15 km/h NW · gusts 17 mph27 km/h | 0% | |
| 47°9° | 31°0° | 54% | 30.42 inHg1030 hPa | 1,077 ft328 m | 1.187 | 27 | 47°9° | 7 mph12 km/h NW · gusts 19 mph30 km/h | 0% | |
| 45°7° | 32°0° | 59% | 30.43 inHg1030 hPa | 929 ft283 m | 1.192 | 27 | 45°7° | 7 mph11 km/h NNW | 0% | |
| 44°7° | 31°0° | 62% | 30.42 inHg1030 hPa | 842 ft257 m | 1.195 | 27 | 44°7° | 7 mph11 km/h NNW | 0% | |
| 42°6° | 31°0° | 65% | 30.45 inHg1031 hPa | 736 ft224 m | 1.199 | 27 | 42°6° | 6 mph9 km/h N | 0% | |
| 41°5° | 31°-1° | 67% | 30.44 inHg1031 hPa | 641 ft195 m | 1.202 | 26 | 41°5° | 6 mph9 km/h N · gusts 13 mph20 km/h | 0% | |
| 40°4° | 31°-1° | 70% | 30.47 inHg1032 hPa | 543 ft166 m | 1.206 | 26 | 40°4° | 5 mph8 km/h N · gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 0% |
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 Pocono
Pit box, all week
Every forecast hour for the next seven days at Pocono: 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 Pocono, and a heads-up three days out.
A year at Pocono
Typical for October here: highs around 61°16°, lows 46°8°, rain on 27% of days.
5-year averages from the Open-Meteo archive at the track's coordinates.
Facts
- Location
- Long Pond, Pennsylvania
- Layout
- 2.5-mile triangular oval, the Tricky Triangle
- Length
- 2.5 mi (4.02 km)
- Surface
- Asphalt
- Banking
- 14°/8°/6°
- Opened
- 1971
- Series
- NASCAR Cup
- Signature events
- The Great American Getaway 400
- Time zone
- America/New York
- Elevation
- 1,854 ft (565 m)