F1 2025 Austrian Grand Prix weather forecast - Latest from Spielberg as severe warning issued

Race week is once again upon us, as F1 prepares to head to Austria for round 11 of the 2025 world championship.

This weekend marks Red Bull's home race, with the teams taking to the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg, where support for four-time world champion Max Verstappen will be clear to see.

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George Russell can expect a tough crowd in Austria after weeks of controversy between the two drivers, started by Verstappen's move on the Brit at the Spanish GP, where he appeared to intentionally drive into Russell's Mercedes.

That has sparked a war of words between the two drivers and teams, but it has also left Verstappen on 11 penalty points, meaning he needs just one more to trigger an automatic one-race ban from the sport.

The first of those 11 points were accumulated at the 2024 Austrian GP, in an incident with Lando Norris, meaning those first two points will be wiped from his record after this weekend's action.

Whether or not the tightrope that the Dutchman is walking will impact his driving style in Austria remains to be seen, but bad weather conditions would make it more difficult for him and his competitors to keep it clean around the circuit.

So, what is the weather looking like for the weekend?

Austrian Grand Prix weather forecast

Friday, June 27 - FP1 & FP2

Prior to the race weekend, severe weather warnings reported on Thursday that thundery showers were expected in the evening, alongside a yellow warning for extreme high temperature.

The F1 action in Austria gets underway on Friday with two practice sessions. The first of those sessions kicks off at 1:30pm local time (CEST), with hot and humid conditions expected.

Thursday's thunder showers will have passed by FP1 on Friday with temperatures sat at around 25 degrees Celsius, rising as the session progresses, while humidity is set to be sat at over 40 per cent.

There is a 13 per cent chance of rain in the first session, which will rise ever so slightly to 18 per cent by the end of practice, while wind speeds are forecast to be light, meaning drivers will find it easier to find their braking points around the circuit ahead of the rest of the weekend's action.

FP2 will then follow a little later in the day, with a start time of 5pm local time. Temperatures will rise under the clearer skies to around 26 degrees Celsius, while the chance of rain climbs to 20 per cent.

Wind speeds will remain low, at around nine miles per hour, and humidity will stay at around 40 per cent.

Saturday, June 28 - FP3 & Qualifying

The third and final practice session of the weekend takes place at 12:30pm local time on Saturday afternoon, ahead of the competitive action getting underway.

FP3 will see warm conditions once more, with temperatures sat at 24 degrees Celsius even that early in the day. There is a 20 per cent chance of rain in the morning, but this will reduce to zero per cent for qualifying.

The first competitive session of the weekend takes place at 4pm local time with the all-important qualifying session. By that time, temperatures will be sat at a whopping 28 degrees Celsius while it will feel more like 30 degrees in full sun, and wind speeds will once again be low.

Sunday, June 29 - Race

Sunday's race day will be the hottest day temperature-wise and it's looking like temperatures will be in excess of 30 degrees Celsius by lights out for the Austrian GP at 3pm local time. This will feel more like 32 degrees Celsius, making for a rather sweaty and difficult race for the drivers.

Humidity will be sat at around 30 per cent, while wind speeds will remain low for the race, meaning that there will be no late surprises for drivers as they head down into turn one.

There is currently zero per cent chance of rain forecast for Sunday's grand prix.

Check back to this page in the lead up to the weekend for more updates!

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