Crosswind down the strip: 2 mph4 km/h with 5 mph8 km/h across
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- Track temp
- 85°F29°C
- Rain chance
- 1%
- Wind
- 5mph9km/hS
- Density alt.
- 1,898ft579m
- Barometer 30.01 inHg1016 hPa falling
- Humidity 60%
- Cloud 32%
- UV 1
Forecast updated · Open-Meteo
Hour by hour
Mostly clearTemperature 77°25°Rain chance 1%Wind 5 mph9 km/hSTrack temperature 85°29°ClearTemperature 76°24°Rain chance 1%Wind 7 mph11 km/hSSETrack temperature 79°26°
ClearTemperature 73°23°Rain chance 1%Wind 5 mph8 km/hSSETrack temperature 73°23°ClearTemperature 71°22°Rain chance 1%Wind 4 mph7 km/hESETrack temperature 71°22°ClearTemperature 70°21°Rain chance 1%Wind 3 mph5 km/hESETrack temperature 70°21°ClearTemperature 68°20°Rain chance 1%Wind 2 mph3 km/hSTrack temperature 68°20°
OvercastTemperature 68°20°Rain chance 1%Wind 5 mph8 km/hNWTrack temperature 68°20°
Partly cloudyTemperature 68°20°Rain chance 1%Wind 1 mph2 km/hENETrack temperature 68°20°ClearTemperature 67°19°Rain chance 1%Wind 2 mph4 km/hETrack temperature 67°19°Mostly clearTemperature 66°19°Rain chance 1%Wind 4 mph6 km/hESETrack temperature 66°19°OvercastTemperature 65°19°Rain chance 1%Wind 3 mph5 km/hESETrack temperature 65°19°
FogTemperature 64°18°Rain chance 1%Wind 2 mph3 km/hNETrack temperature 64°18°FogTemperature 64°18°Rain chance 1%Wind 2 mph3 km/hNETrack temperature 64°18°FogTemperature 64°18°Rain chance 2%Wind 2 mph3 km/hETrack temperature 64°18°FogTemperature 65°18°Rain chance 3%Wind 3 mph4 km/hNNETrack temperature 65°18°FogTemperature 65°19°Rain chance 3%Wind 3 mph4 km/hNTrack temperature 65°19°FogTemperature 66°19°Rain chance 3%Wind 4 mph6 km/hNTrack temperature 67°19°FogTemperature 65°18°Rain chance 3%Wind 2 mph3 km/hNTrack temperature 68°20°FogTemperature 66°19°Rain chance 3%Wind 2 mph3 km/hNNETrack temperature 72°22°
OvercastTemperature 69°20°Rain chance 2%Wind 4 mph6 km/hNNETrack temperature 76°24°OvercastTemperature 71°21°Rain chance 3%Wind 4 mph6 km/hNNETrack temperature 83°28°OvercastTemperature 73°23°Rain chance 3%Wind 4 mph7 km/hNETrack temperature 90°32°OvercastTemperature 74°24°Rain chance 4%Wind 4 mph7 km/hNNETrack temperature 87°31°
Partly cloudyTemperature 75°24°Rain chance 5%Wind 4 mph7 km/hNNETrack temperature 87°31°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 3178°25° 65°19° 9%Green flag
- TomorrowNov 175°24° 64°18° 5%Green flag
- MonNov 2
88°31° 62°16° 33%Yellow flag - TueNov 376°24° 65°18° 87%Green flag
- WedNov 473°23° 58°14° 2%Green flag
- ThuNov 579°26° 59°15° 6%Yellow flag
- FriNov 672°22° 56°14° 1%Green flagpartial
| Day | Flag | Sky | High / low | Rain | Gusts | Track temp | Density alt. | Sunrise · sunset |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today Oct 31 | Green flag | Overcast | 78°25° 65°19° | 9% | 11 mph18 km/h ESE | 95°35° | 1,917 ft584 m | 7:42 AM · 6:38 PM |
