What is the Weather Centre?
The Weather Centre provides live weather conditions for every UK and Irish racecourse, including satellite course maps, real-time wind speed and direction, temperature, and a 7-day rainfall history chart. Use it to assess ground conditions before racing.
Key Features
- Satellite Course Map — aerial imagery of the racecourse with an animated wind direction arrow showing which way the wind is blowing and its speed
- Current Conditions — temperature, wind speed with gusts, compass direction, and a weather description (clear, overcast, rain, etc.)
- 7-Day Rainfall Chart — bar chart showing daily precipitation totals for the past week plus today, with a cumulative total. Essential for judging how the ground will ride
- Race Day Rain — today's precipitation highlighted so you can quickly see how much rain has fallen at the course
- Course Maps — Proform's detailed track layout maps showing distances, elevation profiles, and course characteristics for both Flat and Jumps configurations
Accessing the Weather Centre
- Racecards menu: Choose Weather Centre from the Racecards menu in the navigation bar
- Racecard: Click the Live Weather button in the race header (next to the course navigation arrows)
- Direct URL:
weather.html?courseId=14(pre-selects a specific course)
Upcoming Fixtures
The sidebar shows courses with racing scheduled for the next 3 days, grouped by date with Today, Tomorrow, and future day headers. Click any course to instantly view its weather and satellite map.
Any Course Lookup
Use the Any Course dropdown at the top of the sidebar to look up weather for any of the 78 UK, Irish, and international racecourses — even weeks in advance of a meeting.
Wind Direction
The wind arrow overlay on the satellite map shows the direction the wind is blowing towards (not where it comes from). The arrow colour indicates wind speed:
- Blue — Light wind (under 15 mph)
- Amber — Moderate wind (15–30 mph)
- Red — Strong wind (over 30 mph)
Data Source
Weather data is provided by Open-Meteo and updates every 15 minutes. Course maps are from Proform Racecourse Profiles. Satellite imagery is provided by Esri.
Availability: The Weather Centre is free for all users on every subscription tier.