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Drag strip · Earlville, IA

Tri-State Raceway

Quarter-mile concrete drag strip · Concrete · Opened 1998

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Wind NW 15 mph, gusts 26 mphWind NW 23 km/h, gusts 41 km/hDrag strip · layout not mapped
Right now at the track · 1:00 PM CST
Yellow flagCautiongusty wind
56°13°ClearFeels like 46°8° · Dew point 44°7°
Track temp
67°F20°C
Rain chance
0%
Wind
15mph23km/hNW · gusts 26 mph41 km/h
Density alt.
1,144ft349m

Forecast updated · Open-Meteo

Next 24 hours

Hour by hour

The week
NowClearTemperature 56°13°Rain chance 0%Wind 15 mph23 km/hNWTrack temperature 67°20°Density altitude 1,144 ft349 m
ClearTemperature 56°13°Rain chance 0%Wind 15 mph24 km/hNWTrack temperature 66°19°Density altitude 1,118 ft341 m
ClearTemperature 54°12°Rain chance 0%Wind 14 mph22 km/hNWTrack temperature 61°16°Density altitude 965 ft294 m
ClearTemperature 51°11°Rain chance 0%Wind 10 mph16 km/hNWTrack temperature 55°13°Density altitude 798 ft243 m
ClearTemperature 47°9°Rain chance 0%Wind 8 mph14 km/hWNWTrack temperature 47°9°Density altitude 520 ft158 m
ClearTemperature 46°8°Rain chance 0%Wind 9 mph14 km/hWNWTrack temperature 46°8°Density altitude 416 ft127 m
ClearTemperature 45°7°Rain chance 0%Wind 9 mph14 km/hWNWTrack temperature 45°7°Density altitude 336 ft102 m
ClearTemperature 43°6°Rain chance 0%Wind 7 mph12 km/hWNWTrack temperature 43°6°Density altitude 225 ft69 m
ClearTemperature 42°6°Rain chance 0%Wind 8 mph13 km/hWNWTrack temperature 42°6°Density altitude 135 ft41 m
ClearTemperature 42°5°Rain chance 0%Wind 8 mph12 km/hNWTrack temperature 42°5°Density altitude 82 ft25 m
ClearTemperature 41°5°Rain chance 0%Wind 6 mph10 km/hNWTrack temperature 41°5°Density altitude 23 ft7 m
OvercastTemperature 40°4°Rain chance 0%Wind 5 mph9 km/hNWTrack temperature 40°4°Density altitude -57 ft-17 m
OvercastTemperature 39°4°Rain chance 0%Wind 5 mph9 km/hNWTrack temperature 39°4°Density altitude -118 ft-36 m
OvercastTemperature 38°3°Rain chance 0%Wind 4 mph7 km/hWNWTrack temperature 38°3°Density altitude -175 ft-53 m
OvercastTemperature 37°3°Rain chance 0%Wind 2 mph3 km/hWSWTrack temperature 37°3°Density altitude -226 ft-69 m
ClearTemperature 36°2°Rain chance 0%Wind 5 mph8 km/hSWTrack temperature 36°2°Density altitude -306 ft-93 m
Mostly clearTemperature 35°2°Rain chance 0%Wind 5 mph8 km/hWSWTrack temperature 35°2°Density altitude -403 ft-123 m
FogTemperature 34°1°Rain chance 0%Wind 0 mph0 km/hWTrack temperature 34°1°Density altitude -538 ft-164 m
FogTemperature 35°2°Rain chance 0%Wind 2 mph3 km/hSTrack temperature 35°2°Density altitude -447 ft-136 m
FogTemperature 37°3°Rain chance 0%Wind 4 mph6 km/hSSWTrack temperature 38°3°Density altitude -342 ft-104 m
FogTemperature 40°4°Rain chance 0%Wind 7 mph11 km/hSSWTrack temperature 44°7°Density altitude -100 ft-30 m
FogTemperature 42°6°Rain chance 0%Wind 7 mph11 km/hSSWTrack temperature 50°10°Density altitude 70 ft21 m
OvercastTemperature 48°9°Rain chance 0%Wind 10 mph16 km/hSSWTrack temperature 60°15°Density altitude 466 ft142 m
Partly cloudyTemperature 51°11°Rain chance 0%Wind 10 mph17 km/hSSWTrack temperature 63°17°Density altitude 703 ft214 m

Hours are track time (CST). Track temperature is an estimate. DA is density altitude.

