Should I go out?

Edinburgh Scotland United Kingdom

A practical go-out verdict first, then hour-by-hour conditions, daily weather, precipitation, wind, and planning details.

Now12°C

Partly cloudy

Feels 9°CWind 19 km/hRain 49%

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Edinburgh Scotland United Kingdom

You can go out, but plan around the weather.

Bring rain cover and aim for the driest window.

  • Take an umbrella or waterproof layer
  • Wind should be manageable
  • Normal layers should be fine
Best window00:00

Today at a glance

A practical day for plans

Decision snapshot
Best outdoor window

00:00

Lowest nearby rain risk is around 0%.

Warmest stretch

14:00

Temperatures peak near 15°C.

Wind

19 km/h

Noticeable, but manageable for most plans.

Watch out for

Timing

No single condition looks dominant, but check timing before longer plans.

Hour by hour

Next 24 hours

Yr-style table
TimeForecastTempRainWind
Today
00:00Overcast12°C0%20 km/h
01:00Light drizzle12°C2%28 km/h
02:00Overcast11°C3%28 km/h
03:00Overcast11°C4%28 km/h
04:00Overcast11°C4%24 km/h
05:00Overcast10°C1%19 km/h
06:00Overcast10°C0%20 km/h
07:00Clear sky11°C0%22 km/h
08:00Overcast11°C16%21 km/h
09:00Overcast12°C38%19 km/h
10:00Overcast12°C57%20 km/h
11:00Overcast13°C68%21 km/h
12:00Partly cloudy14°C75%17 km/h
13:00Overcast14°C78%16 km/h
14:00Overcast15°C79%17 km/h
15:00Overcast15°C76%15 km/h
16:00Overcast15°C69%18 km/h
17:00Light drizzle13°C54%15 km/h
18:00Light drizzle14°C34%17 km/h
19:00Overcast14°C18%13 km/h
20:00Overcast13°C9%16 km/h
21:00Clear sky13°C3%13 km/h
22:00Overcast12°C0%13 km/h
23:00Clear sky11°C0%9 km/h

Daily weather

10-day forecast table

Start here
DayWeatherTempRainWind
ThuSlight rain16°C / 11°C6.9 mm28 km/h
FriLight drizzle15°C / 10°C0.5 mm28 km/h
SatLight drizzle16°C / 10°C1.1 mm19 km/h
SunLight drizzle17°C / 10°C2.9 mm28 km/h
MonOvercast16°C / 9°C0.3 mm18 km/h
TueLight drizzle15°C / 9°C2.1 mm22 km/h
WedDense drizzle14°C / 9°C3.2 mm19 km/h
ThuDense drizzle17°C / 8°C12.1 mm24 km/h
FriLight drizzle15°C / 11°C5.4 mm25 km/h
SatLight drizzle15°C / 10°C2.2 mm20 km/h

Planning summary

Usable weather, but plan around the conditions. Bring a light jacket.

01
Run + walk

Pick your window rather than heading out blindly.

02
Commute window

Travel is manageable, but exposed stops and routes may feel breezy.

03
Longer outdoor plans

Reasonable for casual plans if timing stays on your side.

Activity scores

How the day looks

Real-world use cases
Walk

7/10

Walkable, but choose a shorter dry gap.

Cycle

6/10

Rideable if you avoid the wetter windows.

Run

7/10

Runnable, but weather may sap momentum.

Commute

6/10

Leave a little buffer and keep rain cover handy.

Picnic

1/10

Too risky for open-air food plans.

Hike

6/10

Possible, but conditions are mixed.

Weekly planning

Your best windows this week

Decision help
Best day out

Thu

Slight rain with highs around 16°C.

Warmest day

Sun

Expect the warmest conditions around 17°C.

Coldest start

Thu

Morning or evening layers will matter more, with lows near 8°C.

Air quality

Fair for outdoor plans

AQI
European AQI23

Fine for most people, though sensitive groups may still want to keep an eye on conditions.

US AQI29
PM2.52 µg/m³
UV index0

Daylight

Sunrise and sunset

Useful timing
Sunrise04:33
Sunset21:49

Use 04:33 as the practical start for early walks, runs, or commutes. For evening plans, aim to be wrapping up before 21:49 unless the route is well lit.

Rain timing

When rain is most likely

When to dodge showers
Wettest window

14:00

Highest rain chance is around 14:00, at roughly 79%.

Best dry gap

00:00

This looks like the driest nearby slot, around 0% rain risk.

Later trend

23:00

By 23:00, rain risk sits near 0%.

Location context

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