Mountain Weather UK

Weather Visuals v2.4 & v2.5: Synoptic Fronts, Regions and Summits

Written by Jonathan Yates • 26 Sept 2026

Back in May we [introduced the Weather Visuals suite](/blog/08-05-26-weather-visualisations) — interactive, hour-by-hour maps of wind, pressure, temperature, precipitation, cloud and more, built on the same high-resolution forecast data as our summit forecasts. Since then we've shipped two more releases, v2.4.0 and v2.5.0, that take it a lot further: a full...

Why Our New Weather Visualisations Are Built Differently

Written by Roy Tynan developer at MWUK • 8 May 2026

When most people check the weather, they open an app, glance at a number and a symbol, and decide whether to take a jacket. That works fine for a trip to the shops. It does not work well when you are planning a day on the hills. Mountain Weather UK...

Python Hills: The basics of terrain imagery

Written by Roy Tynan, developer at MWUK • 8 May 2026

Understanding the Elevation Data Behind Python Hills; a semi-technical overview. If you've ever unfolded an Ordnance Survey map on a windswept summit, you'll know that the contour lines and shading do a remarkable job of capturing the shape of the land. What's less obvious is that the same kind of...

Introducing New Weather Animations in v2.2

Written by Jonathan Yates • 24 Apr 2026

The Mountain Weather UK App v2.2 has now been released! This version includes new beautiful Mountain Weather Animations on the forecast page. They're something along the lines of the Apple Weather App Weather Animations which I've always really liked, so I thought why not try to add them to the...