DREICH
A still Highland loch between mountains under a heavy, even dreich sky, a faint break of pale light down the glen

DreichWeather

Scotland’s brutally honest weather.

Out now for iPhone

Dreich app icon — a stone letter D under a raincloud in a Highland glen Download on the App Store
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From the Scots

Dreary, grey, drizzly,
and thoroughly miserable.

dreich  ·  /driːx/  ·  adjective

A whole mood in six letters. Dreich is a weather companion that tells you the truth, the way we’d say it in Scotland — no false cheer, no pretending the sun’s about to break through. Just an honest read on the day, and a wee bit of character while it’s at it.

The Dreich Score

Every day gets a score.

A single, honest number out of ten for how dreich it is out there — worked out from the real forecast, and built so the verdict never argues with it. Share it as a card and let folk see exactly what you’re dealing with.

Dreich Score 0 card — not a hint of dreich
0   not a hint of dreich
Dreich Score 5 card — a bit dreich
5   a bit dreich
Dreich Score 8 card — pure dreich
8   pure dreich
Dreich Score 10 card — you'd greet into your tea
10   you’d greet into your tea

What’s inside

More than a forecast.

I

Atmospheric forecasts

Right now, hour by hour, and seven days out. Sun not included.

II

Midge Forecast

How bad the wee biters will be, tuned to your patch across the UK and Ireland.

III

Washing, fishing & hills

Honest day-ratings for drying the washing, casting a line, or taking to the tops.

IV

Campsite Checker

Search any spot in the UK or Ireland for rain, wind, temperature and midges.

V

The Dreich League

Scotland’s places ranked by how grim it is right now. Misery loves company.

VI

Weather alerts

A wee heads-up before the rain lands, so you can get the washing in.

VII

Shareable score cards

Show off your dreichest days, made for posting.

VIII

A hidden surprise

There may be a little something for the curious. We’ll say no more.

The app

Built to be looked at.

Dreich app — the day's weather and Dreich Score for Edinburgh
The day, scored
Dreich app — the midge forecast
Midge forecast
Dreich app — fishing and hill-walking conditions
Fishing & the hills
Dreich app — the daily Dreich report
The daily report

Questions

Aye, but…

What does “dreich” actually mean?

It’s Scots for dreary, bleak, grey and wet — the kind of day that settles in and stays. If you know, you know.

Where do the midge and fishing features work?

Across the UK and Ireland, tuned to your area. Further afield you’ll still get the weather — just not the midges.

Is there a free trial?

Yes. Dreich Premium opens with a one-week free trial where offered, and you can cancel any time before it ends.

Where does the weather come from?

Apple Weather. Dreich just gives it a Scottish telling — the underlying forecast is Apple’s.

What about my data?

No accounts, no trackers, no advertising. Your location is used only to fetch the forecast. See the Privacy Policy.

Out now

It’s here. It’s dreich.

Dreich is on the App Store now, with a one-week Premium free trial where offered.

Download on the App Store

For iPhone. Requires iOS 17 or later.

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Dreich Room is our ambience channel: cinematic Scottish weather and slow music, to work, read or sleep to.

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