| Tomorrow Nov 1 | Green flag | Fog | 75°24° 64°18° | 5% | 8 mph13 km/h ENE | 90°32° | 1,679 ft512 m | 6:43 AM · 5:37 PM |
| Mon Nov 2 | Yellow flaggusty wind | Light drizzle | 88°31° 62°16° | 33% 0.01 in0.2 mm | 33 mph53 km/h S | 99°37° | 2,815 ft858 m | 6:44 AM · 5:36 PM |
| Tue Nov 3 | Green flag | Overcast | 76°24° 65°18° | 87% 0.37 in9.5 mm | 32 mph52 km/h WNW | 93°34° | 1,832 ft558 m | 6:44 AM · 5:36 PM |
| Wed Nov 4 | Green flag | Overcast | 73°23° 58°14° | 2% | 15 mph24 km/h N | 93°34° | 1,772 ft540 m | 6:45 AM · 5:35 PM |
| Thu Nov 5 | Yellow flaggusty wind | Partly cloudy | 79°26° 59°15° | 6% | 25 mph41 km/h WSW | 98°37° | 2,115 ft645 m | 6:46 AM · 5:34 PM |
| Fri Nov 6 | Green flag | Overcast | 72°22° 56°14° | 1% | 23 mph37 km/h NW | 86°30° | 1,661 ft506 m | 6:47 AM · 5:33 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 77°25° | 62°17° | 60% | 30.01 inHg1016 hPa | 1,898 ft579 m | 1.158 | 84 | 85°29° | 5 mph9 km/h S | 1% | |
| 76°24° | 63°17° | 66% | 30.02 inHg1017 hPa | 1,811 ft552 m | 1.161 | 88 | 79°26° | 7 mph11 km/h SSE | 1% | |
| 73°23° | 63°17° | 72% | 30.03 inHg1017 hPa | 1,630 ft497 m | 1.168 | 88 | 73°23° | 5 mph8 km/h SSE | 1% | |
| 71°22° | 63°17° | 75% | 30.06 inHg1018 hPa | 1,484 ft452 m | 1.173 | 87 | 71°22° | 4 mph7 km/h ESE | 1% | |
| 70°21° | 61°16° | 74% | 30.10 inHg1019 hPa | 1,361 ft415 m | 1.177 | 82 | 70°21° | 3 mph5 km/h ESE | 1% | |
| 68°20° | 61°16° | 77% | 30.12 inHg1020 hPa | 1,224 ft373 m | 1.182 | 81 | 68°20° | 2 mph3 km/h S | 1% | |
| 68°20° | 62°17° | 83% | 30.13 inHg1020 hPa | 1,190 ft363 m | 1.183 | 85 | 68°20° | 5 mph8 km/h NW | 1% |
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 Texas Motorplex
Pit box, all week
Every forecast hour for the next seven days at Texas Motorplex: 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 Texas Motorplex, and a heads-up three days out.
Getting to Texas Motorplex
7500 US Highway 287, Ennis, TX 75119
Parking
Free parking at the 2025 NHRA FallNationals (Stampede of Speed). nhra.com
Camping On site
On-site campground for motorhomes, travel trailers, pop-ups, tents and cars; register at the entrance tent. Free water station, no hookups listed. 2025 Stampede of Speed: $40 for all 10 days. nhra.com
Good to know
No coolers, thermoses, ice packs or cups of any size through the gates, and no outside food or drink. Cashless facility. texasmotorplex.com
From the track’s own pages, checked October 2026. Prices and rules change by event, so confirm before you go.
Facts
- Location
- Ennis, Texas
- Layout
- All-concrete quarter-mile drag strip, the first stadium-style strip
- Length
- Quarter mile (1,320 ft)
- Surface
- Concrete
- Opened
- 1986
- Series
- NHRA
- Signature events
- NHRA Texas FallNationals
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Elevation
- 505 ft (154 m)