day swap animation

src/lib/services/weather.ts

@@ -208,6 +208,17 @@ export interface WeekDailyData {
 	windspeed_10m_max: number[];
 	windgusts_10m_max: number[];
 	winddirection_10m_dominant: number[];
+	// Only the live forecast carries these; the archive-backed views reuse this
+	// shape without them, so they stay optional.
+	/** Seconds between sunrise and sunset. */
+	daylight_duration?: number[];
+	uv_index_max?: number[];
+	precipitation_probability_max?: number[];
+	/** Unix seconds; 0 on the days the moon doesn't rise / set at all. */
+	moonrise?: number[];
+	moonset?: number[];
+	/** 0 and 1 are new moon, 0.5 is full moon. */
+	moon_phase?: number[];
 }
 
 export interface WeekForecastResult {
@@ -361,7 +372,13 @@ const WEEK_DAILY_VARS = [
 	'precipitation_sum',
 	'wind_speed_10m_max',
 	'wind_gusts_10m_max',
-	'wind_direction_10m_dominant'
+	'wind_direction_10m_dominant',
+	'daylight_duration',
+	'uv_index_max',
+	'precipitation_probability_max',
+	'moonrise',
+	'moonset',
+	'moon_phase'
 ] as const;
 
 /**
@@ -463,6 +480,17 @@ export async function fetchWeekForecast(params: WeekForecastParams): Promise<Wee
 	const sunriseVar = dailyBlock.variables(3)!;
 	const sunsetVar = dailyBlock.variables(4)!;
 
+	// Optional tail variables: a model that doesn't carry them yields fewer
+	// entries, so read them defensively instead of asserting.
+	const dailyAt = (i: number): number[] => {
+		const v = dailyBlock.variables(i);
+		return v ? getValues(v) : [];
+	};
+	const dailyInt64At = (i: number): number[] => {
+		const v = dailyBlock.variables(i);
+		return v ? getInt64Values(v) : [];
+	};
+
 	const daily: WeekDailyData = {
 		weather_code: getValues(dailyBlock.variables(0)!),
 		temperature_2m_max: getValues(dailyBlock.variables(1)!),
@@ -473,7 +501,13 @@ export async function fetchWeekForecast(params: WeekForecastParams): Promise<Wee
 		precipitation_sum: getValues(dailyBlock.variables(6)!),
 		windspeed_10m_max: getValues(dailyBlock.variables(7)!),
 		windgusts_10m_max: getValues(dailyBlock.variables(8)!),
-		winddirection_10m_dominant: getValues(dailyBlock.variables(9)!)
+		winddirection_10m_dominant: getValues(dailyBlock.variables(9)!),
+		daylight_duration: dailyAt(10),
+		uv_index_max: dailyAt(11),
+		precipitation_probability_max: dailyAt(12),
+		moonrise: dailyInt64At(13),
+		moonset: dailyInt64At(14),
+		moon_phase: dailyAt(15)
 	};
 
 	const daylightBands = buildDaylightBands(daily.sunrise, daily.sunset);

src/lib/utils/day-swap.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+/**
+ * Fades a block back in whenever the value passed to it changes - used to make
+ * a day switch visible in the hourly table, the written forecast and the
+ * meteograms.
+ *
+ * It animates the existing node instead of remounting it: the meteograms hold
+ * canvas charts with their own zoom state, and rebuilding those on every day
+ * change would be both expensive and lossy.
+ */
+export function daySwap(node: HTMLElement, key: unknown) {
+	let current = key;
+
+	const play = () => {
+		if (window.matchMedia('(prefers-reduced-motion: reduce)').matches) return;
+		node.animate(
+			[
+				{ opacity: 0.15, transform: 'translateY(4px)' },
+				{ opacity: 1, transform: 'translateY(0)' }
+			],
+			{ duration: 280, easing: 'cubic-bezier(0.22, 0.61, 0.36, 1)' }
+		);
+	};
+
+	return {
+		update(next: unknown) {
+			if (next === current) return;
+			current = next;
+			play();
+		}
+	};
+}

src/routes/weather/week/[location]/+page.svelte

@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
 		storedVariablePrefs
 	} from '$lib/stores/settings';
 
+	import { formatZoned } from '$lib/utils/date';
+	import { daySwap } from '$lib/utils/day-swap';
 	import { buildLocationRoute } from '$lib/utils/location';
 
 	import { ChartContainer } from '$lib/components/charts';
@@ -27,6 +29,7 @@
 	import { defaultParameters } from '../../options';
 	import { computeDayNightWeatherCodes } from '../../utils/weather-codes';
 	import DailyStripSticky from './DailyStripSticky.svelte';
+	import DaySummary from './DaySummary.svelte';
 	import HourlyTable from './HourlyTable.svelte';
 	import MeteogramCharts from './MeteogramCharts.svelte';
 	import ModelSelector from './ModelSelector.svelte';
@@ -59,13 +62,11 @@
 	// arrives (no layout shift)
 	let enabledChartCount = $derived($storedChartLayout.filter((p) => p.variables.length > 0).length);
 
