The iRacing Weather System
iRacing’s all-new weather system hits the virtual track for 2024 Season 2! Take your sim racing experience to the next level with dynamic weather options that challenge drivers to run in any conditions, including rain and fog.
It’s racing in wet, the iRacing way.
RADIO MESSAGES
Hear your spotter keep you up to date on changes in the weather to ensure that you’re making the right decisions on which tires to run.
AUDIO
To complete the immersive effect, you’ll hear rain interact with everything from car bodies and tire spray to grandstands and buildings.
RADAR AND FORECAST
See the current and expected weather conditions and make your plan accordingly. But remember, just like in the real world, Mother Nature can have a mind of her own—so things might change quickly, especially in longer races!
SUPPORTED CONTENT
To be able to experience rain, a session must feature both an asphalt road course and a rain-enabled car. The following cars are currently enabled for rain:
PROTOTYPES
Porsche 963 GTP
BMW M Hybrid V8
Acura ARX-06 GTP
Cadillac V-Series.R GTP
Dallara P217 LMP2
Ligier JS P320
SPORTS CARS
Audi R8 LMS EVO II GT3
BMW M4 GT3
Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R
Ferrari 296 GT3
Ford Mustang GT3
Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO
Mercedes-AMG GT3 2020
Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)
McLaren 720S GT3 EVO
McLaren MP4-12C GT3
Ford GT GT3
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (992)
Aston Martin Vantage GT4
BMW M4 G82 GT4
BMW M4 F82 GT4 – 2018
McLaren 570S GT4
Mercedes-AMG GT4
Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR
Toyota GR86
Audi RS3 LMS TCR
Honda Civic Type R
Hyundai Veloster TCR
Hyundai Elantra N TCR
Renault Clio R.S. V
Ford Mustang FR500s
Global Mazda MX5
FORMULA CARS
Super Formula Lights
FIA F4
Ray FF1600
HOW IT WORKS
In the iRacing UI, you’ll have multiple weather options to choose from before starting your session, whether you’re doing a single-car test drive or hosting a session with your friends.
STATIC WEATHER
This weather option keeps it nice and simple. Choose your cloud cover, track moisture, temperature, wind speed, humidity, and fog, or let us set them automatically based on historical data in the area. Note that you can create a wet track with static weather, but in order to have falling rain, you must use Forecasted Weather.
FORECASTED WEATHER
Go further into the details by adding a chance of rain and determining when to allow it. After you’ve edited your forecast, you can view the forecasted temperature, clouds, and precipitation. Don’t like what you see? Click the Regenerate button to get something different.
TIMELINE WEATHER
Map out your session (and even hours before it) down to the minute with our timeline editing tool. Add keyframes with the plus buttons and adjust their length with the sliders between them, then choose your temperature, wind speed, and wind direction before submitting your timeline.
IN-SIM INTERFACE
RADAR & FORECAST
The all new in-sim weather tab shows the current radar and a forecast for the next several hours so you can plan your race strategy accordingly. Pop out the radar box for up to date radar at a glance.
Using the driving screen weather black box, you can get a near future forecast and ask your spotter for an update on the conditions.
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HELP & SUPPORT
Official Support
Learn more details about the new iRacing Weather System.
Weather Q&A
Get your most common questions answered on our official support page.
Rain-Enabled Content
Find a complete list of our content that is enabled to be used in the rain.