F1 2024 US Grand Prix weather forecast - latest today from COTA

The eyes of the world will be on Austin, Texas for the 2024 United States Grand Prix as Formula 1 returns alongside the sprint.

F1 heads to COTA for round 19 of the 2024 season, with Lando Norris left with only six remaining races to catch Max Verstappen in the drivers' championship.

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The McLaren star displayed a dominant performance last time out in Singapore, and closed down the gap in the drivers' standings to 52 points.

Norris' team-mate Oscar Piastri also stepped onto the podium in Singapore, and extended McLaren's lead at the top of the constructors' standings by 41 points.

The US GP will see Liam Lawson return to Visa Cash App RB, after being announced as Daniel Ricciardo's replacement for the remainder of the season.

But how will the weather play out for this weekend's F1 action?

US Grand Prix weather forecast

Saturday, October 19: Sprint Race & Qualifying

Saturday will be hot, but the track will be covered by overhead cloud cover. The sprint race will see temperatures of around 26 degrees Celsius at lights out at 1pm local time, and there is a zero per cent chance of rain hitting the sprint race.

The same goes for qualifying, with temperatures rising to 28 degrees and a wind speed of a moderate 10mph, gusting up to 20mph.

Sunday, October 20: Race

Sunday's race will kick off a 2pm local time (CDT), in glorious conditions, with sunny spells all day and temperatures hitting 28 degrees Celsius.

There is a zero per cent chance of rain throughout the race, which may mean an extension to the safety car drought that has been in place since the Canadian Grand Prix.

If you are yet to grab your tickets to the 2024 US GP, click here to avoid missing out on all the racing action at the iconic Circuit of the Americas.

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