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Increasingly often, apart from recording images in the red-green-blue (RGB) range, multispectral images are also recorded. It is important to accurately assess the radiometric quality of UAV imagery to eliminate interference that might reduce the interpretation potential of the images and distort the results of remote sensing analyses. Such assessment should consider the influence of the atmosphere and the seasonal and weather conditions at the time of acquiring the imagery. The assessment of the radiometric quality of images acquired in different weather conditions is crucial in terms of improving the interpretation potential of the imagery and improving the accuracy of determining the indicators used in remote sensing and in environmental monitoring. Until now, the assessment of radiometric quality of UAV imagery did not consider the influence of meteorological conditions at different times of year. This paper presents an assessment of the influence of weather conditions on the quality of UAV imagery acquired in the visible range. This study presents the methodology for assessing image quality, considering the weather conditions characteristic of autumn in Central and Eastern Europe. The proposed solution facilitates the assessment of the radiometric quality of images acquired in the visible range. Using the objective indicator of quality assessment developed in this study, images were classified into appropriate categories, allowing, at a later stage, to improve the results of vegetation indices. 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