--- title: "Drone Weather Forecast features: forecast, wind, no-fly zones, photo spots" description: "Every feature of the Drone Weather Forecast app for drone pilots: safe-to-fly verdict, wind at altitude, KP index, satellites, no-fly zone map, photo spots, checklists and more." canonical: https://droneweatherforecast.app/features lang: en site: Drone Weather Forecast updated: 2026-10-14 alternates: - lang: pt-BR url: https://droneweatherforecast.app/pt/features - lang: es url: https://droneweatherforecast.app/es/features - lang: fr url: https://droneweatherforecast.app/fr/features - lang: de url: https://droneweatherforecast.app/de/features - lang: it url: https://droneweatherforecast.app/it/features - lang: nl url: https://droneweatherforecast.app/nl/features - lang: pl url: https://droneweatherforecast.app/pl/features - lang: id url: https://droneweatherforecast.app/id/features - lang: ru url: https://droneweatherforecast.app/ru/features - lang: ja url: https://droneweatherforecast.app/ja/features - lang: tr url: https://droneweatherforecast.app/tr/features - lang: el url: https://droneweatherforecast.app/el/features - lang: zh-Hans url: https://droneweatherforecast.app/zh-hans/features - lang: zh-Hant url: https://droneweatherforecast.app/zh-hant/features - lang: hi url: https://droneweatherforecast.app/hi/features html: https://droneweatherforecast.app/features markdown: https://droneweatherforecast.app/features.md llms_txt: https://droneweatherforecast.app/llms.txt --- # Everything Drone Weather Forecast does > Every feature of the Drone Weather Forecast app for drone pilots: safe-to-fly verdict, wind at altitude, KP index, satellites, no-fly zone map, photo spots, checklists and more. *Last updated: 2026-10-14* Drone Weather Forecast is a free Android and iOS app for drone pilots, without ads. Most features are free; the ones marked **Pro** come with the optional Pro upgrade, sold as an annual subscription or a one-time lifetime purchase ([pricing](https://droneweatherforecast.app/pricing)). Each feature has its own page below. ## [Safe-to-fly verdict](https://droneweatherforecast.app/features/safe-to-fly-verdict) **Free** · One colour that tells you whether the weather suits your drone: every value of the forecast is compared with the limits of your own model. ## [7-day hourly forecast](https://droneweatherforecast.app/features/hourly-forecast) **Free** · Temperature, rain, cloud cover, visibility, sunrise and sunset, hour by hour for the next 7 days, at the exact coordinates you searched. ## [Wind speed, gusts and direction](https://droneweatherforecast.app/features/wind-and-gusts) **Free** · Ground wind and gusts hour by hour, compared with the maximum wind resistance of your drone, and the direction the wind comes from. ## [Wind profile by altitude](https://droneweatherforecast.app/features/wind-at-altitude) **Pro** · Wind and estimated gusts at 12 heights from 10 m to 4,200 m, so you know what your drone will meet when it climbs. ## [KP index and geomagnetic storms](https://droneweatherforecast.app/features/kp-index) **Free** · The planetary KP index, current and forecast, with a limit you choose: high values disturb GPS accuracy and the compass of your drone. ## [Visible GNSS satellites](https://droneweatherforecast.app/features/gps-satellites) **Free** · How many GPS, GLONASS, Galileo and BeiDou satellites are above the horizon at your place and hour, computed from their orbits. ## [No-fly zone map](https://droneweatherforecast.app/features/no-fly-zone-map) **Free** · Official airspace data and DJI GEO zones on one map, with the stepped height limits around airports. It works offline. ## [Photo spots: where to fly](https://droneweatherforecast.app/features/photo-spots) **Free** · A map of viewpoints, waterfalls, coast, mountains, heritage sites and more, with the airspace status and the forecast of each place. ## [Limits for your drone model](https://droneweatherforecast.app/features/drone-limits) **Free** · Pick your drone among 79 presets from 9 manufacturers and the wind, temperature and satellite limits adjust automatically, or type your own. ## [Multiple drones](https://droneweatherforecast.app/features/multiple-drones) **Pro** · Save several drones, each with its own limits and settings, and switch the active one right from the home screen. ## [Hourly forecast table](https://droneweatherforecast.app/features/forecast-table) **Pro** · Every indicator for every hour of the coming days in one scrollable table, each cell coloured against the limits of your drone. ## [Wind compass](https://droneweatherforecast.app/features/wind-compass) **Pro** · A compass that points into the wind, shows the magnetic and true heading and warns about magnetic interference before you calibrate. ## [Choice of weather source](https://droneweatherforecast.app/features/weather-sources) **Pro** · The forecast comes from Open-Meteo for free; Pro users can switch to Apple WeatherKit or WeatherAPI, merged with Open-Meteo altitude winds. ## [Favourite places](https://droneweatherforecast.app/features/favourite-places) **Pro** · Save the places you fly most and jump to their forecast in one tap. ## [Pre-flight checklists](https://droneweatherforecast.app/features/preflight-checklist) **Free** · Create your own checklists, tick them off before every flight and keep a history of the checks you completed. ## [Pilot community](https://droneweatherforecast.app/features/pilot-community) **Free** · A moderated forum to ask questions, share tips and post aerial photos, filtered by language. Reading is free; posting comes with Pro. ## [Your units, your language](https://droneweatherforecast.app/features/units-and-languages) **Free** · Wind in km/h, m/s, mph or knots, temperature in °C or °F, heights in metres or feet, 12 or 24-hour clock, in 16 languages. ## Check the wind for your drone before every flight Drone Weather Forecast compares the hourly forecast, gusts, KP index and satellites with your drone model. Free on Android and iOS, no ads. - [Get it on Google Play](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=xyz.droneweather.app) - [Download on the App Store](https://apps.apple.com/app/drone-weather-forecast/id6768126094)