F1 2026 Austrian Grand Prix weather forecast - latest from the Red Bull Ring

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Austrian Grand Prix

F1 2026 Austrian Grand Prix weather forecast - latest from the Red Bull Ring

The F1 circus heads to the Styrian hills this weekend

Chris Deeley

Sunday 28 June 2026 13:25

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F1 travels to the Styrian hills this weekend for the Austrian Grand Prix, and boy oh boy is there going to be some weather.

Remember how we've had two 'rain hazard' races declared so far this year, in Miami and Canada? Well, now we've officially got a heat hazard weekend in Austria!

That means - spoiler alert - that the temperature is expected to be higher than 31 degrees Celsius at some point during the event. As you're about to see...that might be understating matters slightly.

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It's not just the weather that's hotting up though, with Lewis Hamilton kicking the door down last time out in Barcelona to well and truly kick off a title race. This weekend should show whether that performance was just a flash in the pan, or if Ferrari are cooking up something special in the lab.

The seven-time world champion splits the Mercedes pair of Kimi Antonelli and George Russell in the standings, 41 points ahead of the teenage Italian and nine points of his former team-mate.

Here is the weather forecast for the event at the Red Bull Ring.

F1 Austrian Grand Prix weather forecast

Sunday, June 28: Race

As always, the main event of the weekend takes place on Sunday, with lights out for the 2026 Austrian Grand Prix at 3pm local time (CEST).

The two days of action preceding Sunday in Austria have played out in scorching conditions, and Sunday will be no different.

Just as the weekend's F1 action aims to peak for Sunday afternoon's feature race, the temperature will reach its zenith just in time for the race to go green. Expect your thermometer to read 34 degrees Celsius, although that will have a real feel of 36 in what will be a difficult afternoon for the drivers.

But as well as the scorching temperatures, there is also a small chance of rain affecting the race. There is currently a 25 per cent chance of precipitation for lights out, and that only increases as the afternoon progresses.

If the race ticks past 4:30pm, then the chance of rain is up at almost 40 per cent at the track. This may cause a few strategy headaches for teams as we approach the end of the race.

Keep checking back to this page throughout the weekend for updates.

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