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Catalunya Circuit Weather Forecast

Temperature, wind, rain and more for Catalunya Circuit

Spain

DayLocal TimeDirSpeed/
Gust
Temp/
Feels Like
HumidityPressureCloud AmountPrecip AmountWeather
Mon 10
Feb
01:00

N
N

3 / 5 mph 44 / 43°F 62% 1026 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 89%
High level cloud: 33%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
90%
Expect 0.00 In of precipitation over the next 3 hours.
Expect 0.00 In precipitation over the next 6 hours.
Expect 0.00 In precipitation over the next 12 hours.
0.00 In
04:00

NNW
NNW

2 / 3 mph 43 / 43°F 61% 1025 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 43%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
47%
Expect 0.00 In of precipitation over the next 3 hours.
Expect 0.00 In precipitation over the next 6 hours.
Expect 0.00 In precipitation over the next 12 hours.
0.00 In
07:00

NW
NW

3 / 6 mph 43 / 42°F 62% 1024 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 15%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
19%
Expect 0.00 In of precipitation over the next 3 hours.
Expect 0.00 In precipitation over the next 6 hours.
Expect 0.00 In precipitation over the next 12 hours.
0.00 In
10:00

W
W

3 / 3 mph 51 / 51°F 56% 1024 mb
Low level cloud: 5%
Mid level cloud: 69%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
87%
Expect 0.00 In of precipitation over the next 3 hours.
Expect 0.00 In precipitation over the next 6 hours.
Expect 0.00 In precipitation over the next 12 hours.
0.00 In
13:00

SW
SW

5 / 6 mph 57 / 56°F 63% 1023 mb
Low level cloud: 45%
Mid level cloud: 64%
High level cloud: 79%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
77%
Expect 0.00 In of precipitation over the next 3 hours.
Expect 0.00 In precipitation over the next 6 hours.
Expect 0.00 In precipitation over the next 12 hours.
0.00 In
16:00

SSW
SSW

7 / 8 mph 57 / 55°F 71% 1021 mb
Low level cloud: 39%
Mid level cloud: 22%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
58%
Expect 0.00 In of precipitation over the next 3 hours.
Expect 0.00 In precipitation over the next 6 hours.
Expect 0.00 In precipitation over the next 12 hours.
0.00 In
19:00

SSW
SSW

4 / 6 mph 51 / 50°F 87% 1022 mb
Low level cloud: 36%
Mid level cloud: 28%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
57%
Expect 0.00 In of precipitation over the next 3 hours.
Expect 0.00 In precipitation over the next 6 hours.
Expect 0.00 In precipitation over the next 12 hours.
0.00 In
22:00

SW
SW

4 / 6 mph 50 / 49°F 92% 1023 mb
Low level cloud: 58%
Mid level cloud: 33%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
80%
Expect 0.00 In of precipitation over the next 3 hours.
Expect 0.00 In precipitation over the next 6 hours.
Expect 0.00 In precipitation over the next 12 hours.
0.00 In
Tue 11
Feb
01:00

WSW
WSW

3 / 5 mph 49 / 49°F 93% 1022 mb
Low level cloud: 59%
Mid level cloud: 6%
High level cloud: 95%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
72%
Expect 0.00 In of precipitation over the next 3 hours.
Expect 0.00 In precipitation over the next 6 hours.
Expect 0.00 In precipitation over the next 12 hours.
0.00 In
04:00

W
W

3 / 5 mph 48 / 48°F 93% 1021 mb
Low level cloud: 55%
Mid level cloud: 13%
High level cloud: 10%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
61%
Expect 0.00 In of precipitation over the next 3 hours.
Expect 0.00 In precipitation over the next 6 hours.
Expect 0.00 In precipitation over the next 12 hours.
0.00 In
07:00

W
W

4 / 6 mph 48 / 47°F 87% 1020 mb
Low level cloud: 51%
Mid level cloud: 11%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
54%
Expect 0.00 In of precipitation over the next 3 hours.
Expect 0.00 In precipitation over the next 6 hours.
Expect 0.00 In precipitation over the next 12 hours.
0.00 In
10:00

SW
SW

4 / 4 mph 53 / 52°F 78% 1020 mb
Low level cloud: 54%
Mid level cloud: 19%
High level cloud: 1%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
60%
Expect 0.00 In of precipitation over the next 3 hours.
Expect 0.00 In precipitation over the next 6 hours.
Expect 0.00 In precipitation over the next 12 hours.
0.00 In
13:00

