Las Vegas Grand Prix · Nov 19–21, 2026
Session-by-session weather for Formula 1 week on the Strip: air temperature, feels-like, wind, humidity and rain odds from the National Weather Service and three global models, with what the last three race nights were really like.
Short answer: the race starts at 8:00 PM PST on Saturday, November 21, 2026, and on past Las Vegas race nights the air at the track has been 61–65°F with no rain. This year's forecast is below, updated every time you load the page. Ten days out it is a rough guide only; the National Weather Service hourly forecast for the Strip reaches race night around November 14–15.
Forecast · Las Vegas Strip Circuit
Snapshot from Tue, Nov 10, 8:33 PM PT · NWS forecast issued Tue, Nov 10, 12:31 PM PT. Refreshing…
Thu, Nov 19 · 4:30 PM PT
Average of 2 forecast models (NWS hourly not out yet)
Model spread (4°): GFS (NOAA) 60° · ECMWF IFS 56°
Ensemble range (10th–90th pct): GEFS 48–63° (31 runs) · ECMWF ENS 48–63° (51 runs)
Confidence. Low: more than 7 days out. Expect these numbers to move several degrees, and rain timing to shift by a day or more.
Thu, Nov 19 · 8:00 PM PT
Average of 2 forecast models (NWS hourly not out yet)
Model spread (7°): GFS (NOAA) 57° · ECMWF IFS 50°
Ensemble range (10th–90th pct): GEFS 47–59° (31 runs) · ECMWF ENS 43–58° (51 runs)
Confidence. Low: more than 7 days out. Expect these numbers to move several degrees, and rain timing to shift by a day or more.
Fri, Nov 20 · 4:30 PM PT
Average of 2 forecast models (NWS hourly not out yet)
Model spread (13°): GFS (NOAA) 60° · ECMWF IFS 47°
Ensemble range (10th–90th pct): GEFS 52–63° (31 runs) · ECMWF ENS 47–60° (51 runs)
Confidence. Low: more than 7 days out. Expect these numbers to move several degrees, and rain timing to shift by a day or more.
Fri, Nov 20 · 8:00 PM PT
Average of 2 forecast models (NWS hourly not out yet)
Model spread (12°): GFS (NOAA) 54° · ECMWF IFS 42°
Ensemble range (10th–90th pct): GEFS 49–60° (31 runs) · ECMWF ENS 43–55° (51 runs)
Confidence. Low: more than 7 days out. Expect these numbers to move several degrees, and rain timing to shift by a day or more.
Sat, Nov 21 · 8:00 PM PT
Average of 2 forecast models (NWS hourly not out yet)
Model spread (13°): GFS (NOAA) 57° · ECMWF IFS 44°
Ensemble range (10th–90th pct): GEFS 49–60° (31 runs) · ECMWF ENS 42–56° (51 runs)
Confidence. Low: more than 7 days out. Expect these numbers to move several degrees, and rain timing to shift by a day or more.
Times are PST, per the organizer's 2026 schedule. Values are for the start hour of each session; wind, gusts and rain chance cover the whole session. "Feels like" is the model apparent temperature. ICON appears about 7 days out. The race end time (9:30 PM) is our assumption from past race lengths.
| Day | NWS | Ensembles | Model totals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Nov 19 | Not in the NWS 7-day forecast yet | GEFS: 55% (39% after 4 PM) ECMWF ENS: 61% (35% after 4 PM) |
GFS (NOAA): 0.00″ ECMWF IFS: 0.13″ |
| Fri, Nov 20 | Not in the NWS 7-day forecast yet | GEFS: 29% (6% after 4 PM) ECMWF ENS: 43% (20% after 4 PM) |
GFS (NOAA): 0.00″ ECMWF IFS: 1.06″ |
| Sat, Nov 21 | Not in the NWS 7-day forecast yet | GEFS: 6% (6% after 4 PM) ECMWF ENS: 10% (2% after 4 PM) |
GFS (NOAA): 0.00″ ECMWF IFS: 0.11″ |
| Sun, Nov 22 | Not in the NWS 7-day forecast yet | GEFS: 3% (0% after 4 PM) ECMWF ENS: 4% (0% after 4 PM) |
GFS (NOAA): 0.00″ ECMWF IFS: 0.00″ |
Not very, yet. Each card carries a confidence note that changes with the time left before the session. More than 7 days out, single model runs can disagree by 10°F or more for the same hour, which is why each card shows every model next to the others and the 10th-to-90th percentile range of the ensembles. When the spread shrinks, confidence is rising. When the NWS hourly forecast covers a session, its numbers replace the model average on the card.
