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Motorcycle ride weather in Edinburgh
RideWindow scores the riding weather in Edinburgh hour by hour for the next seven days. Every hour is a 0–100 ride score built from temperature, rain, wind, visibility, road grip and daylight, and the hours that make the best ride are grouped into ride windows.
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79 for 23:00 local time
Overcast, 16 °C, wind 24 km/h gusting 51 km/h, 7% chance of rain. Grip: Excellent.
Best ride windows this week
- Friday 25 September, 15:00–23:00: average score 89 (Great)
- Saturday 26 September, 08:00–16:00: average score 90 (Perfect)
- Sunday 27 September, 03:00–11:00: average score 86 (Great)
- Monday 28 September, 11:00–19:00: average score 94 (Perfect)
- Thursday 1 October, 08:00–16:00: average score 88 (Great)
Times are local. Updated Thursday 24 September, 23:00; the live forecast refreshes every 15 minutes.
Day by day
| Day | Best score | Best hour | Daylight hours ≥ 60 | Temperature | Max gust | Rain chance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 79 Great | 23:00 | 0 | 16 °C to 16 °C | 51 km/h | 7% |
| Fri 25 Sep | 95 Perfect | 18:00 | 12 | 12 °C to 16 °C | 44 km/h | 100% |
| Sat 26 Sep | 94 Perfect | 08:00 | 12 | 12 °C to 17 °C | 47 km/h | 18% |
| Sun 27 Sep | 92 Perfect | 08:00 | 11 | 11 °C to 17 °C | 50 km/h | 81% |
| Mon 28 Sep | 95 Perfect | 12:00 | 11 | 9 °C to 16 °C | 32 km/h | 8% |
| Tue 29 Sep | 89 Great | 08:00 | 11 | 10 °C to 18 °C | 38 km/h | 71% |
| Wed 30 Sep | 83 Great | 09:00 | 11 | 16 °C to 19 °C | 41 km/h | 66% |
| Thu 1 Oct | 91 Perfect | 10:00 | 11 | 12 °C to 17 °C | 50 km/h | 47% |
Questions riders ask
When is the best time to ride a motorcycle in Edinburgh this week?
The best ride window this week is Monday 28 September, 11:00–19:00 local time, with an average ride score of 94 out of 100 (Perfect). As of Thursday 23:00; the forecast updates hourly.
Is it good motorcycle weather in Edinburgh right now?
At 23:00 local time the ride score is 79 out of 100 (Great): overcast, 16 °C, gusts to 51 km/h and a 7% chance of rain. Road grip is excellent.
What does the RideWindow ride score measure?
It is a 0–100 score for one hour at one place, built from temperature, rain, wind, visibility, road grip and daylight. Near-freezing temperatures after rain, visibility under 200 m and gusts over 90 km/h force it to 0 (No-Go), and reduced grip caps it. It is a weather opinion, not a safety guarantee.
Why the weather matters in Edinburgh
Edinburgh: on the Firth of Forth, close to the Pentland Hills and the Borders; a sea haar can blanket the coast while inland stays clear.
The score is not a comfort number. It prices the things that actually stop a ride: freezing rain with wet roads, visibility under 0.2 km, and gusts over 90 km/h all veto the hour outright, and the grip estimate caps a greasy-road hour even when the rest reads as a recommendation.
What the live forecast adds
- A 0–100 ride score for every hour over the next seven days, with the points behind it.
- The best 2–8 hour ride windows, ranked by average score.
- The grip estimate — friction against a clean, well-maintained road.
- Warnings: the vetoes that force an hour to No-Go.
- A personalized score when you're signed in with a rider profile.
Planning a longer ride? Score a whole route for the hour you reach each stretch.
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