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Stafford Motor Speedway

Half-mile semi-banked oval · Asphalt · 8° banking · Opened 1870

Spring Sizzler

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Right now at the track · 5:00 PM EDTGreen flagRace on

51°11°ClearFeels like 43°6° · Dew point 20°-6°

Track temp: 57°F14°C
Rain chance: 0%
Wind: 6mph10km/hNW
Density alt.: -103ft-31m

Barometer 30.37 inHg1028 hPa steady
Humidity 29%
Cloud 0%
UV 1

Forecast updated 13 min ago · Open-Meteo

Next 24 hours

Hour by hour

The week

5 PMNow

51°11°0%6 mph10 km/hNW57°14°

6 PM

46°8°0%5 mph9 km/hNW46°8°

7 PM

43°6°0%5 mph8 km/hN43°6°

8 PM

40°5°0%4 mph6 km/hNNW40°5°

9 PM

39°4°0%5 mph7 km/hN39°4°

10 PM

38°4°0%4 mph6 km/hNNE38°4°

11 PM

38°3°0%4 mph6 km/hNNE38°3°

12 AM

37°3°0%5 mph8 km/hNNE37°3°

1 AM

35°2°0%4 mph7 km/hNE35°2°

1 AM

34°1°0%4 mph6 km/hNE34°1°

2 AM

33°1°0%4 mph6 km/hNE33°1°

3 AM

33°0°0%3 mph4 km/hNE33°0°

4 AM

32°0°0%2 mph3 km/hNE32°0°

5 AM

32°0°0%1 mph2 km/hNE32°0°

6 AM

31°0°0%2 mph3 km/hNE31°0°

7 AM

31°0°0%2 mph3 km/hNE32°0°

8 AM

38°3°0%2 mph3 km/hENE46°8°

9 AM

46°8°0%4 mph6 km/hWNW60°16°

10 AM

49°10°0%6 mph9 km/hNW69°20°

11 AM

52°11°0%6 mph9 km/hNW75°24°

12 PM

54°12°0%6 mph10 km/hNW78°25°

1 PM

56°13°0%6 mph10 km/hWNW77°25°

2 PM

56°13°0%7 mph11 km/hW74°23°

3 PM

56°13°1%6 mph9 km/hW68°20°

Hours in your time zone (the track's when they match). Track temperature is an estimate.

Pit box

The racer numbers

Density altitude-103ft-31mField elevation 682 ft

Air density1.229kg/m³100.3% of standard (RAD)

Water grains16grgrains per lb of dry air

Track temp (est.)57°F14°CAsphalt in 135 W/m² sun

Dew point20°F-6°C29% humidity

Barometer30.37inHg1028hPaSteady over 3 h

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.

This week

Day by day

TodayOct 3154°12° 35°2° 0%Yellow flag
TomorrowNov 156°13° 31°0° 1%Green flag
MonNov 262°17° 42°6° 1%Green flag
TueNov 363°17° 46°8° 1%Green flag
WedNov 468°20° 50°10° 1%Yellow flag
ThuNov 564°18° 54°12° 37%Green flag
FriNov 663°17° 55°13° 49%Red flagpartial

Day	Flag	Sky	High / low	Rain	Gusts	Track temp	Density alt.	Sunrise · sunset
Today Oct 31	Yellow flagcold	Clear	54°12° 35°2°	0%	19 mph31 km/h NNW	74°24°	69 ft21 m	7:19 AM · 5:46 PM
Tomorrow Nov 1	Green flag	Clear	56°13° 31°0°	1%	13 mph21 km/h NW	78°25°	120 ft37 m	6:20 AM · 4:44 PM
Mon Nov 2	Green flag	Overcast	62°17° 42°6°	1%	19 mph30 km/h SSW	79°26°	686 ft209 m	6:21 AM · 4:43 PM
Tue Nov 3	Green flag	Overcast	63°17° 46°8°	1%	18 mph30 km/h SW	79°26°	822 ft251 m	6:23 AM · 4:42 PM
Wed Nov 4	Yellow flaggusty wind	Partly cloudy	68°20° 50°10°	1%	27 mph43 km/h SSW	86°30°	1,266 ft386 m	6:24 AM · 4:41 PM
Thu Nov 5	Green flag	Light drizzle	64°18° 54°12°	37% 0.07 in1.7 mm	27 mph43 km/h SSW	68°20°	1,372 ft418 m	6:25 AM · 4:40 PM
Fri Nov 6	Red flagrain	Heavy drizzle	63°17° 55°13°	49% 0.45 in11.4 mm	25 mph40 km/h SSE	66°19°	1,341 ft409 m	6:27 AM · 4:38 PM

Flags judge the racing hours, 9 am to 10 pm at the track. Days marked partial are at the edge of the forecast.

Pit box, all week

Every hour, every number

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Hour	Air	Dew pt	Humidity	Barometer	Density alt.	Air density kg/m³	Grains	Track temp (est.)	Wind	Rain
5 PM	51°11°	20°-6°	29%	30.37 inHg1028 hPa	-103 ft-31 m	1.229	16	57°14°	6 mph10 km/h NW	0%
6 PM	46°8°	20°-7°	35%	30.38 inHg1029 hPa	-496 ft-151 m	1.243	16	46°8°	5 mph9 km/h NW	0%
7 PM	43°6°	19°-7°	39%	30.41 inHg1030 hPa	-739 ft-225 m	1.252	16	43°6°	5 mph8 km/h N	0%
8 PM	40°5°	20°-6°	44%	30.41 inHg1030 hPa	-878 ft-268 m	1.257	16	40°5°	4 mph6 km/h NNW	0%
9 PM	39°4°	20°-6°	46%	30.44 inHg1031 hPa	-996 ft-304 m	1.261	16	39°4°	5 mph7 km/h N	0%
10 PM	38°4°	20°-6°	48%	30.43 inHg1031 hPa	-1,048 ft-319 m	1.263	16	38°4°	4 mph6 km/h NNE	0%
11 PM	38°3°	20°-7°	49%	30.47 inHg1032 hPa	-1,143 ft-348 m	1.266	16	38°3°	4 mph6 km/h NNE	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.

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The track

Facts

Location: Stafford Springs, Connecticut
Layout: Half-mile semi-banked oval
Length: 0.5 mi (0.80 km)
Surface: Asphalt
Banking: 8°
Opened: 1870
Series: NASCAR Modifieds, SK Modifieds
Signature events: Spring Sizzler
Time zone: America/New York
Elevation: 682 ft (208 m)

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