DroneChecker: Drone Weather UK

Can I fly my drone today? DroneChecker gives UK drone pilots one clear answer before you leave the house: Good to Fly, Fly with Caution or Do Not Fly, calibrated to your exact drone model.

A DJI Mini 4 Pro and a DJI Mavic 4 Pro handle wind very differently, so your verdict is based on your drone's own wind limits, not a generic rule. Wind, gusts, visibility, rain, fog, temperature and geomagnetic activity are all factored in.

🚁 FLYING CONDITIONS
Clear Good to Fly / Fly with Caution / Do Not Fly ratings for your drone. Built-in wind limits for every drone listed below. LiPo battery warning below 10°C.

🌦️ LIVE DRONE WEATHER
Wind speed and gusts in km/h, mph and knots. Air smoothness, wind trend, visibility with a VLOS rating, dew point, cloud cover, humidity and pressure. Share conditions with one tap.

📋 TODAY'S CONDITIONS
A plain English summary of what the weather is doing and why it matters, free for every pilot. Plus and Pro add the best flying window, a golden hour outlook and battery and visibility notes.

🗓️ FORECAST
6-hour hourly forecast with a flying rating for every slot and a 3-day outlook, free. Plus and Pro unlock the full 72-hour forecast and a 7-day best day planner.

🗺️ UK NO FLY ZONE MAP
Free for everyone: flight restriction zones, prohibited areas, danger areas, helicopter routes, military airfields (MATZ), airfields and gliding sites, plus ground hazards such as schools, hospitals and railways. Pro adds live UK NOTAMs and AIP Supplements, refreshed hourly from NATS, and Planned Flights.

🎓 LEARNER MODE
New to flying? Learner mode warns you well inside your drone's wind limits, then offers to step up as you gain experience. You always choose when.

📍 FLYING SPOTS (PLUS & PRO)
Find good places to fly, shared by other UK pilots, with photos, access and parking notes and reviews. Anyone can share a spot, free and with no account.

✈️ FLIGHT LOG (PLUS & PRO)
Log every flight with date, location, drone, duration and conditions, with the weather filled in for you. Add up to 3 photos per flight, export to Excel and sync across your devices.

💨 WIND DETAIL (PLUS & PRO)
10m, 80m and 120m altitude layers with a 72-hour hourly breakdown and gust forecast.

🌅 GOLDEN HOUR (PLUS & PRO)
Blue hour, golden hour, sunrise and sunset for your exact location, with countdowns and a sun path map.

🛰️ KP INDEX
Live geomagnetic KP index from NOAA. Caution at KP 4+, Do Not Fly at KP 6+, when GPS and compass become unreliable.

✅ PRE-FLIGHT CHECKLIST
29-item checklist covering registration, hardware, batteries, environment and pre-takeoff checks.

🪪 OPERATOR ID AND FLYER ID
Reminders before your CAA registration expires. Operator ID is needed for drones 250g+, or 100g+ with a camera. Flyer ID is needed for all drones 100g+.

📱 OFFLINE MODE
Your last conditions are cached, so you can still check them at sites with no signal.

⭐ DRONECHECKER PLUS: £2.99/MONTH OR £22.99/YEAR
- 72-hour forecast and 7-day best day planner
- Wind Detail at 10/80/120m
- Golden Hour with sun path map
- Flying Spots
- Flight log with photos, Excel export and cloud sync
- Unlimited saved locations with live rating dots
- Multiple custom drone profiles

⭐ DRONECHECKER PRO: £3.99/MONTH OR £29.99/YEAR
Everything in Plus, plus:
- Live UK NOTAMs and AIP Supplements on the map
- Planned Flights: see and share flight plans with nearby pilots

🚁 SUPPORTED DRONES
DJI Mini 1, Mini 2 / 2 SE, Mini 3, Mini 3 Pro, Mini 4K, Mini 4 Pro, Mini 5 Pro, Air 2S, Air 3 / 3S, Mavic 3 Pro / Classic, Mavic 4 Pro, Phantom 4 Pro, Avata 2, Avata 360, Neo, Neo 2, Flip, Lito 1, Lito X1, Autel EVO Nano+ and Lite+, Potensic Atom SE and Atom 2, HoverAir X1 and X1 Pro/ProMax, plus generic light and heavy profiles.

🇬🇧 BUILT FOR UK PILOTS
Made in the UK for UK drone rules, with links to the CAA's own guidance. Advisory only: always check official sources before you fly.

Also at dronechecker.co.uk on any browser. Free features need no account. Plus and Pro require sign-in.

Recent changes:
New: a "Can I fly?" home screen widget.

See your verdict without opening the app. Long-press your home screen, tap Widgets and add DroneChecker. At its smallest it shows the verdict and wind. Make it wider to see the wind for the next six hours.

Open the app once after adding it to fill it in. It updates each time you check the app.