- Track temp
- 82°F28°C
- Rain chance
- 0%
- Wind
- 8mph13km/hNNE
- Density alt.
- 2,321ft707m
- Barometer 30.09 inHg1019 hPa falling
- Humidity 60%
Forecast updated · Open-Meteo
Hour by hour
ClearTemperature 60°16°Rain chance 0%Wind 8 mph13 km/hNNETrack temperature 82°28°Density altitude 2,321 ft707 mClearTemperature 62°17°Rain chance 0%Wind 9 mph14 km/hNTrack temperature 82°28°Density altitude 2,387 ft728 mClearTemperature 62°17°Rain chance 0%Wind 6 mph10 km/hNNETrack temperature 80°27°Density altitude 2,420 ft738 mClearTemperature 62°17°Rain chance 0%Wind 3 mph5 km/hNNETrack temperature 75°24°Density altitude 2,361 ft720 mClearTemperature 59°15°Rain chance 0%Wind 0 mph1 km/hNNETrack temperature 64°18°Density altitude 2,214 ft675 m
ClearTemperature 55°13°Rain chance 0%Wind 4 mph6 km/hNTrack temperature 55°13°Density altitude 1,919 ft585 mClearTemperature 52°11°Rain chance 0%Wind 4 mph6 km/hNTrack temperature 52°11°Density altitude 1,782 ft543 mClearTemperature 50°10°Rain chance 0%Wind 3 mph5 km/hNNETrack temperature 50°10°Density altitude 1,648 ft502 mClearTemperature 49°9°Rain chance 0%Wind 2 mph3 km/hNNETrack temperature 49°9°Density altitude 1,559 ft475 mClearTemperature 47°8°Rain chance 0%Wind 2 mph3 km/hSETrack temperature 47°8°Density altitude 1,447 ft441 mClearTemperature 45°7°Rain chance 0%Wind 4 mph6 km/hSSWTrack temperature 45°7°Density altitude 1,363 ft415 mClearTemperature 44°7°Rain chance 0%Wind 6 mph10 km/hSSWTrack temperature 44°7°Density altitude 1,316 ft401 mClearTemperature 43°6°Rain chance 0%Wind 5 mph8 km/hSSWTrack temperature 43°6°Density altitude 1,227 ft374 mClearTemperature 43°6°Rain chance 0%Wind 7 mph11 km/hSSWTrack temperature 43°6°Density altitude 1,227 ft374 mClearTemperature 42°6°Rain chance 0%Wind 7 mph11 km/hSSWTrack temperature 42°6°Density altitude 1,196 ft365 mClearTemperature 42°5°Rain chance 0%Wind 5 mph9 km/hSSWTrack temperature 42°5°Density altitude 1,153 ft351 mClearTemperature 41°5°Rain chance 0%Wind 5 mph8 km/hSSWTrack temperature 41°5°Density altitude 1,120 ft341 mClearTemperature 40°4°Rain chance 0%Wind 6 mph9 km/hSSWTrack temperature 40°4°Density altitude 1,002 ft305 mClearTemperature 39°4°Rain chance 0%Wind 5 mph8 km/hSWTrack temperature 39°4°Density altitude 957 ft292 mClearTemperature 40°5°Rain chance 0%Wind 4 mph6 km/hSSWTrack temperature 42°5°Density altitude 1,014 ft309 mClearTemperature 47°9°Rain chance 0%Wind 5 mph8 km/hSWTrack temperature 56°13°Density altitude 1,478 ft450 mClearTemperature 55°13°Rain chance 0%Wind 7 mph12 km/hSWTrack temperature 70°21°Density altitude 1,971 ft601 mClearTemperature 60°16°Rain chance 0%Wind 9 mph15 km/hSSWTrack temperature 78°26°Density altitude 2,295 ft700 mClearTemperature 65°19°Rain chance 0%Wind 10 mph16 km/hSSWTrack temperature 86°30°Density altitude 2,626 ft800 mHours are track time (CST). Track temperature is an estimate. DA is density altitude.
The racer numbers
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.
