How to see the weather along a Strava route

Does Strava show the weather for a route?

Not as a forecast. As of October 2026, the only Strava route weather looks backwards: subscribers see the weather during a ride they've finished, and Strava's help centre describes no forecast for planned routes. For the wider field, see our guide to the best weather apps for cycling.

What Strava shows, checked against its help pages on 2 October 2026:

The estimated moving time is based on your last four weeks of riding, and it gives you a pace. If Strava says a 100 km (62 mile) route takes four hours, your moving average is 25 km/h (16 mph).

Why does a route forecast need to be timed to your pace?

Because the weather at the start isn't the weather you'll ride through. By the last hour you're far from the start and hours later, and the wind may have built, dropped or swung.

A route-timed forecast works out when you'll reach each stretch and shows the forecast for that place at that hour. Here's a 100 km (62 mile) ride at 25 km/h (16 mph), starting at 07:00, with a 20-minute café stop at km 60 (mile 37):

At km 75 (mile 47), the forecast that matters is 10:20 at that spot, not 07:00 at your front door. On coasts from California to the Mediterranean, sea breezes often build through the day, so a coastal loop's last hour can feel nothing like its first. Climbs slow you too, so a good tool slows its timing on hills. Our guide to reading a weather forecast for a bike ride covers the rest.

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

What do you need before you start?

• The route, in your Strava account or shared publicly.
• A web browser: Strava's mobile app can't export files.
• Your start date and time.
• A realistic pace, such as Strava's estimated moving time.

How do you get a weather forecast for a Strava route?

Export the route as a GPX file, load it into a route-timed forecast, set your start time and pace, then share the link.

Step 1: Export the route's GPX

On strava.com, go to Dashboard, then My Routes, and open the route. Click the down arrow icon and choose GPX. Our guide to exporting a GPX file from Strava covers activities, phones and other riders' routes.

Step 2: Load it into a route-timed forecast

Upload the file and check the route runs in the direction you'll ride. A loop ridden the wrong way round turns every tailwind into a headwind.

Step 3: Set your start time and pace

Enter the date, start time and average moving speed. Add stops if you can: a 30-minute café stop pushes every later stretch 30 minutes into the day.

Step 4: Read it stretch by stretch

Find the headwind and crosswind stretches, and the hour the gusts peak. If the worst wind lands on the last 30 km (19 miles), try an earlier start or ride the loop the other way. Our guide to how windy is too windy to cycle helps with the call.

Step 5: Share it with your group

Send one forecast link to the group chat, plus the Strava route link. Strava says a shared route opens in a web browser for anyone without the app.

## How do you check the forecast is right for your ride?

Check three things:

1. Finish time. It should be close to Strava's estimated moving time plus stops. If it's an hour out, fix the pace.
2. Direction. The start, finish and direction of travel should match your plan.
3. Date. Make sure it's the day you'll ride, not today.

If the track from another rider's activity starts away from the café, that's their map visibility: Strava hides the start and end, by default the first and last 200 m (656 ft). Then look again the night before and the morning of, as new model runs arrive.

Which other tools show Strava route weather?

Some connect straight to your Strava account, which saves the export step. Windline can't do that today: it needs a GPX file. As of October 2026:

• myWindsock (website) shows cycling weather forecasts for all your Strava routes and past activities, including headwind percentages. A free account adds weather to activities and routes.
• Epic Ride Weather (iPhone and Android) syncs Strava routes automatically and forecasts wind, rain and temperature minute by minute at your speed. After a 30-day trial, it costs US$19.99, £19.99 or €22.99 a year.

Both are strong picks for solo riders who plan in Strava. Windline suits groups: one shareable link and a daily Good, Fair or Tough rating. Compare them in our Epic Ride Weather alternatives and myWindsock alternatives.