Seven laps to go!
There are seven days until the 2025 Daytona 500, which goes green at 2:30 p.m. Feb. 16 at Daytona International Speedway. The NASCAR regular-season opener will air on Fox.
Will it occur under clear skies?
Buy our Daytona 500 book here
As of Sunday, The Weather Channel says it’s probable. It has reduced the chances of race-day rain from 40% to 24% since Friday. The forecast shows partly cloudy skies and a high temperature of 80 degrees.
Outside of a 50% chance of rain Thursday, the rest of the week looks ever better. Here is the full Weather Channel forecast through Feb. 17.
Daytona 500 weather forecast: Is it going to rain?
Sunday, Feb. 9: High temperature of 81. Sunny with a 2% chance of precipitation. SSW wind at 8 mph.
Monday, Feb. 10: High temperature of 78. Mostly sunny with a 9% chance of precipitation. N wind at 9 mph.
Tuesday, Feb. 11: High temperature of 78. Partly cloudy with a 16% chance of precipitation. ESE wind at 9 mph.
Wednesday, Feb. 12: High temperature of 84. Sunny with an 8% chance of precipitation. S wind at 13 mph.
Thursday, Feb. 13: High temperature of 83. Partly cloudy in the morning with a 50% chance of rain showers later in the day. SW wind at 12 mph.
Friday, Feb. 14: High temperature of 75. Mostly cloudy with a 24% chance of precipitation. NNE wind at 12 mph.
Saturday, Feb. 15: High temperature of 81. Partly cloudy with a 17% chance of precipitation. SE wind at 12 mph.
Sunday, Feb. 16: High temperature of 80. Partly cloudy with a 24% chance of precipitation. SW wind at 17 mph.
Monday, Feb. 17: High temperature of 63. Mostly sunny with an 8% chance of precipitation. NNW wind at 12 mph.
This article originally appeared on The Daytona Beach News-Journal: Daytona 500 forecast: Rain chance dips for 2025 NASCAR race
Read the full article here