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The Shard Visibility Today: Is It Worth Going Up?

London's tallest viewpoint, honest about how often the city hides in cloud.

For tomorrow · 2026-08-13

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86/100

Go up tomorrow — 18:00–22:00 is the window worth booking. Clear skies with little cloud.

Conditions at the deck · 22:00

Temperature
24°C
Cloud
0% · low 0%
Wind
10 km/h · gusts 21
Visibility
21 km
Air quality
AQI 62

Open-Meteo (forecast + air quality)

Altitude & cloud

Live· 22:00

The Shard altitude columnThe Shard's Level 72 deck at 251 m, with no low cloud layer measured.251 m · Level 72
The Shard's Level 72 deck at 251 m, with no low cloud layer measured.

Best window today18:00–22:00Europe/London

Why

  • Clear skies with little cloud
  • Golden hour — the best light of the day
  • Blue hour just after sunset
  • Little chance of rain
  • Operating status unconfirmed

Outlook · Europe/London

  • ThuVIEW86
  • FriVIEW87
  • SatVIEW75
  • SunVIEW88
  • MonVIEW73

Deck facts

Level 72
244 m above ground · 251 m ASL · Indoor & outdoor
Indicative price
from approx. £28 — Standard entry, from a secondary source (premium entry with champagne from GBP 45)
Local timezone
Europe/London

Updated · Sources: Open-Meteo (forecast + air quality), ViewOrSkip published-hours calendar (Tier 1, day-level, no live feed), Open-Meteo (forecast + air quality)