Epic Ride Weather alternatives: 6 cycling weather apps compared

What does Epic Ride Weather do well?

Epic Ride Weather is one of the most complete route-timed forecast apps, which is why it sits near the top of our guide to the best weather apps for cycling. Before you pick an Epic Ride Weather alternative, know what you'd give up.

You load a route, set a start time and pace, and it forecasts the wind, rain, temperature and air quality you'll meet along the way. As of October 2026, it:

• shows the wind relative to the way you're riding;
• compares start times through the day and forecasts your favourite Strava segments;
• loads routes from Strava, Ride with GPS, komoot, Garmin Connect, Trailforks, MapMyRide, Plotaroute and Runkeeper, or from GPX, FIT and TCX files;
• puts live wind, rain and temperature on a Hammerhead Karoo;
• shares forecasts to WhatsApp.

It is the official weather supplier to Team Visma | Lease a Bike, and rates 4.9 from 784 ratings on the US App Store.

Why look for an Epic Ride Weather alternative?

Four practical gaps show up on Epic Ride Weather's own pages:

• Price. After a 30-day trial with 1,000 forecasts, it costs US$19.99 a year or US$2.99 a month (€22.99 or £19.99 a year) as of October 2026. Older reviews quote lower prices.
• No browser version. Its site lists iOS and Android apps, but no web version.
• Garmin. Garmin Connect courses don't import automatically, and its in-ride data fields are for the Karoo. Its site lists no Garmin Connect IQ version.
• Groups. You can share a forecast, but anyone who wants to change the start time or pace needs the app themselves.

Want this for your own route? Windline shows the wind for every stretch, timed to your pace. Free. Make a free ride page →

How did we choose the alternatives?

We picked apps that forecast your route, not a town, and fix at least one of those problems. We checked each on its own website or app-store listing on 2 October 2026. We haven't field-tested them for months, so we make no accuracy claims. Windline is ours.

How do the alternatives compare?

The six best Epic Ride Weather alternatives

Each one fixes a different gap. Prices are in the table above, as of October 2026.

Windline

Best for groups and tours, and free for riders. Upload a GPX file, set your start time and pace, and Windline shows headwind, crosswind or tailwind for each stretch of about 5 km (3 miles) at the hour you'll reach it. You can switch between the ECMWF, GFS and ICON models. Riders open one link in any browser, with no app or account. Limits: in beta, with no native app, alerts or Strava and Garmin import.

myWindsock

Best for data-minded riders. It turns the forecast into effort, with virtual athlete profiles and aerodynamic analysis on paid plans, and its free plan adds weather to planned routes. It has a Karoo extension. Limits: a home-screen web app rather than an app-store app, with a learning curve.

Windy

Best for the bigger picture. Its maps carry more than 15 models, and its route planner shows the forecast along an imported GPX at a speed you set. Limits: one speed, the ECMWF model only, and no headwind breakdown per stretch. See how to use Windy for cycling.

Komoot

Best if you already plan there. "Weather on route" is part of Premium, alongside the multi-day planner. Limits: komoot's pages don't describe a headwind breakdown for each stretch.

Ride with GPS

Best for checking the wind while you draw a route. Premium adds a worldwide wind map layer from NOAA data, updated twice daily. Limits: a map layer isn't timed to your pace.

WindField

Best for Garmin riders. This Connect IQ field shows live wind on Garmin and Karoo screens. Its Ultimate plan adds a route weather planner for saved Strava and Ride with GPS routes that accounts for your pace. There's a 7-day free trial.

Which alternative should you pick?

Match the alternative to the reason you're leaving:

• To pay nothing: Windline, or myWindsock's free plan.
• To plan in a browser: Windline, myWindsock or Windy.
• To ride with a Garmin: WindField, or Windy's free data field.
• To keep in-ride data on a Karoo: myWindsock or WindField.
• To share with a group: Windline.
• To stay inside your route planner: komoot or Ride with GPS Premium.

Weighing myWindsock too? See myWindsock alternatives.

What should you avoid when switching?

Don't pay twice, and don't swap a route forecast for a town forecast.

• Cancel properly. Epic Ride Weather renews until cancelled, so turn off renewal in the app store you paid through.
• Avoid single-point forecasts. On a 100 km (62-mile) loop, the wind behind you in the first hour can be in your face in the last.
• Check gusts. Before an exposed ride, read how windy is too windy to cycle.