2024 Boston Marathon Weather Forecast – It’s Going To Be An Absolutely Amazing Day To Run and Watch The Race
Monday may be one of the most perfect weather days in Boston Marathon history if you are trying to combine what's best for both the runners and spectators
By Robert JohnsonUpdated April 14, 2024 at 9 pm ET: The Boston Marathon is one of the few major marathons where the weather can have a HUGE impact in a positive or negative way each year. It can slow you down greatly if it’s super hot, likewise if it’s cold and raining. A strong headwind can also slow you down while a strong tailwind can help you greatly.
13 hours out from the race, it looks like it will be an absolutely beautiful day to both run and spectate the race. Apple weather is forecasting a sunny skies and a tail wind. Over the last few days, the forecast has gotten a tiny bit warmer but the tail wind situation has improved as the wind forecast has picked up in terms of mph and moved from the NW to the W.
It looks like it will be in high 60s at the start and low to mid 60s at the finish.
As for the wind, it should help people run faster. The Boston course goes from SW to NE and the wind is projected to be coming out of the W . Since the Boston marathon finish line is roughly 7.5 miles north of the start line so the best wind would be out of SW. So there is a little cross wind element to it but overall the wind will help the runners run fast.
Below is the current Apple weather forecast for the starting point, halfway point and finish line for Boston. We’ve done it for the men’s pro start (9:37 am) as well as mass race (10 am start). We’ve also left in previous forecasts so you can see how it’s changed over time.
Weather forecast as of 9 pm ET on April 14, 2024
Pro-Race
| Pro Start Hopkinton 9:37 am |
Pros Halfway Wellesley 10:40 |
Men’s Pro Finish Boston 11:42 |
Women’s Pro finish Boston 12 noon |
|
| Temp | 57 | 61 | 63 | 63 |
| Wind | 7 mph W, gusts to 18 | 9 W, gusts to 22 | 9 W, gusts to 22 | 9 W, gusts to 22 |
| Precip | 0 Sunny | 0 Sunny | 0 Sunny | 0 Sunny |
| Dew Point | 47 | 48 | 46 | 46 |
Mass Race
| Start Hopkinton 10 am |
Halfway Wellesley 11:30 am |
Finish Boston 1 pm |
Finish Boston 2 pm |
Finish Boston 3 pm |
|
| Temp | 58 | 63 | 65 | 67 | 68 |
| Wind | 8 mph W, gusts to 18 | 9 W, gusts to 22 | 10 W, gusts to 24 | 11 W, gusts to 27 | 12 W, gusts to 26 |
| Precip | 0 Sunny | 0 Sun & Clouds | 0 Sunny | 0 Sun & Clouds | 0 Sun & Clouds |
| Dew Point | 47 | 47 | 45 | 45 | 45 |
Weather forecast as of 11 am ET on April 12, 2024
Pro-Race
| Pro Start Hopkinton 9:37 am |
Pros Halfway Wellesley 10:40 |
Men’s Pro Finish Boston 11:42 |
Women’s Pro finish Boston 12 noon |
|
| Temp | 53 | 57 | 59 | 59 |
| Wind | 7 mph NW, gusts to 15 | 7 NW, gusts to 15 | 7NW, gusts to 15 | 8 NW, gusts to 15 |
| Precip | 0 Sunny | 0 Sun and Clouds | 0 Sun & Clouds | 0 Sun & Clouds |
| Dew Point | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 |
Mass Race
| Start Hopkinton 10 am |
Halfway Wellesley 11:30 am |
Finish Boston 1 pm |
Finish Boston 2 pm |
Finish Boston 3 pm |
|
| Temp | 54 | 59 | 61 | 61 | 63 |
| Wind | 7 mph NW, gusts to 15 | 8 NW, gusts to 15 | 8 NW, gusts to 16 | 8 NW, gusts to 17 | 9 WNW, gusts to 20 |
| Precip | 0 Sunny | 0 Sun & Clouds | 0 Sun & Clouds | 0 Sun & Clouds | 0 Sun & Clouds |
| Dew Point | 42 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 39 |
