Paris-Roubaix weather forecast – Rainfall, wind, and temperature details for this Sunday's races
All the latest on the weather outlook for this year's Queen of the Classics
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This year's editions of the men's Paris-Roubaix and Paris-Roubaix Femmes are both set to run in dry and warm conditions, with the likelihood of a first wet Roubaix since 2021 looking very low.
In recent years, the races have been held in dry weather, and this year's races look set to follow the same formula, with dust set to be the theme of the weekend.
For the first time, both races will take place on the same day, with the women's race moving from Saturday to Sunday afternoon. Paris-Roubaix Femmes will run later in the afternoon than the men's race, finishing at around 6:20 p.m. local time, an hour and a half after the men's peloton finishes.
Article continues belowAccording to AccuWeather, conditions in Compiègne for the start of the men's race in the morning will be cloudy but warm at 15°C.
Heading further north to Orchies, Roubaix, and the town of Denain, which hosts the start of the women's race, the weather is forecast to be much the same.
Racing over the cobbles and roads of Northern France is set to take place under 99% cloud cover, according to AccuWeather, with no rain in the current forecast as the likes of Mathieu van der Poel, Lotte Kopecky, and Tadej Pogačar head start lists.
It remains to be seen whether the cobbles will be fully dry when the riders tackle them, though. Weather Underground forecasts a 24-32% chance of precipitation overnight, with showers potentially hitting Roubaix in the early hours of Sunday.
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Wind speeds are set to hit 30 kph maximum, with cross/headwinds blowing from the north-east during the afternoon. There won't be a tailwind as we saw last year, then.
The weather forecast could, of course, change between now and Sunday, but we'll update this page as the week goes on.
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Dani Ostanek is Senior News Writer at Cyclingnews, having joined in 2017 as a freelance contributor, later being hired full-time. Her favourite races include Strade Bianche, the Tour de France Femmes, Paris-Roubaix, and Tro-Bro Léon.
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