- Track temp
- 61°F16°C
- Rain chance
- 0%
- Wind
- 17mph27km/hW · gusts 26 mph42 km/h
- Density alt.
- 724ft221m
- Barometer 29.88 inHg1012 hPa falling
- Humidity 77%

Forecast updated · Open-Meteo
Hour by hour
Hours are track time (EST). 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 8
55°13° 36°2° 1%Yellow flag
- TomorrowNov 9
53°12° 40°4° 4%Green flag
- TueNov 10
60°16° 42°6° 4%Green flag
- WedNov 11
56°14° 44°7° 25%Yellow flag
- ThuNov 12
44°7° 35°2° 21%Yellow flag
- FriNov 13
40°5° 32°0° 5%Yellow flag
- SatNov 14
41°5° 31°-1° 0%Yellow flagpartial
| Day | Flag | Sky | High / low | Rain | Gusts | Track temp | Density alt. | Sunrise · sunset |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today Nov 8 | Yellow flaggusty wind | 55°13° 36°2° | 1% | 30 mph49 km/h WSW | 65°18° | 864 ft263 m | 7:24 AM · 5:28 PM | |
| Tomorrow Nov 9 | Green flag | 53°12° 40°4° | 4% | 17 mph28 km/h WNW | 67°19° | 550 ft168 m | 7:25 AM · 5:27 PM | |
| Tue Nov 10 | Green flag | 60°16° 42°6° | 4% | 19 mph31 km/h W | 78°26° | 1,109 ft338 m | 7:26 AM · 5:26 PM | |
| Wed Nov 11 | Yellow flag25% chance of a shower | 56°14° 44°7° | 25% 0.29 in7.3 mm | 24 mph39 km/h E | 65°18° | 1,015 ft309 m | 7:28 AM · 5:25 PM | |
| Thu Nov 12 | Yellow flaggusty wind | 44°7° 35°2° | 21% 0.47 in11.9 mm | 33 mph53 km/h NNE | 49°9° | 175 ft53 m | 7:29 AM · 5:24 PM | |
| Fri Nov 13 | Yellow flaggusty wind, cold | 40°5° 32°0° | 5% | 31 mph50 km/h N | 53°12° | -93 ft-28 m | 7:30 AM · 5:23 PM | |
| Sat Nov 14 | Yellow flagcold | 41°5° 31°-1° | 0% | 25 mph40 km/h NW | 46°8° | -53 ft-16 m | 7:31 AM · 5:22 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 10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52°11° | 45°7° | 77% | 29.88 inHg1012 hPa | 724 ft221 m | 1.199 | 46 | 61°16° | 17 mph27 km/h W · gusts 26 mph42 km/h | 0% | |
| 54°12° | 44°7° | 68% | 29.88 inHg1012 hPa | 864 ft263 m | 1.194 | 44 | 65°18° | 16 mph25 km/h W · gusts 26 mph42 km/h | 0% | |
| 55°13° | 42°5° | 62% | 29.90 inHg1013 hPa | 850 ft259 m | 1.195 | 40 | 62°17° | 14 mph23 km/h W · gusts 26 mph42 km/h | 0% | |
| 52°11° | 39°4° | 62% | 29.90 inHg1013 hPa | 676 ft206 m | 1.201 | 37 | 55°13° | 11 mph18 km/h W · gusts 20 mph32 km/h | 0% | |
| 48°9° | 41°5° | 76% | 29.91 inHg1013 hPa | 420 ft128 m | 1.210 | 39 | 48°9° | 8 mph14 km/h W · gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 0% | |
| 46°8° | 40°4° | 78% | 29.91 inHg1013 hPa | 308 ft94 m | 1.214 | 37 | 46°8° | 7 mph12 km/h WNW · gusts 18 mph28 km/h | 0% | |
| 46°8° | 39°4° | 78% | 29.91 inHg1013 hPa | 263 ft80 m | 1.216 | 37 | 46°8° | 8 mph12 km/h WNW · gusts 18 mph28 km/h | 0% | |
| 44°7° | 38°3° | 79% | 29.93 inHg1014 hPa | 130 ft40 m | 1.220 | 35 | 44°7° | 7 mph12 km/h WNW · gusts 18 mph29 km/h | 0% | |
| 44°7° | 38°4° | 81% | 29.96 inHg1014 hPa | 67 ft20 m | 1.223 | 35 | 44°7° | 7 mph11 km/h NW · gusts 18 mph28 km/h | 0% | |
| 43°6° | 38°3° | 82% | 29.95 inHg1014 hPa | 13 ft4 m | 1.224 | 34 | 43°6° | 7 mph11 km/h NW · gusts 17 mph27 km/h | 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 US 131
Pit box, all week
Every forecast hour for the next seven days at US 131: 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 US 131, and a heads-up three days out.
A year at US 131
Typical for November here: highs around 47°9°, lows 34°1°, rain on 33% of days.
5-year averages from the Open-Meteo archive at the track's coordinates.
Getting to US 131
Martin, Michigan
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
- Martin, Michigan
- Layout
- Quarter-mile drag strip
- Length
- Quarter mile (1,320 ft)
- Opened
- 1962
- Series
- NHRA
- Signature events
- NHRA Great Lakes Nationals
- Time zone
- America/Detroit
- Elevation
- 807 ft (246 m)