Cycling & Running Conditions Index
A single "good to go" score for the 7–8am and 5–6pm commute windows • Last checked: 12:07 on Thursday 5 November 2026
Checking a full forecast to work out whether it's worth getting the bike out, or lacing up for a run, is more effort than it should be — so this page does the working-out for you. Wind, rain, visibility and temperature for the morning and evening commute are boiled down into a single score out of 100: the higher the number, the better the conditions. Covers the next eight days, weekends included, since a run doesn't care what day of the week it is.
Today
Thursday 5 Nov
97
AM 7–8
☁
97
8.6°C • 0%
PM 5–6
☁
100
10.2°C • 0%
Good to go
Nothing standing in your way today - lace up or grab the bike.
Tomorrow
Friday 6 Nov
79
AM 7–8
⛅
79
8.5°C • 48%
PM 5–6
🌧
82
10.4°C • 27%
Good to go
A chance of rain.
Sat 7 Nov
Saturday
73
AM 7–8
☁
73
5.8°C • 1%
PM 5–6
⛅
91
7.7°C • 20%
Good to go
Misty, reduced visibility.
Sun 8 Nov
Sunday
71
AM 7–8
☁
71
5.4°C • 1%
PM 5–6
⛅
97
7.1°C • 0%
Good to go
Misty, reduced visibility.
Mon 9 Nov
Monday
89
AM 7–8
☁
92
7.7°C • 1%
PM 5–6
☁
89
10.5°C • 2%
Good to go
Clear road ahead, weather-wise - enjoy it.
Tue 10 Nov
Tuesday
80
AM 7–8
🌧
80
10.9°C • 8%
PM 5–6
☁
85
13.7°C • 29%
Good to go
Nothing standing in your way today - lace up or grab the bike.
Wed 11 Nov
Wednesday
76
AM 7–8
☁
78
13.5°C • 51%
PM 5–6
🌧
76
14.1°C • 51%
Good to go
A chance of rain.
Thu 12 Nov
Thursday
51
AM 7–8
🌧
76
11.5°C • 55%
PM 5–6
🌧
51
10.1°C • 46%
Doable - dress for it
A chance of rain.
AM vs PM commute score, and rain risk
About this score
Forecast figures come from Open-Meteo's free weather API for Southampton, checked every 30 minutes. Each commute window starts at 100 points and loses ground for whatever's working against you: up to 35 for rain probability, 15 more for heavy rainfall, up to 30 for wind, up to 25 for fog or mist, and up to 25 for near-freezing or very hot temperatures — any thunderstorm caps the score at 15 outright. It's a simple, transparent points system, not a black box, and the day's overall score is just the worse of its two commute windows.
This is general guidance for planning ahead, not a substitute for checking the sky before you head out, or for your own judgement on the day. For the school-specific version of this idea, see the School Run Weather Advisory; for UV exposure on longer runs, see the UV Forecast.
See also: School Run Weather Advisory • 5 Day Forecast • UV Forecast