Rain, Cloud and Wind Map
Rain, cloud, wind, pressure and temperature across the UK and Europe, with real readings at places around the UK
Choose a button to colour the map with that kind of weather. The coloured layer shows where it is happening across the whole area, and the numbered pins give the actual current reading for our station (red pin) and for towns and cities around the UK. Click any pin for more detail, or any place in the table to find it on the map. Choose "Map only" to hide the coloured layer and see just the base map and pins.
The coloured layer is computer-model data, refreshed about every ten minutes. The pin numbers are current readings for each place. Zoom with the buttons or mouse wheel.
Current Readings Around the UK
| Place | Temperature (°C) | Rain (mm, last hour) | Cloud (%) | Wind (mph) | Gusts (mph) | Pressure (hPa) |
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Readings are model values for each place's location, updated about every 15 minutes (last updated 01:46).
About this page
The colours over the map come from a weather model, so they show the pattern across the whole area rather than a measurement at one spot. The numbers on the pins and in the table are model values for each town or city. Our own station's reading, on the red pin, comes from our weather station.
Rain shows where precipitation is falling now and how heavy it is. Compare it with the Rainfall Radar page, which is built from rain-radar measurements. Cloud shows cover rather than rain, so a cloudy area is not necessarily wet. Pressure shows the large-scale pattern: low pressure areas bring unsettled, wet and windy weather, and high pressure areas bring more settled weather. Closely spaced colour changes on the wind and pressure layers mean stronger winds.
The map covers the UK and nearby Europe and can be zoomed to Southampton. All layers are recomputed regularly, and recent data is saved between updates so the page is never blank.