Drone flight planner for London

Wind, gusts, rain, temperature and daylight for London, United Kingdom, judged against a cautious small drone with no weather sealing. Forecasts refresh through the day.

Right now in London

Outside limits

gusts above 8.5 m/s.

Wind
6.0 m/s
Gusts
12.9 m/s
Met Office
Temperature
21 C
Precipitation
0.0 mm

Observed at an aerodrome

London City Arpt, EN, GB (EGLC), 13 km away, 21 min ago: wind 4.6 m/s.

The days ahead

The forecast carries 11 days. Pick one to see its detail below.

Within limits Some hours within limits Outside limits

Some hours have no gust forecast. That is missing data, not calm air, and those hours are judged on what could be measured.

Thu 15 Oct in London

Some hours within limits

Forecast only. Observed readings exist for the present, in the card above, never for a future day.

Local timeVerdictWindGustsTempRain
14:00gusts above 8.5 m/s6.0 m/s12.9 m/s21 C0.0 mm 11%
15:00gusts above 8.5 m/s5.7 m/s11.4 m/s21 C0.0 mm 9%
16:00gusts above 8.5 m/s5.1 m/s10.0 m/s20 C0.0 mm 11%
17:00gusts above 8.5 m/s4.3 m/s9.4 m/s20 C0.0 mm 9%
18:003.7 m/s8.2 m/s18 C0.0 mm 4%
19:003.6 m/s8.2 m/s17 C0.0 mm 1%
20:003.5 m/s7.2 m/s17 C0.0 mm 1%
21:003.5 m/s7.2 m/s16 C0.0 mm 4%
22:003.5 m/s7.2 m/s16 C0.0 mm 1%
23:003.4 m/s8.1 m/s15 C0.0 mm 1%

Gust figures from Met Office.

Light on Thu 15 Oct

Sunrise
07:25
Sunset
18:09
First light
06:51
Last light
18:43

Times shown for London (Europe/London).

Next flying window

Thu 15 Oct, 18:00 to Fri 16 Oct 05:00 local time: wind, gusts, temperature and rain all stay inside the limit.

Airspace restrictions: where to check

Terasor holds no airspace restriction data. This section points at the authority that does; it does not tell you whether you may fly.

UK Civil Aviation AuthorityRules and guidance

The CAA page explains the rules and links the official map of UAS restriction zones, which is published separately by NATS UK AIS.

UK flight restriction zones near this point

From the UK AIP UAS dataset, AIRAC effective 1 October 2026. It carries UAS flight restriction zones only: no temporary restrictions or NOTAMs, and no general controlled airspace.

This point is inside a restriction zone

  • HYDE PARK (EGR157): restricted area, up to 1,400 ft above mean sea level.

Also directly overhead, listed apart because each starts far above the 400 ft ceiling for open category drone flight:

  • RPAS CORRIDOR (EGD219B): danger area, FL 500 to FL 660.

Nearest zones within 30 km, by distance to the zone boundary, showing 6 of 43 found.

  • CITY OF LONDON (EGR158): restricted area, 770 m away, surface to 1,400 ft above mean sea level.
  • LONDON HELIPORT (EGR1U043A): flight restriction zone, 1.8 km away, surface to 2,000 ft above surface.
  • HMP PENTONVILLE (EGR1U068): flight restriction zone, 3.6 km away, surface to 600 ft above mean sea level.
  • HMP BRIXTON (EGR1U053): flight restriction zone, 5.7 km away, surface to 600 ft above mean sea level.
  • ISLE OF DOGS (EGR159): restricted area, 6.5 km away, surface to 1,400 ft above mean sea level.
  • HMP WANDSWORTH (EGR1U075): flight restriction zone, 6.6 km away, surface to 600 ft above mean sea level.

None of these links covers everything. Temporary restrictions and short notice airspace closures, local rules about where you may take off and land, permission from the landowner, and privacy law all sit outside them and need checking separately.

Flight Window is a planning aid, not an authority to fly. It uses third party data that may be wrong or incomplete. A clear display is not permission to fly. Always check official weather and airspace sources before flying.

Weather data from MET Norway. Data supplied by the Met Office. Aerodrome reports from the NOAA Aviation Weather Center.

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