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The Rad Dirt Fest weather
What race day has been like in Trinidad, Colorado, the forecast when it’s close, and how to see the wind and rain on every stretch of the course.
- When
- Late September
- Base
- Trinidad, Colorado
- Terrain
- High plains and foothill gravel
- Series
- Life Time Grand Prix in 2027
Live weather
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Race day in past years
The weather in Trinidad on September 26, 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
- Gravel and dirt roads on the high plains and foothills around Trinidad, near the New Mexico border.
- Weather: Late September around Trinidad usually brings cool mornings and warm, dry afternoons, with wind on the open plains.
Questions
What’s the weather usually like at Rad Dirt Fest?
Late September around Trinidad usually brings cool mornings and warm, dry afternoons, with wind on the open plains. This page shows the weather in Trinidad, Colorado on September 26 in each of the last 10 years, from 7 AM to 6 PM: temperature, wind and rain.
When is The Rad Dirt Fest?
Late September. The 2026 race was September 26. It joins the Life Time Grand Prix in 2027.
Can I get a forecast for the whole Rad Dirt Fest 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.