The weather will be very nice in the Lone Star State for the first day of the race weekend as skies will be sunny throughout the daylight hours and mainly clear during the evening. Here is the breakdown of to expect for each session for day 1:
Practice 1 (11:30 am to 1:00 pm CDT): Skies will be mainly sunny with the temperature starting off around 71 degrees at the start and climbing to around 76 degrees by the end of the first session. Winds will be out of the south at 10-15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph possible. Dewpoints will be in the lower 50s.
Qualifying (3:00 pm to 4:00 pm CDT): Skies will be mostly sunny with only a few passing clouds and temperatures will start off around 76 degrees and may rise a degree or two before the end of qualifying. Winds will have increased to 15-20 mph out of the south and gusts up to 25 mph will continue to be possible. Dewpoints will be up in the mid-50s.
Genesys 300 (6:30 pm to 8:45 pm CDT): Mostly clear skies with any clouds out there dissipating. Temperatures will start off around 77 degrees at the drop of the green flag and dropping to around 72 degrees by the checkered flag. Winds will be out of the south to south-southeast at 15-20 mph with gusts up to 25 mph possible.
SUNDAY
It will be a warmer day at the track for the 2nd and final day of the race weekend, but winds will continue to be an issue. Here is the breakdown for each session of day 2:
Qualifying (3:00 pm to 4:00 pm CDT): Skies will be mostly clear with a few clouds floating overhead, but it will be very breezy as winds will be out of the south at 20-25 mph with the potential for gusts up to 30-35 mph. It will be around 82 degrees at the start and climb to 84 degrees by the end of the session. Dewpoiints will be right around 60 degrees.
Xpel 375 (4:10 pm to 6:15 pm CDT): Not much change from qualifying to the race as the green flag will take place minutes after qualifying has completed. It will be around 84 degrees at the drop of the green flag and slowly fall to around 81 degrees by the checkered flag. Winds will continue to be out of the south at 20-25 mph with the potential for gusts up to 30-35 mph. Dewpoints will remain around 60 degrees.