Set your route
Search start and destination, adjust it on the map, or import a GPX file.
How it works
Pick a departure
One-off or recurring by weekday – outward and return rides with their own times.
Forecast along the way
This is the weather summary: rain risk, temperature and wind for every section – right when you’ll be there.
Your ride in detail.
The weather summary is just one part of your forecast. Charts show how temperature, rain and wind change along the way; the elevation profile adds the terrain. With Plus, MeteoLane also compares departure times and suggests the best one.
Wind, relative to your direction of travel.
“Wind from the south-west” tells you little: what matters is where it hits you from. MeteoLane works out headwind and crosswind for every section of your route, from the direction you ride there, and shows the wind effort as a level – from low to very high. Headwind slows you down, tailwind pushes: that goes into your riding time, and so into the weather you’ll meet on the way.
How hard will it be?
The key figures sum up the ride: the temperature you feel in the wind, frost on the road, climbing, and the total effort – climbs, rolling resistance and wind together, expressed as kilometres on the flat. Plus the exposure over the whole ride: how long it rains and how wet you arrive.
More than the commute.
Besides recurring routes, MeteoLane plans trips over several days and rolls the dice on new loops – on foot as well as by bike.
Journeys
Start, destination and a limit per day: MeteoLane splits the stages, plans breaks at drinking water or food, and finds a place to stay at the end of each day.
Random rides
Pick a length and a direction: MeteoLane suggests loops or the long way round to your destination. Compare the elevation profiles and save your favourite as a route.
Around the weather (Plus)
For journeys and random rides in the next few days, MeteoLane can route you where it’s dry, the wind blows less or the sun shines – if you ask it to.
Hiking too: with the hiking profile, MeteoLane works in walking time, shows gusts instead of wind effort and estimates the effort from the energy cost of walking.
Explore other riders’ routes
Under “Explore”, riders share their favourite routes, with elevation profile, photos and what lies along the way: drinking water, toilets, cafés, shelters. Filter by region and stop, open a route and plan the weather for your own departure.
Pricing
MeteoLane Free
For the commute and your first trips.
Includes:
- Forecast along the route: rain risk, temperature, wind and frost
- Headwind and crosswind for every section
- Elevation profile and total effort
- Planning without sign-up and GPX export
MeteoLane Plus
For everyone who rides often and far.
Everything in Free, plus:
- Routing around rain, headwind and shade
- Automatic departure comparison
- Weather details incl. uncertainty and weather-station checks
- Briefings before every ride, by email or push
FAQ
Where does MeteoLane work?
In the areas listed under “Coverage”: that is where MeteoLane plans routes and finds places. If yours is missing, you can vote for it on the same page. See the covered areas
Do I need an account?
Not for planning: the line, the elevation profile and the GPX export need no sign-up. The weather forecast and saving a route need a free account. Plan a route without signing up
Can I use MeteoLane for hiking?
Yes. Besides bike, e-bike and fast e-bike there is a hiking profile – for routes, journeys and random rides.
Can I share my routes?
Yes. Published routes appear under “Explore routes”, with photos and comments. The start and destination stay hidden behind a privacy zone, and photos are stored without the camera’s location data.
Where does the weather data come from?
From Open-Meteo, with MET Norway (yr.no) and OpenWeatherMap as fallbacks. Missing or incomplete data is always labelled as such.