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Gravel Worlds weather
What race day has been like in Lincoln, Nebraska, the forecast when it’s close, and how to see the wind and rain on every stretch of the course.
- When
- Late August
- Start & finish
- Lancaster Event Center, Lincoln, Nebraska
- GW150
- About 152 mi, about 10,800 ft (2025 course)
- Terrain
- Almost all gravel: packed limestone and crushed rock
- Course
- Changes every year
Live weather
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Race day in past years
The weather in Lincoln on August 22, 7 AM to 6 PM, in each of the last 10 years. The race isn’t always on that exact date, but it shows what that time of year is like.
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Measured for the base town. Out on the course, especially higher up, it can be colder, windier or wetter.
Forecast the course, stretch by stretch
The town forecast only tells part of the story. Route Forecast times the weather to where you’ll be on the course.
- Get the course from the race: a GPX file, or a Ride with GPS or Strava route link. Races usually publish it a few weeks before.
- Open Route Forecast and drop in the file or paste the link.
- Set the race start time and your pace. You’ll see temperature, rain and headwind, tailwind or crosswind for every stretch.
About the course
- Endless short rollers through open farmland, with very little flat and very little shade.
- Mostly fast packed gravel; some county roads are softer and get greasy after rain.
- Weather: Late August in Lincoln is usually hot and humid, with highs in the mid-80s °F and little shade. There’s no shelter from wind on the open farmland.
Questions
What’s the weather usually like at Gravel Worlds?
Late August in Lincoln is usually hot and humid, with highs in the mid-80s °F and little shade. There’s no shelter from wind on the open farmland. This page shows the weather in Lincoln, Nebraska on August 22 in each of the last 10 years, from 7 AM to 6 PM: temperature, wind and rain.
When is Gravel Worlds?
Late August. The 2026 race was August 22.
Can I get a forecast for the whole Gravel Worlds course?
Yes. Get the course GPX file, or a Ride with GPS or Strava route link, from the race, and open it in Route Forecast (free, no account). Set your start time and pace, and it shows the temperature, rain and headwind, tailwind or crosswind on every stretch of the course, timed to when you’ll be there.
When will the race-day forecast be available?
Weather models forecast about two weeks ahead. Once the race date is set, check this page about two weeks before. Until then it shows the weather there now and race-day weather from past years.