- Track temp
- 61°F16°C
- Rain chance
- 14%
- Wind
- 8mph13km/hENE · gusts 16 mph26 km/h
- Density alt.
- 598ft182m
- Barometer 30.27 inHg1025 hPa steady
- Humidity 65%
Forecast updated · Open-Meteo
Hour by hour
OvercastTemperature 61°16°Rain chance 14%Wind 8 mph13 km/hENETrack temperature 61°16°OvercastTemperature 60°15°Rain chance 12%Wind 4 mph7 km/hESETrack temperature 60°15°OvercastTemperature 59°15°Rain chance 16%Wind 3 mph5 km/hNNWTrack temperature 59°15°OvercastTemperature 60°15°Rain chance 12%Wind 3 mph5 km/hNNETrack temperature 60°15°OvercastTemperature 59°15°Rain chance 9%Wind 3 mph6 km/hETrack temperature 59°15°OvercastTemperature 58°15°Rain chance 8%Wind 4 mph6 km/hESETrack temperature 58°15°OvercastTemperature 58°14°Rain chance 10%Wind 1 mph2 km/hENETrack temperature 58°14°OvercastTemperature 57°14°Rain chance 10%Wind 4 mph6 km/hNNETrack temperature 57°14°
Light drizzleTemperature 56°14°Rain chance 13%Wind 3 mph5 km/hNNETrack temperature 56°14°OvercastTemperature 56°13°Rain chance 11%Wind 3 mph5 km/hNNETrack temperature 56°13°OvercastTemperature 55°13°Rain chance 12%Wind 5 mph8 km/hENETrack temperature 55°13°OvercastTemperature 55°13°Rain chance 12%Wind 4 mph6 km/hNETrack temperature 55°13°
Partly cloudyTemperature 54°12°Rain chance 8%Wind 3 mph5 km/hNETrack temperature 54°12°
OvercastTemperature 55°13°Rain chance 10%Wind 3 mph5 km/hNNETrack temperature 55°13°Light drizzleTemperature 56°13°Rain chance 11%Wind 4 mph6 km/hENETrack temperature 56°13°OvercastTemperature 58°15°Rain chance 15%Wind 4 mph6 km/hETrack temperature 60°16°OvercastTemperature 62°16°Rain chance 11%Wind 6 mph10 km/hSETrack temperature 63°17°
Partly cloudyTemperature 64°18°Rain chance 11%Wind 5 mph8 km/hESETrack temperature 76°24°OvercastTemperature 67°19°Rain chance 12%Wind 9 mph14 km/hESETrack temperature 77°25°OvercastTemperature 68°20°Rain chance 9%Wind 11 mph18 km/hSETrack temperature 75°24°OvercastTemperature 67°19°Rain chance 10%Wind 9 mph14 km/hSETrack temperature 74°23°
Mostly clearTemperature 68°20°Rain chance 4%Wind 10 mph15 km/hSSETrack temperature 76°25°ClearTemperature 67°19°Rain chance 7%Wind 11 mph17 km/hSSETrack temperature 71°22°Partly cloudyTemperature 62°17°Rain chance 4%Wind 9 mph15 km/hSETrack 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 3165°18° 53°12° 16%Green flag
- TomorrowNov 168°20° 54°12° 15%Green flag
- MonNov 266°19° 58°14° 30%Yellow flag
- TueNov 372°22° 64°18° 80%Yellow flag
- WedNov 464°18° 54°12° 68%Red flag
- ThuNov 554°12° 51°11° 13%Green flag
- FriNov 653°12° 51°10° 14%Green flagpartial
| Day | Flag | Sky | High / low | Rain | Gusts | Track temp | Density alt. | Sunrise · sunset |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today Oct 31 | Green flag | Overcast | 65°18° 53°12° | 16% | 16 mph26 km/h ENE | 81°27° | 818 ft249 m | 7:27 AM · 5:59 PM |
| Tomorrow Nov 1 | Green flag | Overcast | 68°20° 54°12° | 15% 0.03 in0.8 mm | 22 mph36 km/h SE | 77°25° | 1,077 ft328 m | 6:28 AM · 4:58 PM |
| Mon Nov 2 | Yellow flaggusty wind | Overcast | 66°19° 58°14° | 30% | 36 mph58 km/h SSE | 70°21° | 1,346 ft410 m | 6:29 AM · 4:57 PM |
| Tue Nov 3 | Yellow flaggusty wind | Drizzle | 72°22° 64°18° | 80% 0.24 in6.2 mm | 45 mph72 km/h S | 74°23° | 1,920 ft585 m | 6:31 AM · 4:56 PM |
| Wed Nov 4 | Red flagrain | Heavy drizzle | 64°18° 54°12° | 68% 0.65 in16.5 mm | 18 mph29 km/h NE | 63°17° | 1,209 ft369 m | 6:32 AM · 4:54 PM |
| Thu Nov 5 | Green flag | Overcast | 54°12° 51°11° | 13% <0.01 in0.1 mm | 15 mph24 km/h N | 57°14° | 497 ft151 m | 6:33 AM · 4:53 PM |
| Fri Nov 6 | Green flag | Light drizzle | 53°12° 51°10° | 14% 0.02 in0.6 mm | 13 mph21 km/h NW | 55°13° | 472 ft144 m | 6:34 AM · 4:52 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61°16° | 49°10° | 65% | 30.27 inHg1025 hPa | 598 ft182 m | 1.204 | 52 | 61°16° | 8 mph13 km/h ENE · gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 14% | |
| 60°15° | 52°11° | 77% | 30.29 inHg1026 hPa | 486 ft148 m | 1.208 | 59 | 60°15° | 4 mph7 km/h ESE | 12% | |
| 59°15° | 53°11° | 78% | 30.29 inHg1026 hPa | 479 ft146 m | 1.208 | 59 | 59°15° | 3 mph5 km/h NNW | 16% | |
| 60°15° | 49°9° | 67% | 30.29 inHg1026 hPa | 477 ft145 m | 1.208 | 51 | 60°15° | 3 mph5 km/h NNE | 12% | |
| 59°15° | 48°9° | 67% | 30.28 inHg1026 hPa | 446 ft136 m | 1.209 | 51 | 59°15° | 3 mph6 km/h E | 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 Spoon River
Pit box, all week
Every forecast hour for the next seven days at Spoon River: 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 Spoon River, and a heads-up three days out.
Getting to Spoon River
Lewistown, Illinois
No street address published; directions go to the track itself.
We have not checked parking and camping here yet. The track’s own site has them: official site.
Facts
- Location
- Lewistown, Illinois
- Layout
- 3/8-mile high-banked dirt oval
- Length
- 0.375 mi (0.60 km)
- Surface
- Dirt
- Banking
- high-banked
- Series
- Late Models, Modifieds, Micro Sprints, Illinois Speedweek, World of Outlaws Late Models
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Elevation
- 564 ft (172 m)