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Drone Weather Forecast & Flight Conditions

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Wind by altitude

AltitudeDirectionSpeed
10 mSSW4.6 m/s
80 mSSW7.5 m/s
120 mSSW8.4 m/s
180 mSSW10.8 m/s

Wind commonly speeds up and shifts direction with altitude — check this before climbing, especially on a return-to-home battery margin. Open-Meteo does not publish gust data above 10 m, so gusts aren't shown here at all.

Why use UAV Meteo?

Drone-specific weatherWeather organized around the conditions that actually affect UAV flights.
Wind at altitudeModeled wind speed and direction at 10m, 80m, 120m and 180m.
Flight suitabilityGood / Caution / Not Suitable, based on your selected drone profile.
Plan your flightUse Flight Window to evaluate a location and time up to 7 days ahead.

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Drone Wind CalculatorCheck current wind and gusts against your drone's real safety margin.Wind at AltitudeReal wind speed and direction at 10/80/120/180m for any location.GSD CalculatorGround sample distance and footprint from your camera and flight altitude.Mission PlannerDraw a survey area and get real boustrophedon flight lines, image count and time.
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Wind limits of popular drones

DJI Mini 4 ProHandles wind up to 10.7 m/sDJI Mini 3 ProHandles wind up to 10.7 m/sDJI Mini 3Handles wind up to 10.7 m/sDJI NeoHandles wind up to 8 m/sDJI Air 3SHandles wind up to 12 m/sDJI Avata 2Handles wind up to 10.7 m/sDJI Mavic 3 ProHandles wind up to 12 m/sDJI Matrice 30THandles wind up to 12 m/s
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Drone Weather Guides

wind-speedWhat Wind Speed Is Safe for Flying a Drone?How much wind a drone can really handle, why the manufacturer's wind rating is a limit rather than a target, and a practical way to decide go or no-go from the forecast — with thresholds for small, mid-size and heavy drones.wind-gustsWind Speed vs Gusts: What Drone Pilots Need to KnowThe difference between sustained wind and gusts, how each is measured and forecast, why the gap between them tells you how turbulent the air is, and how to use both numbers in a drone go/no-go decision.Why Wind Can Be Stronger at 120 m Than at Ground LevelWhy wind speeds up with height, how much stronger it typically is at 80–120 m than at 10 m over fields, coasts and towns, when the difference is largest, and how to check the real wind at your flying height before take-off.weather-forecastHow to Read a Weather Forecast Before Flying a DroneA step-by-step guide to reading a forecast for drone flying — which numbers matter (wind at height, gusts, rain, visibility, cloud, temperature, Kp), what they mean in practice, how reliable they are and how far ahead to trust them.
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How the flight rating works

Each card is rated Good, Caution or Not suitable against your drone profile. The banner at the top then combines them using four rules:

  • Core conditions decide. Wind, gusts, precipitation, visibility and temperature can each make the overall status Not suitable.
  • Some conditions only warn. Kp index, cloud cover, humidity, UV, air quality and wind shear can raise the status to Caution at most, because they don’t directly limit whether the drone can fly.
  • Cold and wind together count more. When temperature and wind are both at Caution or worse, the status becomes Not suitable: cold batteries and hard-working motors drain power much faster together.
  • Your drone sets the limits. The standard profile rates wind as Good up to 18 km/h and gusts up to 28 km/h. Choose another profile, or enter your drone’s own wind rating, to change them.

The rating covers the weather only; check airspace restrictions separately. Read the full rating rules