The rain question comes up every year because November storms do reach Las Vegas. On November 10, 2026, the NWS Las Vegas forecasters wrote that a stronger Pacific trough could bring more precipitation, cooler temperatures and stronger winds on Monday and Tuesday, November 16–17, and NOAA's Climate Prediction Center leaned toward a cooler, wetter than normal November 16–24 for Nevada. Neither product is a race-night forecast. For the latest wording, read the NWS Las Vegas Area Forecast Discussion.
For context, NOAA's 1991–2020 normals give Las Vegas 1.5 days with measurable rain in an average November, so a wet race night would be unusual but not rare.
| Session | Started (PT) | Air | Track | Humidity | Wind avg / max | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Practice 1 | Thu Nov 16, 2023 8:30 PM | 62° | 65–66° | 65–66% | 2 / 3 mph | No |
| 2023 Practice 2 | Fri Nov 17, 2023 1:45 AM | 56–58° | 59–61° | 70–76% | 2 / 4 mph | No |
| 2023 Practice 3 | Fri Nov 17, 2023 8:30 PM | 62–63° | 65–66° | 56–59% | 2 / 6 mph | No |
| 2023 Qualifying | Sat Nov 18, 2023 12:00 AM | 58–60° | 62–63° | 60–63% | 2 / 4 mph | No |
| 2023 Race | Sat Nov 18, 2023 10:05 PM | 64–65° | 64–65° | 47–49% | 5 / 10 mph | No |
| 2024 Practice 1 | Thu Nov 21, 2024 6:30 PM | 56–58° | 59–61° | 19–21% | 2 / 4 mph | No |
| 2024 Practice 2 | Thu Nov 21, 2024 10:00 PM | 51–53° | 55–56° | 23–25% | 2 / 3 mph | No |
| 2024 Practice 3 | Fri Nov 22, 2024 6:30 PM | 58–60° | 61–63° | 17–20% | 1 / 3 mph | No |
| 2024 Qualifying | Fri Nov 22, 2024 10:00 PM | 52–55° | 56–58° | 25–29% | 1 / 4 mph | No |
| 2024 Race | Sat Nov 23, 2024 10:05 PM | 63–64° | 62–65° | 42–51% | 7 / 12 mph | No |
| 2025 Practice 1 | Thu Nov 20, 2025 4:30 PM | 57–58° | 64–66° | 53–56% | 4 / 7 mph | No |
| 2025 Practice 2 | Thu Nov 20, 2025 8:00 PM | 56–58° | 62–63° | 56–59% | 3 / 6 mph | Yes |
| 2025 Practice 3 | Fri Nov 21, 2025 4:30 PM | 55–56° | 55–57° | 54–57% | 2 / 4 mph | No |
| 2025 Qualifying | Fri Nov 21, 2025 8:00 PM | 53° | 54–55° | 63–69% | 4 / 7 mph | Yes |
| 2025 Race | Sat Nov 22, 2025 8:05 PM | 61–63° | 62–66° | 37–39% | 4 / 6 mph | No |
The three races started at 10 PM in 2023 and 2024 and at 8 PM in 2025. Air at the track stayed between 61°F and 65°F in all three, and the timing feed logged no rain during any race. Rain did show up in 2025 Practice 2 and 2025 Qualifying. The coldest session so far was 2024 Practice 2, at 51–53°F. The 2023 Practice 2 session ran after 1:45 AM, after the delay that year, which is why it looks cold and humid. Race readings start five minutes after the start, because the track sensor read 10°F or more higher on the 2025 grid before the start.
| Hour (PST) | Normal temp | 10th–90th pct | Dew point | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 PM | 65.3°F | 55.1–74.7°F | 25.4°F | 6.5 mph |
| 5 PM | 63.1°F | 53.1–72°F | 26.1°F | 6 mph |
| 8 PM | 56.7°F | 48–65.3°F | 26.5°F | 7.2 mph |
| 9 PM | 55.4°F | 46.8–64°F | 26.5°F | 6.7 mph |
| 10 PM | 54.3°F | 45.8–62.8°F | 26.3°F | 6.8 mph |
The desert cools fast after sunset, so a 4:30 PM practice and an 8 PM session on the same day can feel very different. Dress for the late session. Our November weather guide covers the whole month, and the live conditions panel on the home page shows the current reading at the airport. For grandstands, zones and race-week news, see formula.vegas.