Daytona 500 weather update: Latest rain forecast for 2025 Daytona Speedweeks
Daytona Speedweeks have started and the weather has cooperated, so far, with Daytona 500 qualifying completed on Wednesday for the NASCAR Cup Series.
The weather forecast looks hopeful at best to get the Daytona 500 started. Other events, including the Daytona Duels, NASCAR Xfinity Series race and the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race, have a better forecast, for the moment.
Here's the full weather forecast for Daytona Speedweeks, including the Daytona 500.
THURSDAY DUELS LINEUPS: NASCAR Daytona duels: Starting lineups, TV schedule for Thursday's qualifying races
Temperature: 81 degrees
Humidity: 54%
Chance of rain: 24% at race time, 50% during race
Average wind: 20 miles per hour out of Southwest
Temperature: 74 degrees
Humidity: 81%
Chance of rain: 15%
Average wind: 5 miles per hour out of the Northeast
Temperature: 69 degrees
Humidity: 87%
Chance of rain: 19%
Average wind: 10 miles per hour out of Northeast
Temperature: 79 degrees
Humidity: 60%
Chance of rain: 2% at race time
Average wind: 12 miles per hour out of the Southeast
The 67th running of the Daytona 500 is set for 1:30 p.m. (CT) on Sunday, Feb. 16 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona, Florida.
The Daytona 500 will be broadcast on FOX and the FOX Sports app with Mike Joy, Clint Bowyer and Kevin Harvick in the broadcast booth.
Follow sports writer Austin Chastain on X, formerly known as Twitter, at @ChastainAJ or reach him via email at achastain@gannett.com.
This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: NASCAR Daytona 500 weather update for Thursday duels
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