- Track temp
- 79°F26°C
- Rain chance
- 0%
- Wind
- 8mph12km/hSW
- Density alt.
- 609ft186m
- Barometer 29.96 inHg1015 hPa falling
- Humidity 33%
Forecast updated · Open-Meteo
Hour by hour
ClearTemperature 64°18°Rain chance 0%Wind 8 mph12 km/hSWTrack temperature 79°26°Density altitude 609 ft186 mClearTemperature 64°18°Rain chance 0%Wind 9 mph14 km/hSWTrack temperature 75°24°Density altitude 651 ft198 mClearTemperature 63°17°Rain chance 0%Wind 8 mph13 km/hSWTrack temperature 69°21°Density altitude 581 ft177 mClearTemperature 58°15°Rain chance 0%Wind 6 mph10 km/hSSWTrack temperature 58°15°Density altitude 241 ft73 m
ClearTemperature 54°12°Rain chance 0%Wind 6 mph9 km/hSWTrack temperature 54°12°Density altitude -34 ft-10 mClearTemperature 52°11°Rain chance 0%Wind 6 mph10 km/hSSWTrack temperature 52°11°Density altitude -148 ft-45 mClearTemperature 51°11°Rain chance 0%Wind 7 mph11 km/hSWTrack temperature 51°11°Density altitude -199 ft-61 mClearTemperature 52°11°Rain chance 0%Wind 8 mph14 km/hWSWTrack temperature 52°11°Density altitude -161 ft-49 mClearTemperature 51°11°Rain chance 0%Wind 8 mph13 km/hWSWTrack temperature 51°11°Density altitude -230 ft-70 mClearTemperature 49°9°Rain chance 0%Wind 6 mph10 km/hWSWTrack temperature 49°9°Density altitude -351 ft-107 mClearTemperature 48°9°Rain chance 0%Wind 7 mph11 km/hWTrack temperature 48°9°Density altitude -416 ft-127 mClearTemperature 48°9°Rain chance 0%Wind 7 mph11 km/hWTrack temperature 48°9°Density altitude -440 ft-134 mClearTemperature 47°8°Rain chance 0%Wind 7 mph11 km/hWTrack temperature 47°8°Density altitude -511 ft-156 mClearTemperature 46°8°Rain chance 0%Wind 7 mph11 km/hWTrack temperature 46°8°Density altitude -594 ft-181 mClearTemperature 45°7°Rain chance 0%Wind 7 mph11 km/hWTrack temperature 45°7°Density altitude -667 ft-203 mClearTemperature 44°7°Rain chance 0%Wind 7 mph12 km/hWTrack temperature 44°7°Density altitude -701 ft-214 mClearTemperature 45°7°Rain chance 0%Wind 8 mph13 km/hWNWTrack temperature 45°7°Density altitude -687 ft-209 mClearTemperature 44°7°Rain chance 0%Wind 7 mph11 km/hWNWTrack temperature 44°7°Density altitude -791 ft-241 mClearTemperature 47°9°Rain chance 0%Wind 8 mph13 km/hWNWTrack temperature 51°10°Density altitude -533 ft-162 mClearTemperature 53°11°Rain chance 0%Wind 9 mph14 km/hWNWTrack temperature 61°16°Density altitude -191 ft-58 mClearTemperature 57°14°Rain chance 0%Wind 8 mph13 km/hWNWTrack temperature 70°21°Density altitude 116 ft35 mClearTemperature 61°16°Rain chance 0%Wind 10 mph16 km/hWNWTrack temperature 75°24°Density altitude 347 ft106 mClearTemperature 62°17°Rain chance 0%Wind 12 mph20 km/hNWTrack temperature 77°25°Density altitude 434 ft132 mClearTemperature 64°18°Rain chance 0%Wind 12 mph19 km/hNWTrack temperature 78°26°Density altitude 554 ft169 mHours 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 864°18° 37°3° 0%Green flag
- TomorrowNov 9
65°19° 44°7° 0%Yellow flag - TueNov 1069°20° 40°5° 0%Green flag
- WedNov 1168°20° 48°9° 0%Green flag
- ThuNov 12
63°17° 49°10° 28%Yellow flag - FriNov 1355°13° 44°7° 23%Yellow flag
- SatNov 1452°11° 41°5° 15%Green flagpartial