-	// Height the hourly table will occupy once it renders, so its placeholder
-	// reserves exactly that and nothing below it jumps. The table is a header row
-	// plus one row per enabled variable, so the count drives the estimate.
-	const TABLE_HEADER_PX = 96;
+	// The hourly table is a header row plus one row per enabled variable, so the
+	// placeholder below reserves exactly that and nothing under it jumps when the
+	// real table arrives.
 	const TABLE_ROW_PX = 57;
 	let enabledTableRows = $derived(Object.values($storedVariablePrefs.table).filter(Boolean).length);
-	let tableSkeletonHeight = $derived(TABLE_HEADER_PX + enabledTableRows * TABLE_ROW_PX);
 
 	// Request only the hourly variables the table rows and meteograms actually
 	// show, so unused variables are never fetched. weather_code is always
@@ -129,6 +130,13 @@
 	let fetchedHourly: FetchedHourly | null = $state(null);
 	let fetchedDaily: FetchedDaily | null = $state(null);
 
+	// Stable per-day key: the fade only replays when the day actually changes,
+	// not on every clock tick or refetch.
+	let selectedDayKey = $derived.by(() => {
+		const fd = fetchedDaily;
+		return fd ? formatZoned(selectedDay, fd.timezone, 'yyyy-MM-dd') : '';
+	});
+
 	// Charts intentionally keep their current range: they show the full week
 	// unless the user narrows it via the range presets or Ctrl+scroll.
 	const switchDay = (date: Date) => {
@@ -320,14 +328,16 @@
 			/>
 
 			{#if fetchedHourly && fetchedDaily}
-				<HourlyTable
-					data={fetchedHourly}
-					daily={fetchedDaily}
-					{selectedDay}
-					units={params}
-					locationName={location.name ?? ''}
-					onCustomize={() => (variableSidebarOpen = true)}
-				/>
+				<div use:daySwap={selectedDayKey}>
+					<HourlyTable
+						data={fetchedHourly}
+						daily={fetchedDaily}
+						{selectedDay}
+						units={params}
+						locationName={location.name ?? ''}
+						onCustomize={() => (variableSidebarOpen = true)}
+					/>
+				</div>
 			{:else}
 				<!-- Mirrors the real table: same header bar and the same body height,
 				     so the heading doesn't pop in and nothing below moves.
@@ -347,12 +357,35 @@
 							<div class="h-8 w-20 animate-pulse rounded-lg bg-muted"></div>
 						</div>
 					</div>
-					<div class="animate-pulse bg-card" style="height: {tableSkeletonHeight}px"></div>
+					<!-- one placeholder per row the real table will render, so the body
+					     reads as a loading table rather than a blank panel -->
+					<div class="divide-y divide-border/50">
+						{#each { length: enabledTableRows } as _, i (i)}
+							<div class="flex items-center gap-4 px-4" style="height: {TABLE_ROW_PX}px">
+								<div class="h-3.5 w-14 shrink-0 animate-pulse rounded bg-muted"></div>
+								<div class="h-3.5 flex-1 animate-pulse rounded bg-muted/70"></div>
+							</div>
+						{/each}
+					</div>
 				</div>
 			{/if}
 
+			{#if fetchedHourly && fetchedDaily}
+				<div use:daySwap={selectedDayKey}>
+					<DaySummary data={fetchedHourly} daily={fetchedDaily} {selectedDay} units={params} />
+				</div>
+			{:else}
+				<!-- same footprint as the written forecast, so it doesn't shove the
+				     meteograms down when it arrives -->
+				<section class="mt-6" in:fade={{ duration: 200 }}>
+					<div class="h-52 animate-pulse rounded-2xl border border-border/70 bg-card sm:h-40"></div>
+				</section>
+			{/if}
+
 			{#if fetchedHourly}
-				<MeteogramCharts data={fetchedHourly} {selectedDay} units={params} {loading} />
+				<div use:daySwap={selectedDayKey}>
+					<MeteogramCharts data={fetchedHourly} {selectedDay} units={params} {loading} />
+				</div>
 			{:else}
 				<!-- reserve the exact chart area height before the first fetch resolves,
 				     header row included -->

src/routes/weather/week/[location]/DailyStripSticky.svelte

@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@
 			<div class="strip-days flex">
 				{#each SKELETON_CELLS as i (i)}
 					<div
-						class="strip-cell shrink-0 animate-pulse rounded-xl border border-border/50 bg-muted/60"
+						class="strip-cell shrink-0 animate-pulse rounded-xl border border-border/60 bg-muted"
 					></div>
 				{/each}
 			</div>

