What's the weather forecast for Sunday's Daytona 500?

The 2026 NASCAR season is set to begin this week with Speedweek activities at Daytona International Speedway. We can only hope Mother Nature is an auto racing fan.

As is always the case this time of year in Florida, rain could factor into the festivities.

According to AccuWeather, the forecast looks pretty good overall for the early-week schedule, but things could get complicated by Sunday, Feb. 15, for the Daytona 500. Of course, things can and will change before the green flag is set to drop shortly after 2:30 p.m. ET on Sunday.

Here’s the latest forecast for Daytona for the rest of this week:

Daytona 500 weather forecast

Here’s the latest AccuWeather forecast for Daytona Beach, Florida:

Wednesday, Feb. 11: Comfortable with times of clouds and sun. A high temperature of 73 degrees and a low of 58. Chance of precipitation: 0%.
Thursday, Feb. 12: Partly sunny. A high temperature of 67 degrees and a low of 54. Chance of precipitation: 10%.
Friday, Feb. 13: Partly sunny and comfortable. A high temperature of 70 degrees and a low of 55. Chance of precipitation: 16%.
Saturday, Feb. 14: Increasing cloudiness. A high temperature of 70 degrees and a low of 60. Chance of precipitation: 7%.
Sunday, Feb. 15: Mostly cloudy with a thunderstorm possible in the afternoon. A high temperature of 76 degrees and a low of 57. Chance of precipitation: 30%
Monday, Feb. 16: Plenty of sunshine. A high temperature of 71 degrees and a low of 52. Chance of precipitation: 25%.

When is the 2026 Daytona 500?

Start time: 2:30 p.m. ET
Location: Daytona International Speedway (Daytona Beach, Florida)
Defending champion: William Byron

Under cloudy skies, the grandstands are quiet during practice for the 2025 Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway.

Daytona 500, Speedweek schedule

There’s more than just the 500 going on at Daytona. Here’s a look at the Speedweek race schedule and how to watch. All times Eastern.

Wednesday, Feb. 11: Daytona 500 qualifying | 8:15 p.m. | FS1
Thursday, Feb. 12: America 250 Florida Duel at Daytona | 7 and 8:45 p.m. | FS1
Friday, Feb. 13: Craftsman Truck Series qualifying | 3 p.m. | FS1
Friday, Feb. 13: Fresh from Florida 250 (Truck Series) | 7:30 p.m. | FS1
Saturday, Feb. 14: O’Reilly Auto Parts Series qualifying | 10 a.m. | CW
Saturday, Feb. 14: Daytona ARCA 200 (ARCA Menards Series) | Noon | Fox
Saturday, Feb. 14: United Rentals 300 (O’Reilly Auto Parts Series) | 5 p.m. | CW
Sunday, Feb. 15: Daytona 500 | 2:30 p.m. | Fox