Weather Forecast As of 11 am ET on April 11, 2024
Pro Race
| Pro Start Hopkinton 9:37 am |
Pros Halfway Wellesley 10:40 |
Men’s Pro Finish Boston 11:42 |
Women’s Pro finish Boston 12 noon |
|
| Temp | 54 | 58 | 59 | 60 |
| Wind | 6 mph NW, gusts to 16 | 8 NW, gusts to 18 | 8NW, gusts to 19 | 8 NW, gusts to 19 |
| Precip | 0 Sunny | 0 Sun and Clouds | 0 Sun & Clouds | 0 Sun & Clouds |
| Dew Point | 43 | 41 | 41 | 41 |
Mass Race
| Start Hopkinton 10 am |
Halfway Wellesley 11:30 am |
Finish Boston 1 pm |
Finish Boston 2 pm |
Finish Boston 3 pm |
|
| Temp | 55 | 60 | 61 | 62 | 63 |
| Wind | 7 mph NW, gusts to 16 | 8 NW, gusts to 19 | 7 NW, gusts to 19 | 7 WNW, gusts to 19 | 7 WNW, gusts to 20 |
| Precip | 0 Sunny | 0 Sun & Clouds | 0 Sun & Clouds | 0 Sun & Clouds | 0 Sun & Clouds |
| Dew Point | 43 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 |
Weather Forecast As of April 10, 2024
Pro Race
| Pro Start Hopkinton 9:37 am |
Pros Halfway Wellesley 10:40 |
Men’s Pro Finish Boston 11:42 |
Women’s Pro finish Boston 12 noon |
|
| Temp | 57 | 61 | 64 | 65 |
| Wind | 5 WNW, gusts to 14 | 7 WNW, gusts to 16 | 7 WNW, gusts to 16 | 7 WNW, gusts to 16 |
| Precip | 0 Sunny | 0 Sunny | 0 Sunny | 0 Sunny |
| Dew Point | 46 | 45 | 47 | 47 |
Mass Race
| Start Hopkinton 10 am |
Halfway Wellesley 11:30 am |
Finish Boston 1 pm |
Finish Boston 2 pm |
Finish Boston 3 pm |
|
| Temp | 59 | 64 | 67 | 68 | 69 |
| Wind | 5 WNW, gusts to 14 | 7 WNW, gusts to 16 | 7 WNW, gusts to 16 | 7 WNW, gusts to 17 | 7 WNW, gusts to 16 |
| Precip | 0 Sunny | 0 Sun & Clouds | 0 Sun & Clouds | 0 Sun & Clouds | 0 Sun & Clouds |
| Dew Point | 46 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 47 |
Weather Forecast As of April 8, 2024
Pro Race
| Pro Start Hopkinton 9:37 am |
Pros Halfway Wellesley 10:40 |
Men’s Pro Finish Boston 11:42 |
Women’s Pro finish Boston 12 noon |
|
| Temp | 57 | 63 | 66 | 68 |
| Wind | 7 mph W SW, gusts to 16 | 8 mph WSW, gusts to 19 | 6 mph W, gusts to 14 | 6 mph W, gusts to 14 |
| Precip | 0 Sunny | 0 Sunny | 0 Sunny | 0 Sunny |
| Dew Point | 47 | 48 | 49 | 49 |
Mass Race
| Start Hopkinton 10 am |
Halfway Wellesley 11:30 am |
Finish Boston 1 pm |
Finish Boston 2 pm |
Finish Boston 3 pm |
|
| Temp | 59 | 67 | 71 | 73 | 73 |
| Wind | 7 mph W SW, gusts to 16 | 9 mph WSW, gusts to 20 | 6 mph W, gusts to 14 | 6 mph W, gusts to 14 | 6 mph W, gusts to 14 |
| Precip | 0 Sunny | 0 Sunny | 0 Sun & Clouds | 0 Sun & Clouds | 0 Sun & Clouds |
| Dew Point | 47 | 49 | 50 | 51 | 52 |
Earlier Weather Forecast From April 6, 2024
Pro Race
| Pro Start Hopkinton 9:37 am |
Pros Halfway Wellesley 10:40 |
Men’s Pro Finish Boston 11:42 |
Women’s Pro inish Boston 12 noon |
|
| Temp | 49 | 53 | 55 | 56 |
| Wind | 6 mph S, gusts to 18 | 6 mph S, gusts to 18 | 74mph SSE. gusts to 4 | 4 mph SSE, gusts to 4 |
| Precip | 0 (Cloudy) | 0 Cloudy | 0 Cloudy | 0 Cloudy |
| Dew Point | 42 | 44 | 45 | 45 |
Predicted Mass Race Weather
| Start Hopkinton 10 am |
Halfway Wellesley 11:30 am |
Finish Boston 1 pm |
Finish Boston 2 pm |
Finish Boston 3 pm |
|
| Temp | 52 | 56 | 59 | 61 | 62 |
| Wind | 6 mph S, gusts to 18 | 7 mph S, gusts to 18 | 4 mph SSE, gusts to 5 | 4 mph SSE, gusts to 6 | 4 mph SSE, gusts to 6 |
| Precip | 0 Cloudy | 0 Cloudy | 0 Cloudy | 0 Cloudy | 0 Cloudy |
| Dew Point | 42 | 45 | 47 | 48 | 49 |
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