Weather
What it is like outside right now, explained in plain English.
What is it like outside?
Press Use my location and this will tell you what the weather is doing where you are, in plain English — not just the numbers, but what they mean and whether you need a coat. Or search for anywhere in the world.
Your location goes straight from your browser to the forecast service. DO101 never sees it, and there is no account and nothing to install.
Private by design. This tool runs entirely in your browser. Your input is processed on your own device and is not uploaded by DO101.
About the Weather
A weather page that answers the question instead of handing you a table of numbers. It finds where you are, then tells you what it is actually like out — whether it feels colder than the thermometer says and why, when the rain starts and stops, whether you need a coat, an umbrella or sunscreen. Every reading comes with what it means: wind as what you would notice, humidity as how muggy it feels, pressure as what is coming next. Twenty-four hours ahead by the hour and a week beyond that. No account, no app, and your location never touches a DO101 server.
How to use it
- 1Press Use my location, or search for any town or city in the world.
- 2Read the one-line answer at the top, then the coat-and-umbrella advice under it.
- 3Scroll the hourly strip to see when rain arrives and when it clears.
- 4Check “what the numbers mean” for wind, UV, humidity and pressure in plain words.
- 5Switch between °C and °F, and the 24-hour and 12-hour clock, at the top right.
What you get
- One sentence at the top that answers “what is it like out?”
- Explains why it feels warmer or colder than the thermometer says
- Tells you when rain starts and stops, not just a daily percentage
- Coat, umbrella and sunscreen advice from the temperature your body feels
- Wind described as what you would actually notice, on the Beaufort scale
- UV with how long fair skin takes to burn, humidity as how muggy it feels
- Pressure read as a three-hour trend — what is coming, not just what it is
- Compares right now with the same time yesterday
- Hourly temperature and rain chance for 24 hours, plus a 7-day outlook
- Sunrise, sunset and how much daylight is left today
- Warnings for gales, extreme UV, dangerous heat and hard frost
- °C or °F and a 24 or 12-hour clock, remembered on your device
- Your location goes straight to the forecast service — never to DO101
Every number, explained
Most weather pages hand you a table and leave you to interpret it. This one does the interpreting, using the same conventions forecasters use.
Feels like
Wind takes warmth off your skin and humidity stops sweat evaporating. This is the temperature your body is actually responding to.
Beaufort force
Wind described by what you would notice — leaves rustling, umbrellas turning inside out, hard work walking into it.
Dew point
The honest measure of mugginess. 80% humidity at 5°C is crisp; at 28°C it is unbearable. Dew point tells the two apart.
UV index
How fast the sun burns. Under 3 is harmless; 8 and above burns fair skin in about fifteen minutes.
Pressure trend
Falling more than 3 hPa in three hours is the classic sign of a front — wind and rain within a few hours.
Rain window
When it starts and when it stops, instead of a daily percentage you cannot plan around.
Where your location goes
Nothing asks your browser for a position until you press Use my location, and you can skip it entirely by searching for your town — the forecast is the same either way.
When you do share it, the coordinates go from your browser straight to Open-Meteo for the forecast and to OpenStreetMap for the place name. They are rounded first, because a forecast is identical across a whole town. There is no DO101 server in the middle — the page runs entirely in your browser, which is also why there is nothing to sign up for.
Frequently asked questions
Does it know where I am automatically?
Only if you press Use my location and allow it. Nothing asks your browser for a position until you do, so opening the page will not throw a permission prompt at you. If you would rather not share it, search for your town instead — the forecast is identical.
Where does my location go?
From your browser straight to Open-Meteo, who return the forecast, and to OpenStreetMap to turn the coordinates into a town name. It never passes through a DO101 server, because there isn't one — the whole page runs in your browser. The coordinates are also rounded before being sent, since a forecast is the same across a whole town.
Where does the forecast come from?
Open-Meteo, which combines the open data published by national weather services — the same national models that sit behind most weather apps. It is free for non-commercial use and needs no account, which is what lets this tool stay free with nothing to sign up for.
Why does it say it feels colder than the temperature?
Because it usually does. Wind strips warmth off your skin faster than still air, and damp air conducts heat away from you, so 8°C in a stiff breeze feels more like 4°C. In hot weather it works the other way: high humidity stops sweat evaporating, so your body cannot cool itself and 30°C feels like 34°C. The page tells you which of the two is happening.
How accurate is it?
The next few hours are usually very good, tomorrow is good, and the far end of the week is a rough steer rather than a promise. That is true of every forecast, not just this one. Rain timing is the hardest part — a shower that arrives half an hour late is normal, so treat the rain window as roughly when rather than exactly when.
What does the UV number mean?
It is how strong the sun's burning radiation is, on an open-ended scale where anything under 3 is harmless and 8 or more will burn fair, untanned skin in about a quarter of an hour. The page gives you the rough burn time rather than making you look the band up.
Why show pressure as rising or falling?
Because the direction tells you more than the number. A drop of more than about 3 hPa in three hours is the classic sign of a front coming through, which usually means wind and rain within a few hours. Steady high pressure means tomorrow will probably look like today.
Can I use it for somewhere I am travelling to?
Yes — search for the place and it is remembered in the Recent row, so you can flip between home and where you are going. All times shown are local to the place you are looking at, not to you.
Does it work offline?
No. A forecast has to be fetched, so it needs a connection. What it does keep on your device is your chosen place, your recent places and your °C/°F preference, so it comes straight back up when you return.
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