Weather guides

Short, practical explanations that help you get more out of any weather forecast.

Read these first

How to read a forecast
What rain chance, “feels like”, wind gusts and the hourly view really tell you.
Official weather warnings explained
Watches, warnings and colour codes, and what to do when one is issued.
Where our weather data comes from
The providers behind OLWeather, how fresh the data is, and its limits.