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An estimate from a 2 km weather model, not a measurement: bridges, shaded cuttings, valleys and gritted roads can differ by several degrees. Not a substitute for official road weather forecasts. Great Britain only (OS Open Roads). Tap a road for its readings.
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Load a GPX route to see the forecast temperature along it.Load a GPX passage plan, or plan one on the map, to see the wind and waves along it.
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Wind from NOAA's GFS and waves from NOAA's GEFS-Wave model, along a sea route. Their grid is about 25 km, so near the coast and in harbours the figures are rough. Not for navigation.
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White arrows on the left show the wind, blue arrows on the right the way the waves are going; both are longer when stronger.
Arrows beside the route show the wind, longer for stronger wind. A blue edge marks rain.
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Airfield reports in a table. Tap Select stations and drag a box round the airfields you want; move or resize it with its handles. Tap a row for the reports in plain words.
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Long-term averages from weather stations across Europe: monthly temperatures, rain and sunshine for 1991–2020 (or 1961–1990, or the whole record), the record highs and lows, and how the last 12 months compare. Tap a station on the map, or search for a place to open the nearest one.
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UK rain radar, satellite and weather forecast maps
Free live Met Office rain radar with satellite imagery, UK and global forecast maps, GOES-19 satellite loops of the Americas and the Atlantic, weather warnings for the UK, Europe and the US, a cycle route weather forecast for your GPX routes, and a marine route forecast of wind and waves for sea passages. About this site.