Day by day
- TodayNov 862°17° 38°3° 0%Green flag
- TomorrowNov 972°22° 39°4° 0%Green flag
- TueNov 1068°20° 43°6° 0%Green flag
- WedNov 11
65°19° 48°9° 0%Yellow flag - ThuNov 12
51°11° 35°2° 0%Yellow flag - FriNov 1351°10° 29°-2° 0%Yellow flag
- SatNov 1469°20° 38°4° 1%Green flagpartial
| Day | Flag | Sky | High / low | Rain | Gusts | Track temp | Density alt. | Sunrise · sunset |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today Nov 8 | Green flag | Clear | 62°17° 38°3° | 0% | 19 mph31 km/h NW | 82°28° | 2,420 ft738 m | 7:08 AM · 5:30 PM |
| Tomorrow Nov 9 | Green flag | Clear | 72°22° 39°4° | 0% | 18 mph28 km/h SSW | 90°32° | 2,988 ft911 m | 7:09 AM · 5:29 PM |
| Tue Nov 10 | Green flag | Clear | 68°20° 43°6° | 0% | 11 mph18 km/h W | 94°34° | 3,005 ft916 m | 7:10 AM · 5:28 PM |
| Wed Nov 11 | Yellow flaggusty wind | Partly cloudy | 65°19° 48°9° | 0% | 38 mph62 km/h NNW | 81°27° | 2,732 ft833 m | 7:11 AM · 5:27 PM |
| Thu Nov 12 | Yellow flagcold | Overcast | 51°11° 35°2° | 0% | 32 mph52 km/h N | 68°20° | 1,551 ft473 m | 7:13 AM · 5:26 PM |
| Fri Nov 13 | Yellow flagcold | Clear | 51°10° 29°-2° | 0% | 19 mph30 km/h SSE | 72°22° | 1,590 ft485 m | 7:14 AM · 5:25 PM |
| Sat Nov 14 | Green flag | Overcast | 69°20° 38°4° | 1% | 23 mph37 km/h SSW | 89°32° | 3,018 ft920 m | 7:15 AM · 5:25 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
Every hour, every number
Today’s remaining 11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60°16° | 46°8° | 60% | 30.09 inHg1019 hPa | 2,321 ft707 m | 1.144 | 49 | 82°28° | 8 mph13 km/h NNE | 0% | |
| 62°17° | 46°8° | 57% | 30.12 inHg1020 hPa | 2,387 ft728 m | 1.142 | 50 | 82°28° | 9 mph14 km/h N | 0% | |
| 62°17° | 47°8° | 56% | 30.13 inHg1020 hPa | 2,420 ft738 m | 1.141 | 50 | 80°27° | 6 mph10 km/h NNE | 0% | |
| 62°17° | 46°8° | 55% | 30.14 inHg1021 hPa | 2,361 ft720 m | 1.143 | 48 | 75°24° | 3 mph5 km/h NNE | 0% | |
| 59°15° | 43°6° | 55% | 30.13 inHg1020 hPa | 2,214 ft675 m | 1.148 | 43 | 64°18° | 0 mph1 km/h NNE | 0% | |
| 55°13° | 41°5° | 60% | 30.14 inHg1021 hPa | 1,919 ft585 m | 1.158 | 41 | 55°13° | 4 mph6 km/h N | 0% | |
| 52°11° | 41°5° | 66% | 30.12 inHg1020 hPa | 1,782 ft543 m | 1.162 | 41 | 52°11° | 4 mph6 km/h N | 0% | |
| 50°10° | 40°5° | 69% | 30.13 inHg1020 hPa | 1,648 ft502 m | 1.167 | 39 | 50°10° | 3 mph5 km/h NNE | 0% | |
| 49°9° | 40°4° | 72% | 30.12 inHg1020 hPa | 1,559 ft475 m | 1.170 | 39 | 49°9° | 2 mph3 km/h NNE | 0% | |
| 47°8° | 40°4° | 76% | 30.11 inHg1020 hPa | 1,447 ft441 m | 1.174 | 38 | 47°8° | 2 mph3 km/h SE | 0% | |
| 45°7° | 40°4° | 81% | 30.09 inHg1019 hPa | 1,363 ft415 m | 1.177 | 38 | 45°7° | 4 mph6 km/h SSW | 0% |
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.
Plan the whole week at Great Bend
Pit box, all week
Every forecast hour for the next seven days at Great Bend: 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 Great Bend, and a heads-up three days out.
A year at Great Bend
Typical for November here: highs around 57°14°, lows 37°3°, rain on 17% of days.
5-year averages from the Open-Meteo archive at the track's coordinates.
Getting to Great Bend
Great Bend, Kansas
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
- Great Bend, Kansas
- Layout
- Quarter-mile drag strip on the former Great Bend Army Air Field
- Length
- Quarter mile (1,320 ft)
- Opened
- 1953
- Series
- NHRA
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Elevation
- 1,883 ft (574 m)