Riverhead Raceway
Long Island's only racetrack
1797 Old Country Road, Riverhead, NY 11901
Parking, camping and what’s nearby
- Track temp
- 50°F10°C
- Rain chance
- 0%
- Wind
- 5mph8km/hWNW · gusts 13 mph21 km/h
- Density alt.
- -1,034ft-315m
- Barometer 30.40 inHg1029 hPa steady
- Humidity 47%
- Cloud 0%
- UV 0
Forecast updated · Open-Meteo
Hour by hour
ClearTemperature 50°10°Rain chance 0%Wind 5 mph8 km/hWNWTrack temperature 50°10°ClearTemperature 47°8°Rain chance 0%Wind 5 mph8 km/hWTrack temperature 47°8°ClearTemperature 46°8°Rain chance 0%Wind 4 mph7 km/hWSWTrack temperature 46°8°ClearTemperature 46°8°Rain chance 0%Wind 2 mph3 km/hNWTrack temperature 46°8°ClearTemperature 45°7°Rain chance 0%Wind 6 mph9 km/hNTrack temperature 45°7°ClearTemperature 45°7°Rain chance 0%Wind 5 mph9 km/hNTrack temperature 45°7°
Partly cloudyTemperature 44°7°Rain chance 0%Wind 5 mph8 km/hNTrack temperature 44°7°ClearTemperature 43°6°Rain chance 0%Wind 4 mph6 km/hNTrack temperature 43°6°
OvercastTemperature 42°6°Rain chance 0%Wind 3 mph5 km/hNTrack temperature 42°6°OvercastTemperature 42°6°Rain chance 0%Wind 4 mph6 km/hNTrack temperature 42°6°OvercastTemperature 40°5°Rain chance 0%Wind 4 mph6 km/hNNETrack temperature 40°5°OvercastTemperature 39°4°Rain chance 0%Wind 4 mph6 km/hNETrack temperature 39°4°OvercastTemperature 38°3°Rain chance 0%Wind 4 mph6 km/hNETrack temperature 38°3°OvercastTemperature 37°3°Rain chance 0%Wind 2 mph4 km/hENETrack temperature 37°3°
OvercastTemperature 37°3°Rain chance 0%Wind 1 mph1 km/hSETrack temperature 37°3°OvercastTemperature 42°6°Rain chance 0%Wind 2 mph3 km/hWSWTrack temperature 51°10°OvercastTemperature 51°10°Rain chance 0%Wind 0 mph1 km/hNNWTrack temperature 69°20°
ClearTemperature 54°12°Rain chance 0%Wind 6 mph9 km/hNNWTrack temperature 73°23°ClearTemperature 55°13°Rain chance 0%Wind 6 mph10 km/hNNWTrack temperature 78°25°ClearTemperature 56°13°Rain chance 0%Wind 6 mph10 km/hNWTrack temperature 80°27°Mostly clearTemperature 56°14°Rain chance 0%Wind 6 mph10 km/hNWTrack temperature 79°26°OvercastTemperature 57°14°Rain chance 0%Wind 6 mph10 km/hNWTrack temperature 76°25°ClearTemperature 57°14°Rain chance 0%Wind 6 mph9 km/hWNWTrack temperature 71°22°ClearTemperature 56°13°Rain chance 0%Wind 4 mph6 km/hWTrack temperature 62°17°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 3156°14° 45°7° 0%Green flag
- TomorrowNov 157°14° 37°3° 1%Green flag
- MonNov 263°17° 42°6° 1%Green flag
- TueNov 366°19° 51°10° 1%Green flag
- WedNov 467°19° 55°13° 1%Green flag
- ThuNov 5
69°21° 58°15° 37%Green flag - FriNov 665°18° 62°17° 46%Green flagpartial
| Day | Flag | Sky | High / low | Rain | Gusts | Track temp | Density alt. | Sunrise · sunset |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today Oct 31 | Green flag | Clear | 56°14° 45°7° | 0% | 23 mph38 km/h NNW | 76°25° | -570 ft-174 m | 7:19 AM · 5:49 PM |
| Tomorrow Nov 1 | Green flag | Overcast | 57°14° 37°3° | 1% | 19 mph31 km/h WNW | 80°27° | -646 ft-197 m | 6:20 AM · 4:48 PM |
| Mon Nov 2 | Green flag | Overcast | 63°17° 42°6° | 1% | 21 mph33 km/h SW | 81°27° | -93 ft-28 m | 6:21 AM · 4:47 PM |
| Tue Nov 3 | Green flag | Overcast | 66°19° 51°10° | 1% | 19 mph30 km/h SW | 86°30° | 191 ft58 m | 6:22 AM · 4:46 PM |
| Wed Nov 4 | Green flag | Clear | 67°19° 55°13° | 1% | 21 mph34 km/h SSW | 86°30° | 386 ft118 m | 6:24 AM · 4:44 PM |
| Thu Nov 5 | Green flag | Light drizzle | 69°21° 58°15° | 37% 0.06 in1.5 mm | 23 mph37 km/h SSW | 81°27° | 854 ft260 m | 6:25 AM · 4:43 PM |
| Fri Nov 6 | Green flag | Light drizzle | 65°18° 62°17° | 46% 0.02 in0.6 mm | 17 mph27 km/h SSE | 70°21° | 646 ft197 m | 6:26 AM · 4:42 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 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50°10° | 31°-1° | 47% | 30.40 inHg1029 hPa | -1,034 ft-315 m | 1.262 | 25 | 50°10° | 5 mph8 km/h WNW · gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 0% | |
| 47°8° | 30°-1° | 51% | 30.42 inHg1030 hPa | -1,261 ft-384 m | 1.271 | 24 | 47°8° | 5 mph8 km/h W · gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 0% | |
| 46°8° | 29°-2° | 51% | 30.42 inHg1030 hPa | -1,340 ft-408 m | 1.274 | 23 | 46°8° | 4 mph7 km/h WSW | 0% | |
| 46°8° | 28°-2° | 51% | 30.44 inHg1031 hPa | -1,389 ft-423 m | 1.276 | 22 | 46°8° | 2 mph3 km/h NW · gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 0% | |
| 45°7° | 29°-1° | 54% | 30.43 inHg1031 hPa | -1,407 ft-429 m | 1.276 | 23 | 45°7° | 6 mph9 km/h N · gusts 14 mph22 km/h | 0% | |
| 45°7° | 29°-2° | 54% | 30.48 inHg1032 hPa | -1,496 ft-456 m | 1.280 | 23 | 45°7° | 5 mph9 km/h N · gusts 15 mph24 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 Riverhead
Pit box, all week
Every forecast hour for the next seven days at Riverhead: 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 Riverhead, and a heads-up three days out.
Getting to Riverhead
1797 Old Country Road, Riverhead, NY 11901
Parking
General parking is free. The main lot is directly off Route 58; attendants direct you on arrival. riverheadraceway.com
Good to know
One clear plastic bag per person, and any food and drink must fit inside it. No pets in the grandstands. riverheadraceway.com
From the track’s own pages, checked October 2026. Prices and rules change by event, so confirm before you go.
Facts
- Location
- Riverhead, New York
- Layout
- Quarter-mile high-banked oval; figure-eight course
- Length
- 0.25 mi (0.40 km)
- Surface
- Asphalt
- Banking
- 14°
- Opened
- 1949
- Series
- NASCAR Modifieds
- Signature events
- Long Island's only racetrack
- Time zone
- America/New York
- Elevation
- 30 ft (9 m)