| Day | Flag | Sky | High / low | Rain | Gusts | Track temp | Density alt. | Sunrise · sunset |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today Nov 8 | Green flag | Clear | 64°18° 37°3° | 0% | 18 mph30 km/h WSW | 79°26° | 651 ft198 m | 6:41 AM · 5:07 PM |
| Tomorrow Nov 9 | Yellow flaggusty wind | Overcast | 65°19° 44°7° | 0% | 26 mph41 km/h WNW | 78°26° | 637 ft194 m | 6:42 AM · 5:06 PM |
| Tue Nov 10 | Green flag | Overcast | 69°20° 40°5° | 0% | 19 mph30 km/h SW | 83°28° | 912 ft278 m | 6:43 AM · 5:05 PM |
| Wed Nov 11 | Green flag | Overcast | 68°20° 48°9° | 0% | 9 mph15 km/h ESE | 88°31° | 1,007 ft307 m | 6:44 AM · 5:04 PM |
| Thu Nov 12 | Yellow flag12% chance of a shower | Heavy drizzle | 63°17° 49°10° | 28% 0.11 in2.9 mm | 23 mph38 km/h S | 74°23° | 1,159 ft353 m | 6:45 AM · 5:03 PM |
| Fri Nov 13 | Yellow flaggusty wind | Overcast | 55°13° 44°7° | 23% 0.11 in2.8 mm | 25 mph40 km/h W | 66°19° | 643 ft196 m | 6:46 AM · 5:02 PM |
| Sat Nov 14 | Green flag | Overcast | 52°11° 41°5° | 15% | 23 mph38 km/h WNW | 63°17° | 135 ft41 m | 6:47 AM · 5:02 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64°18° | 34°1° | 33% | 29.96 inHg1015 hPa | 609 ft186 m | 1.203 | 29 | 79°26° | 8 mph12 km/h SW | 0% | |
| 64°18° | 35°2° | 33% | 29.95 inHg1014 hPa | 651 ft198 m | 1.202 | 30 | 75°24° | 9 mph14 km/h SW | 0% | |
| 63°17° | 37°3° | 38% | 29.94 inHg1014 hPa | 581 ft177 m | 1.204 | 33 | 69°21° | 8 mph13 km/h SW | 0% | |
| 58°15° | 36°2° | 44% | 29.95 inHg1014 hPa | 241 ft73 m | 1.216 | 32 | 58°15° | 6 mph10 km/h SSW | 0% | |
| 54°12° | 35°2° | 49% | 29.96 inHg1015 hPa | -34 ft-10 m | 1.226 | 30 | 54°12° | 6 mph9 km/h SW · gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 0% | |
| 52°11° | 35°2° | 52% | 29.96 inHg1015 hPa | -148 ft-45 m | 1.230 | 30 | 52°11° | 6 mph10 km/h SSW · gusts 15 mph25 km/h | 0% | |
| 51°11° | 36°2° | 55% | 29.94 inHg1014 hPa | -199 ft-61 m | 1.232 | 31 | 51°11° | 7 mph11 km/h SW · gusts 17 mph28 km/h | 0% | |
| 52°11° | 35°2° | 53% | 29.95 inHg1014 hPa | -161 ft-49 m | 1.231 | 31 | 52°11° | 8 mph14 km/h WSW · gusts 18 mph28 km/h | 0% | |
| 51°11° | 36°2° | 56% | 29.96 inHg1015 hPa | -230 ft-70 m | 1.233 | 31 | 51°11° | 8 mph13 km/h WSW · gusts 18 mph30 km/h | 0% | |
| 49°9° | 37°3° | 63% | 29.94 inHg1014 hPa | -351 ft-107 m | 1.238 | 32 | 49°9° | 6 mph10 km/h WSW · gusts 17 mph28 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 VMP
Pit box, all week
Every forecast hour for the next seven days at VMP: 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 VMP, and a heads-up three days out.
A year at VMP
Typical for November here: highs around 61°16°, lows 42°5°, rain on 19% of days.
5-year averages from the Open-Meteo archive at the track's coordinates.
Getting to VMP
Dinwiddie, Virginia
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
- Dinwiddie, Virginia
- Layout
- Quarter-mile concrete drag strip
- Length
- Quarter mile (1,320 ft)
- Surface
- Concrete
- Opened
- 1994
- Series
- PDRA
- Signature events
- PDRA World Finals
- Time zone
- America/New York
- Elevation
- 197 ft (60 m)
- Status
- Operating status uncertain (2026)