F1 2026 British Grand Prix weather forecast - latest from Silverstone

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F1 2026 British Grand Prix weather forecast - latest from Silverstone

This year's British GP is a sprint weekend

Sam Cook Digital Journalist

Sports Journalist who has been covering motorsport since 2023

Saturday 4 July 2026 19:14

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The British Grand Prix at Silverstone is on this weekend, and as with all events in the UK, all eyes will be on the weather and the disruption that it may cause.

Wet weather and the British GP weekend go hand in hand, despite the fact the event always takes place in the height of the British summer.

2025's race, for example, saw some wet conditions, while the 2024 event which was brilliantly won by Lewis Hamilton was also rain-hit.

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This year, Hamilton is hoping to claim an unprecedented 10th grand prix victory at the circuit where he already holds the record for the number of wins and, remarkably, it's looking like it's going to stay dry!

Silverstone represents the ninth race of the 2026 season, a season in which Hamilton has been reinvigorated, already having claimed a grand prix win and three further podiums this year...and he's already taken pole for Saturday's sprint race.

So can he claim yet another British GP win this weekend? Or will his championship rival George Russell claim his first home race win?

Here's how the weather might impact the weekend's action!

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Following all the sprint action, Sunday sees the main event of the weekend, the British GP.

Temperatures on the first two days of the weekend were scorching, with fans revelling in the British summer sunshine in the grandstands.

The main race on Sunday has a lights out time of 3pm, by which time temperatures will be up at 25 degrees Celsius, and will rise to 26 throughout the race distance.

However, it will be much more cloudy than on Friday and Saturday, and will have a real feel temperature of 29, making it a hot afternoon for the drivers in the cockpits.

There is a zero per cent chance of rain affecting the main race at Silverstone, but humidity levels will be up at 45 per cent, while wind speeds will remain high at 12mph.

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

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