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YMCA of Greater Pittsburgh Turkey Trot weather
November 26, 2026 · Pittsburgh, PA · scheduled start 7:30 AM (America/New_York). What the start usually feels like, year by year — and a live start-time read once the race is inside the 7-day forecast window.
Countdown
91 days to race day
The live race-day forecast unlocks 85 days from now, when November 26, 2026 enters the 7-day forecast window — a start-time read for the scheduled 7:30 AM start. Until then, live hourly data is not available; the history below shows what race morning usually looks like.
Typical start temp
36°F
median of 20 years
A warm year
44°F
75th percentile start temp
Rain at the start
20%
4 of 20 measured years
Race-morning weather history
The 7:30 start sits near the daily minimum, around freezing (Nov 26 normals: high 46.7F / low 31.5F). 2020 virtual — exclude from in-person history. Wyndo tracks what this calendar slot has actually served up at the start hour — temperature, dew point, wind, and rain — including the years when weather canceled or disrupted the race, and reads the live forecast for the start once race week arrives.
Median start temp
36°F
p75 (a warm year): 44°F
Median dew point
29°F
at the start hour
Rain at the start
20%
4 of 20 measured years
Warmest start
60°F
in 2007
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| Year | Start temp | Dew point | Wind | Precip (start hr) | Day's high |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 33°F | 19°F | 12 mph | dry | 37°F |
| 2024 | 40°F | 39°F | 4 mph | 1.3 mm | 42°F |
| 2023 | 39°F | 34°F | 6 mph | dry | 50°F |
| 2022 | 29°F | 24°F | 4 mph | dry | 62°F |
| 2021 | 44°F | 25°F | 7 mph | dry | 47°F |
| 2020 | 52°F | 49°F | 11 mph | dry | 56°F |
| 2019 | 39°F | 29°F | 11 mph | dry | 43°F |
| 2018 | 25°F | 14°F | 6 mph | dry | 31°F |
| 2017 | 26°F | 21°F | 1 mph | dry | 40°F |
| 2016 | 44°F | 41°F | 7 mph | 0.4 mm | 52°F |
| 2015 | 44°F | 28°F | 9 mph | dry | 65°F |
| 2014 | 34°F | 30°F | 3 mph | dry | 38°F |
| 2013 | 16°F | 12°F | 7 mph | dry | 29°F |
| 2012 | 31°F | 28°F | 3 mph | dry | 61°F |
| 2011 | 36°F | 34°F | 6 mph | dry | 50°F |
| 2010 | 37°F | 36°F | 10 mph | 2.6 mm | 54°F |
| 2009 | 46°F | 39°F | 7 mph | dry | 51°F |
| 2008 | 28°F | 21°F | 5 mph | dry | 43°F |
| 2007 | 60°F | 55°F | 12 mph | 0.7 mm | 61°F |
| 2006 | 31°F | 19°F | 6 mph | dry | 53°F |
Slot climatology: each row is the weather at this race's usual calendar slot and start hour (ERA5 reanalysis at the start line) — including years when the edition was canceled or moved. A computed slot date is not a claim the race ran that day.
Your heat-adjusted goal for the 5-miler
The same cited model as the full calculator, pointed at this race: the median start-hour conditions this calendar slot has served up — climatology, not a forecast.
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Race facts
- Start line
- W General Robinson St immediately north of PNC Park, North Shore (official 2025 course PDF; 2026 course not yet published — carried forward, venue stable 2021-2025). Street-segment geocode, approximate.
- Scheduled start
- 7:30 AM (America/New_York) — 2026 published: 5-Mile + Double Gobble (5-Mile-then-5K combo) mass start 7:30 AM ET; 5K 8:30 (a separate gun that began in 2025 — earlier editions had ONE start at varying times); 1-Mile 9:30. No wheelchair/elite gun published.
- Field size
- 2025 in-person results across the events (Race Roster; up to ~275 Double Gobble entrants can appear in BOTH the 5-Mile and 5K sets, so unique finishers may be slightly lower).
- Registration
- open (Race Roster, managed by P3R; kids 4-and-under free, 5-18 half price)
Wyndo is not affiliated with or endorsed by the YMCA of Greater Pittsburgh Turkey Trot (officially the "YMCA of Greater Pittsburgh Turkey Trot presented by UPMC Health Plan") or its organizers. Race names are used descriptively to identify the event; schedules and start times belong to the race — always confirm details on the official site. Weather guidance here is informational, never medical advice, and event alert flags on race day belong to the race's own medical team.