FORECAST UPDATE #1: Thursday, October 27th at 9:50 PM ET
The weekend forecast for the NASCAR Cup Series and NASCAR Xfinity Series at Martinsville Speedway has improved since the early projections on Tuesday. Rain, which was expected to potentially plague Martinsville all day on Sunday, now isn’t expected until later in the afternoon to evening hours, which *SHOULD* allow for things to get to at least halfway and be official.
RaceWeather.net‘s Aaron Studwell gives the Odds of Racing (OOR) as 85-90%.
Here is the updated forecast for the weekend:
Friday, October 28th (NASCAR Xfinity Series practice/qualifying at 4:00 PM ET)
Weather Conditions: Partly Sunny with increasing clouds
Low Temperature: 45 degrees F
High Temperature: 62 degrees F
Wind: NE winds around 5-8 mph
Saturday, October 29th (NASCAR Cup Series practice/qualifying at 12:00 PM ET, NASCAR Xfinity Series race at 3:00 PM ET)
Weather Conditions: Mostly cloudy with slight chances of showers in the evening
Low Temperature: 46 degrees F
High Temperature: 60 degrees F
Wind: NE winds around 5-8 mph
Sunday, October 30th (NASCAR Cup Series race at 2:00 PM ET)
Weather Conditions: Chance of PM showers, risk increasing in the late afternoon hours
Low Temperature: 46 degrees F
High Temperature: 61 degrees F
Wind: SE winds around 5-10 mph
Updated: 25 Oct 2022, 8:25 AM PDT/ 11:25 AM EDT (Scheduled times are in EDT)
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Meteorologists
IMSA Mark Sweeney (@IMSA_Wxman)
IndyCar @IndyCar_Wxman
NHRA Elizabeth Ohlemacher (@NHRA_weather)
NASCAR & Formula One Aaron Studwell, Ph.D. (@RaceWeather) & Elizabeth Ohlemacher (@NHRA_weather)
ORIGINAL FORECAST: Tuesday, October 25th at 12:59 PM ET
The NASCAR Cup Series and NASCAR Xfinity Series head to Martinsville Speedway this weekend for the penultimate race in each series. But will mother nature cooperate?
While things can change dramatically with the weather, current projections are showing chances of precipitation on both Saturday and Sunday. Here is the complete race weekend forecast from our friends at RaceWeather.net (forecast will be updated throughout the week and weekend, so check back for the latest weather projections):
Friday, October 28th (NASCAR Xfinity Series practice/qualifying at 4:00 PM ET)
Weather Conditions: Partly Sunny with increasing clouds
Low Temperature: 45 degrees F
High Temperature: 62 degrees F
Wind: NE winds around 5-8 mph
Saturday, October 29th (NASCAR Cup Series practice/qualifying at 12:00 PM ET, NASCAR Xfinity Series race at 3:00 PM ET)
Weather Conditions: Mostly cloudy with slight chances of showers in the evening
Low Temperature: 46 degrees F
High Temperature: 60 degrees F
Wind: NE winds around 5-8 mph
Sunday, October 30th (NASCAR Cup Series race at 2:00 PM ET)
Weather Conditions: Chance of showers throughout the day, possible precipitation amounts around a quarter of an inch
Low Temperature: 46 degrees F
High Temperature: 61 degrees F
Wind: NE winds around 3-6 mph
Updated: 25 Oct 2022, 8:25 AM PDT/ 11:25 AM EDT (Scheduled times are in EDT)
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Meteorologists
IMSA Mark Sweeney (@IMSA_Wxman)
IndyCar @IndyCar_Wxman
NHRA Elizabeth Ohlemacher (@NHRA_weather)
NASCAR & Formula One Aaron Studwell, Ph.D. (@RaceWeather) & Elizabeth Ohlemacher (@NHRA_weather)
