Editor's note: Updated Saturday 11 April, 2026
This year's editions of the men's Paris-Roubaix and Paris-Roubaix Femmes are both set to run in dry and warm conditions, although a stiffening tailwind could spark the race into action early on.
In recent years, the races have been held in dry weather, and this year's races are set to follow the same formula.
There was light rainfall on Saturday afternoon during the men's teams presentation in Compiègne, but Sunday's forecast only shows a very low chance of rainfall, despite significant cloud cover.
There were fears that stormy weather on Saturday could render the cobblestones still slippy by the middle of Sunday, but the rain was lighter than expected and they are expected to dry out by the time the riders reach them.
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.
According to MeteoFrance, conditions in Compiègne for the start of the men's race in the morning will be bright but cool at 10 degrees Celsius. 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.
The wind forecast has changed significantly since the start of the week, and it's now set to blow from the south west at around 20kph. That's broadly speaking a tailwind, so it will be a fast race and any early splits that form have every chance of being decisive.
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