Already found the roads you want to ride? Export the route as a GPX file and bring it into MotoMeteo. You can check the expected rain, wind and temperature along that route before deciding when to leave and what to pack.

MotoMeteo accepts standard GPX routes from tools such as Calimoto and Kurviger, as well as other planners that export compatible GPX data.

How to check the weather for a GPX route

  1. Finish the route in your planner. Add the roads and stops you actually intend to ride. A clean route produces a clearer forecast than a rough file with disconnected tracks or unintended detours.
  2. Export a standard GPX file. Save it somewhere available to the iPhone, iPad, or Android device running MotoMeteo.
  3. Open or import the file with MotoMeteo. Check the route on the map before requesting its weather forecast.
  4. Choose the departure time. Timing is essential: every forecast point is matched to the time you are expected to reach that part of the route.
  5. Review the summary and route points. Look for the first meaningful changes in rain, wind, visibility, temperature, and surface information.

The imported GPX remains the basis of the weather plan. MotoMeteo is not trying to replace the shaping and navigation tools in a dedicated motorcycle route planner.

What to inspect after import

Start with the route line. Confirm that the imported ride begins and ends where expected and that no large gaps or surprising diversions appeared. Then review the forecast in the order you will encounter it.

Pay particular attention to exposed sections when gusts or crosswinds are expected, higher or shaded sections when temperatures approach freezing, and the timing of precipitation. A rain percentage on its own does not say when the rain starts on your specific road; the route timeline provides the missing spatial and timing context.

MotoMeteo can also highlight low sun, fog, ice risk, thunderstorms, the first rain after a dry period, and wind chill at riding speed. These are planning signals. Current road conditions and official warnings always take priority.

What if the conditions look poor?

Use the information to make one change at a time:

  • move the departure earlier or later and calculate again;
  • adjust the route in the original planner to avoid an exposed or high-altitude section;
  • split the plan into separate legs around long stops, each with its own departure time;
  • postpone the ride when official warnings or the overall picture make that the sensible choice.

PRO users can use Best Time to Leave to compare forecast windows across the full route. Free users can still calculate a limited number of route forecasts and review the main weather, hazard, and gear information.

Keep the source file

Retain the original GPX and the route in the planning app that created it. That makes later edits predictable and avoids treating a weather-planning copy as the master navigation route. If the ride changes substantially, export a fresh file and run a new forecast.

Need the export steps or help with a file that will not import? Follow our Calimoto and Kurviger GPX weather workflow, including route checks, file limits and timing around breaks.

For more context, see how motorcycle route weather works or follow the step-by-step route weather checking guide.

For a tour across several days, keep each day’s route easy to identify and allow time for the stops you intend to make. Our first motorcycle tour in Europe guide helps you turn a collection of roads into a realistic itinerary.