Pit box

The racer numbers

Density altitude1,144ft349mField elevation 1,033 ft
Best air today82ft25mLowest density altitude in the racing hours, around 10 PM track time
Air density1.185kg/m³96.7% of standard (RAD)
Water grains45grgrains per lb of dry air
Vapour pressure0.294inHg10.0hPaThe water in the air, as a pressure
Correction factor1.003SAESTD 1.043 · naturally aspirated
Track temp (est.)67°F20°CConcrete in 511 W/m² sun
Dew point44°F7°C66% humidity
Barometer29.97inHg1015hPaFalling over 3 h
Wind on the strip—The strip’s direction is not mapped

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.

This week

Day by day

DayFlagSkyHigh / lowRainGustsTrack tempDensity alt.Sunrise · sunset
Today Nov 8Yellow flaggusty wind Mostly clear56°13° 39°4°0%28 mph44 km/h WNW68°20°1,144 ft349 m6:46 AM · 4:51 PM
Tomorrow Nov 9Green flag Fog55°13° 34°1°1%24 mph39 km/h SW65°19°994 ft303 m6:47 AM · 4:50 PM
Tue Nov 10Green flag Overcast59°15° 40°5°0%16 mph26 km/h NW76°24°1,240 ft378 m6:49 AM · 4:49 PM
Wed Nov 11Yellow flag22% chance of a shower Heavy drizzle48°9° 42°6°22% 0.22 in5.5 mm27 mph44 km/h NNE49°10°754 ft230 m6:50 AM · 4:48 PM
Thu Nov 12Yellow flaggusty wind, cold Overcast42°5° 31°0°5% 0.04 in1.1 mm29 mph47 km/h N49°9°-85 ft-26 m6:51 AM · 4:47 PM
Fri Nov 13Yellow flagcold Clear40°4° 27°-3°0%28 mph44 km/h NNW51°10°-103 ft-31 m6:52 AM · 4:46 PM
Sat Nov 14Yellow flagcold Overcast44°7° 28°-2°0%13 mph20 km/h WSW54°12°281 ft86 m6:54 AM · 4:45 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

Pit box, all week

Every hour, every number

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HourAirDew ptHumidityBarometerDensity alt.Air density kg/m³GrainsTrack temp (est.)WindRain
56°13°44°7°66%29.97 inHg1015 hPa1,144 ft349 m1.1854567°20°15 mph23 km/h NW · gusts 26 mph41 km/h0%
56°13°43°6°63%29.99 inHg1016 hPa1,118 ft341 m1.1854366°19°15 mph24 km/h NW · gusts 28 mph44 km/h0%
54°12°43°6°66%30.02 inHg1017 hPa965 ft294 m1.1914261°16°14 mph22 km/h NW · gusts 27 mph44 km/h0%
51°11°43°6°74%30.01 inHg1016 hPa798 ft243 m1.1974355°13°10 mph16 km/h NW · gusts 22 mph35 km/h0%
47°9°42°6°82%30.04 inHg1017 hPa520 ft158 m1.2064147°9°8 mph14 km/h WNW · gusts 15 mph25 km/h0%
46°8°41°5°85%30.03 inHg1017 hPa416 ft127 m1.2104046°8°9 mph14 km/h WNW · gusts 17 mph27 km/h0%
45°7°41°5°86%30.03 inHg1017 hPa336 ft102 m1.2133945°7°9 mph14 km/h WNW · gusts 17 mph28 km/h0%
43°6°40°5°89%30.06 inHg1018 hPa225 ft69 m1.2173843°6°7 mph12 km/h WNW · gusts 15 mph25 km/h0%
42°6°39°4°88%30.08 inHg1019 hPa135 ft41 m1.2203642°6°8 mph13 km/h WNW · gusts 16 mph26 km/h0%
42°5°38°4°88%30.08 inHg1019 hPa82 ft25 m1.2223542°5°8 mph12 km/h NW · gusts 17 mph27 km/h0%
41°5°38°3°89%30.07 inHg1018 hPa23 ft7 m1.2243441°5°6 mph10 km/h NW · gusts 15 mph24 km/h0%

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.

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Pit box, all week

Every forecast hour for the next seven days at Tri-State: density altitude, air density, grains, track temp and more, with a CSV for the tuning laptop.

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Typical weather

A year at Tri-State

Typical for November here: highs around 47°8°, lows 31°-1°, rain on 21% of days.

Month by month

Average highs and lows, rain days, gusty days, freezing and hot days for all twelve months at Tri-State, from 5 years of records. Part of Raceway Weather Pro.

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5-year averages from the Open-Meteo archive at the track's coordinates.

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Getting to Tri-State

Earlville, Iowa

No street address published; directions go to the track itself.

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The track

Facts

Location
Earlville, Iowa
Layout
Quarter-mile concrete drag strip
Length
Quarter mile (1,320 ft)
Surface
Concrete
Opened
1998
Series
NHRA
Time zone
America/Chicago
Elevation
1,033 ft (315 m)