SW
SW

7 / 9 mph 59 / 56°F 67% 1019 mb
Low level cloud: 43%
Mid level cloud: 9%
High level cloud: 46%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
51%
Expect 0.00 In of precipitation over the next 3 hours.
Expect 0.00 In precipitation over the next 6 hours.
Expect 0.00 In precipitation over the next 12 hours.
0.00 In
16:00

SSW
SSW

8 / 9 mph 59 / 57°F 66% 1017 mb
Low level cloud: 32%
Mid level cloud: 25%
High level cloud: 95%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
52%
Expect 0.00 In of precipitation over the next 3 hours.
Expect 0.00 In precipitation over the next 6 hours.
Expect 0.00 In precipitation over the next 12 hours.
0.00 In
19:00

SSW
SSW

6 / 8 mph 52 / 50°F 82% 1018 mb
Low level cloud: 2%
Mid level cloud: 100%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
100%
Expect 0.00 In of precipitation over the next 3 hours.
Expect 0.00 In precipitation over the next 6 hours.
Expect 0.00 In precipitation over the next 12 hours.
0.00 In
22:00

SW
SW

4 / 6 mph 50 / 49°F 89% 1019 mb
Low level cloud: 17%
Mid level cloud: 88%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
100%
Expect 0.00 In of precipitation over the next 3 hours.
Expect 0.00 In precipitation over the next 6 hours.
Expect 0.00 In precipitation over the next 12 hours.
0.00 In

Information On Catalunya Circuit, Barcelona

Circuit de Catalunya aka Circuit de Barcelona is situated to the North of Barcelona in Montmeló, Noth-East Spain. It is most famous for annually hosting the Spanish F1 Grand Prix although is also home to Moto GP, and GT racing competitions as well as other racing events. The F1 teams should know the Catalunya Circuit inside out by now as they have been racing there since 1991 and have also used the venue for conducting racing tests. However, this Spanish GP circuit is still a hugely challenging track, with its own idiosyncrasies which have been known to throw drivers in the past.
 
The track surface of The Catalunya Circuit tends to be quite rough and will take its toll on the F1 tyres. Those Formula 1 drivers who have been struggling with tyre wear over the course of the Formula one Grand Prix season may find this a challenging track. German Formula 1 driver Michael Schumacher is so far the most successful current driver on the Catalunya Circuit, having won the Spanish GP 6 times in previous years.

The relatively temperate conditions in Northern Spain, by comparison for instance to Sakhir Circuit in Bahrain will mean that heat management will not be as much of an issue with regards to the drivers themselves, the cars, and particularly the tyres. To get a better understanding of the conditions faced by the drivers you can view the Climate Profile for the Catalunya Circuit. You can also view the Track Temperature Chart to get a sense of what the tyre degradation – or ‘blistering’ – will be like over the course of the race, and also what the traction will be like for the F1 cars. 
 
The Spanish F1 Grand Prix is also famous for its unpredictable winds. Their strength and direction is hugely changeable, and given the emphasis on aerodynamics in modern Formula One racing, finding an optimal setup for the Formula One cars will prove difficult. The aerodynamic drag generated by these winds means that F1 drivers tend to understeer or oversteer as the conditions change, which makes for some unexpected performances.

The abrasive Spanish GP track and erratic winds, combined with the high degradation tyres tend to make for a hugely watchable and unpredictable Spanish Grand Prix. Keep your eye on the ever changing forecast for Barcelona’s Catalunya Circuit in the run up to the F1 Spanish GP race weekend. 

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The 7 day weather forecast summary for Catalunya Circuit:

Taking a look at Catalunya Circuit over the coming week and the average daytime maximum temperature will be around 15°C, with a high for the week of 18°C expected on the afternoon of Saturday 15th. The average minimum temperature will be 8°C, dipping to its lowest on the morning of Monday 10th at 6°C. Expect the coming week to remain predominantly dry. On the whole winds are likely to be light.

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Day

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Local Time

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Dir

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Speed/
Gust

Temperature from our forecast perspective are fairly well defined, they are what we would expect to measure in a standard meteorological screen (in other words, shaded and well ventilated) at 2 metres above ground level.
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Temp/
Feels Like

The relative humidity is the percent of saturation humidity, generally calculated in relation to saturated vapour density.
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Humidity

The value given is a total predicted for the previous 3 hrs and includes the time of the forecast being looked at.
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Precip Amount

The total amount of cloud as a percentage is derived from looking at cloud cover throughout the atmosphere and estimating how these combine when looked at from the ground.
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Cloud Amount

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Weather

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Pressure