The 2026 Formula 1 season continues this weekend with the Spanish Grand Prix, taking place at the newly-built Madring in the nation’s capital \u2013 but what kind of weather conditions are in store for the drivers and teams?<\/p>\n
It currently looks like it’ll be another warm and dry event, similar to the previous round held in Italy, with temperatures set to peak at 32C.<\/p>\n
In good news for the teams, they won’t have to face the challenge of any rain to complicate the circuit’s debut, as the likelihood stands at a consistent 0% throughout the weekend.<\/p>\n
Scroll down for a more detailed look at the forecast for the Spanish Grand Prix.<\/p>\n
2026 Spanish Grand Prix weekend weather forecast<\/p>\n
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 \u2013 FP1 AND FP2
\nConditions: The weather looks favourable with no precipitation expected. Temperatures will range from a cool 14C in the morning to a warm 30C in the afternoon, with track temperatures peaking near 49C. Winds will be light to moderate, averaging 9 kph with occasional gusts up to around 30 kph. Clear and dry conditions are anticipated, ideal for racing.
Maximum temperature expected: 30 Celsius
Minimum temperature expected: 14 Celsius
Chance of rain: 0%<\/p>\n
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 \u2013 FP3 AND QUALIFYING
\nConditions: Temperatures will range from 16C in the morning to 31C during the day, with track temperatures peaking around 50-51C. Winds will be light to moderate, averaging 8-9 kph again and gusting up to 25 kph. Clear skies and a 0% chance of precipitation ensure uninterrupted race conditions, though will have to monitor heat index trends throughout the day as they may approach hazardous thresholds of 31C.
Maximum temperature expected: 31 Celsius
Minimum temperature expected: 16 Celsius
Chance of rain: 0%<\/p>\n
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 \u2013 RACE
\nConditions: With no precipitation forecast and clear skies throughout the day, temperatures will range from a comfortable 17C in the morning to a high of 32C. Light winds averaging 7-8 kph and a maximum track temperature of 53C will contribute to a warm yet manageable race environment. Heat indices will need to be monitored as they will again approach hazardous thresholds of 31C during the afternoon.
Maximum temperature expected: 32 Celsius
Minimum temperature expected: 17 Celsius
Chance of rain: 0%<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The 2026 Formula 1 season continues this weekend with the Spanish Grand Prix, taking place at the newly-built…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":885629,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[573],"tags":[64,63,817,813,816,85],"class_list":["post-885628","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-formula-1","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-f1","tag-formula-1","tag-formula1","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/885628","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=885628"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/885628\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/885629"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=885628"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=885628"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=885628"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}