

It features a detailed 2-day, summit specific forecast, which is handily broken down into 3-hour intervals. This great platform has yet to make an appearance as on the app but is an excellent source of information when planning your adventure. There are also regularly updated forecast videos, an interactive map showing expected rainfall for the next 24 hours and a weather warnings tab.įor mountaineers and hikers, a tailored mountain weather forecast can be found on the Met Office website. Storm Radar is an app from Weather Underground LLC, a company that has a lot of weather related apps on the App Store. The main page displays a 2-day hourly forecast and a further 4-days broken into 3-hour intervals, with everything from chance of rain, cloud cover, temperature and wind speed and direction. You can search by location, though this is a general weather app featuring only some mountain summits. As long as youre willing to upgrade to its premium tier, Carrot Weather is a fine Android alternative to the soon-to-be-defunct Dark Sky. The Met Office are the UK’s foremost weather experts and their free app is an easy-to-use, all-purpose forecast tool. Its not free, but it well worth the price you pay for it. (Image credit: OpenSummit) Best weather apps for hiking in the United Kingdom Met Office (opens in new tab) SilentR is right, Radarscope is the best radar app out there.
