Amidst flexi-wing rule will teams have to look to the sky too? Spanish GP weather report

The Spanish Grand Prix, the 9th round of the F1 world championship will see the much discussed flexi-wing clampdown. Will teams and drivers also have to beware the weather? Here's the weather forecast for the race weekend in Barcelona.

F1 teams and drivers are looking at a very hot qualifying

For Saturday the forecast is the same as for Friday: sunny and hot day. For FP3 the air temperature is fixed at 30 °C, with track temperature expected to climb from 43 °C to 48 °C.

For qualifying the air temp is expected to be similar to the final practice session's at 31 °C before decreasing slightly to 30 °C, with track temp decreasing from 48 °C down to 41 °C.

The morning winds will be much gentler blowing to the North East at 0-10 kph. For the afternoon a minor surge in speed is expected at 10-20 kph, before dropping to 5-15 kph, whilst maintaining the same direction.

Humidity is set to fall from 40% down to 30% in the morning, and to remain throughout the on track activities.

Atmosphere of the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya

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Weather forecast for the Spanish Grand Prix

The forecast for the race is the same as for the previous today, as Sunday will too be a hot and sunny day experiencing light southerly winds. The Spanish Grand Prix will be run at 32 °C air temperatures with the tarmac's climbing down from 50 °C to 46 °C.

The wind's speed is expected to a match the weekend's highest levels at 10-20 kph, albeit if its direction will remain from South to North East, with humidity levels set at 30%.