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Daytona 500 weather forecast: Rain to impact races this weekend

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Updated  February 14, 2025 6:18pm EST
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Orlando PM Weather Forecast: Feb. 14, 2025

FOX 35 Storm Team Meteorologist Noah Bergren gives an update on the weather outlook ahead of NASCAR's Daytona 500 race weekend.

The Brief

    • Tonight's weather will be mostly-cloudy, breezy and cooler. A few isolated showers are also possible for the evening.
    • Saturday's weather will be mostly sunny-and much warmer, as well as a tad more humid. A morning shower or downpour is possible, but the afternoon should be totally dry.
    • Highs are expected to be back in the mid 80s on Sunday. It will be one of the windier Daytona 500 races on record.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - Tonight's weather will be mostly-cloudy, breezy and cooler. 

A few isolated showers are also possible for the evening.

What will the weather look like this weekend?

What's next:

A cold front will lift in the north and take the clouds and light rain sprinkles with it. 

Saturday's weather will be mostly sunny-and much warmer, as well as a tad more humid.

Temperature highs are expected to be in the mid 80s.

A morning shower or downpour is possible, but the afternoon should be totally dry.

Will the weather impact Daytona 500?

Local perspective:

Highs are expected to be back in the mid 80s on Sunday. 

It will be one of the windier Daytona 500 races on record.

A few things to know ahead the races …

  • Warm winds will come from the southwest at around 15 to 30 mph. A few gusts of wind will reach up to 40 mph.
  • As soon as the cold front moves through sometime between 4 and 6 p.m., temperatures will tumble, and winds will shift to the northwest.
  • While a shower is possible for Sunday morning or midday, most of the day should be dry until late afternoon or early evening.

When will the rain start?

What we know:

The decision to move the race up was a good one based off the weather data. 

A frontal boundary will push through on Sunday, bringing scattered showers across Central Florida.

The main threats to Daytona International Speedway are scattered showers and wind.

Scattered Showers

Scattered showers will be in the Daytona area late Sunday afternoon. 

Rain chances will start to amp up at about 4 p.m. but should start to clear out at about 7 p.m.

The race was moved up 1 hour to 1:30p.m., so hopefully the entire race will get in before the rain really starts to move in.

Wind

As this cold front moves in, winds will pick up and switch around from the south to the north as the front moves through around 4 to 7 p.m. on Sunday afternoon. 

This will bring temperatures down very quickly as the cooler air moves in. 

Winds are expected to be 15-30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.

We will have to keep an eye on the radars and see how the line of showers is holding together in the early afternoon Sunday in northwest Florida.

Looking ahead to next week

Dig deeper:

Next week's weather will be much cooler.

Monday will be dry and feature lots of sunshine.

Clouds will increase on Tuesday.

There is a good chance for rain and possible strong thunderstorms sometime later next Wednesday.

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The Source: This story was written based on information shared by the FOX 35 Storm Team on Feb. 14, 2025.

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