Wind forecast for your bike route
Headwind, tailwind and crosswind on every stretch, at the time you’ll ride it. Free. No account. Works on any phone or computer.
A wind forecast for your town says “12 mph from the southwest.” What it can’t tell you is that the climb at mile 9 points straight into it, and the last 15 miles home have it at your back. Route Forecast works out where you’ll be and when, then shows the wind relative to the direction you’re actually riding.
What you see
- Wind along your ride: one bar from start to finish, marked headwind, tailwind or light. Drag along it to see the time, mile, wind and feels-like at any point.
- The route map colored by wind, with arrows showing where the wind is coming from at the moment you reach each spot.
- Minutes gained or lost: how much time the wind adds or saves at the same effort, from a riding-power model (road and gravel).
- Gusty crosswinds: the stretches where gusts hit you from the side, flagged when they’re on a descent or near the high point.
- Feels-like at riding speed: wind chill from your own speed plus the breeze, so you dress for how it actually feels.
Timed to how you ride
Set your start time and average speed, or plan by watts. Pace slows on climbs and speeds up on descents, so a long ride gets the wind for the hour you’ll really be on each part of it. Change the start time and the whole forecast updates.
Loops: the other way around
For loops, Route Forecast quietly checks the reverse direction too. If riding it the other way changes the ride by a few minutes, it tells you how much headwind you’d trade and lets you flip the route with one tap.
Questions
How is this different from a normal wind forecast?
A normal forecast gives one wind for a place. Route Forecast compares the wind to the direction of every stretch of your route, at the time you will reach it, so you see headwind and tailwind rather than just wind speed.
Does it work for gravel and mountain biking?
Yes. Choose the activity and pace, clothing and wind exposure adjust. Gravel and mountain bike rides also get a trail-conditions estimate (dusty, tacky, damp or muddy).
How far ahead can I check the wind?
About a week for the detailed forecast. Further out, it shows the typical weather for that date from the last 10 years.