src/routes/weather/week/[location]/DaySummary.svelte

@@ -0,0 +1,215 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+	import { formatZoned, getRelativeDayLabel } from '$lib/utils/date';
+
+	import {
+		buildDayNarrative,
+		moonIllumination,
+		moonPhaseName,
+		uvColorClass,
+		uvLabel
+	} from './forecast-text';
+
+	import type { FetchedDaily, FetchedHourly, WeatherUnits } from './types';
+
+	interface Props {
+		data: FetchedHourly;
+		daily: FetchedDaily;
+		selectedDay: Date;
+		units: WeatherUnits;
+	}
+
+	let { data, daily, selectedDay, units }: Props = $props();
+
+	const finite = (v: number | null | undefined): v is number => v != null && Number.isFinite(v);
+
+	let timezone = $derived(daily.timezone);
+	let dayKey = $derived(formatZoned(selectedDay, timezone, 'yyyy-MM-dd'));
+	let dayIndex = $derived(
+		daily.dailyDates.findIndex((d) => formatZoned(d, timezone, 'yyyy-MM-dd') === dayKey)
+	);
+	let relLabel = $derived(getRelativeDayLabel(selectedDay, timezone));
+	let isToday = $derived(relLabel === 'Today');
+
+	let sentences = $derived(
+		buildDayNarrative({
+			hourly: data.hourly,
+			hourlyDates: data.hourlyDates,
+			daily: daily.daily,
+			dailyDates: daily.dailyDates,
+			timezone,
+			day: selectedDay,
+			units,
+			isToday
+		})
+	);
+
+	const value = (arr: number[] | undefined, i: number): number | undefined =>
+		arr && i >= 0 ? arr[i] : undefined;
+
+	/** Unix seconds → local clock time; 0 means "never happens today". */
+	const clock = (seconds: number | undefined): string | null =>
+		finite(seconds) && seconds > 0
+			? formatZoned(new Date(seconds * 1000), timezone, 'HH:mm')
+			: null;
+
+	let sunrise = $derived(clock(value(daily.daily.sunrise, dayIndex)));
+	let sunset = $derived(clock(value(daily.daily.sunset, dayIndex)));
+	let moonrise = $derived(clock(value(daily.daily.moonrise, dayIndex)));
+	let moonset = $derived(clock(value(daily.daily.moonset, dayIndex)));
+	let uv = $derived(value(daily.daily.uv_index_max, dayIndex));
+	let phase = $derived(value(daily.daily.moon_phase, dayIndex));
+
+	// Prefer the reported daylight duration; fall back to sunset − sunrise.
+	let daylightSeconds = $derived.by(() => {
+		const reported = value(daily.daily.daylight_duration, dayIndex);
+		if (finite(reported) && reported > 0) return reported;
+		const rise = value(daily.daily.sunrise, dayIndex);
+		const set = value(daily.daily.sunset, dayIndex);
+		return finite(rise) && finite(set) && set > rise ? set - rise : NaN;
+	});
+	let daylight = $derived.by(() => {
+		if (!finite(daylightSeconds)) return null;
+		const h = Math.floor(daylightSeconds / 3600);
+		const m = Math.round((daylightSeconds % 3600) / 60);
+		return `${h} h ${String(m).padStart(2, '0')} m`;
+	});
+
+	let sunshine = $derived.by(() => {
+		const s = value(daily.daily.sunshine_duration, dayIndex);
+		if (!finite(s) || !finite(daylightSeconds) || daylightSeconds <= 0) return null;
+		return Math.round((s / daylightSeconds) * 100);
+	});
+
+	// ─── Moon disc ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+	// The terminator is an ellipse whose width tracks the phase: full circle at
+	// new moon, flat at the quarters, and back out again towards full.
+	const R = 9;
+	let litPath = $derived.by(() => {
+		if (!finite(phase)) return null;
+		const p = ((phase % 1) + 1) % 1;
+		const k = Math.cos(2 * Math.PI * p);
+		const rx = Math.abs(k) * R;
+		const waxing = p < 0.5;
+		// outer edge of the lit half, then the terminator back to the top
+		const outerSweep = waxing ? 1 : 0;
+		const innerSweep = k >= 0 ? (waxing ? 0 : 1) : waxing ? 1 : 0;
+		return `M 0 ${-R} A ${R} ${R} 0 0 ${outerSweep} 0 ${R} A ${rx} ${R} 0 0 ${innerSweep} 0 ${-R} Z`;
+	});
+	let illumination = $derived(finite(phase) ? Math.round(moonIllumination(phase) * 100) : null);
+</script>
+
+<section class="mt-6" aria-label="Written forecast">
+	<div class="overflow-hidden rounded-2xl border border-border/70 bg-card shadow-sm">
+		<div class="border-b border-border/70 bg-muted/40 px-4 py-2.5">
+			<h3 class="text-base font-bold">
+				{formatZoned(selectedDay, timezone, 'EEEE')}
+				<span class="font-semibold text-muted-foreground">
+					– in words{relLabel === formatZoned(selectedDay, timezone, 'EEEE')
+						? ''
+						: ` (${relLabel})`}
+				</span>
+			</h3>
+		</div>
+
+		<div class="grid gap-4 px-4 py-3.5 lg:grid-cols-[minmax(0,1fr)_auto] lg:gap-6">
+			{#if sentences.length > 0}
+				<p class="text-[15px] leading-relaxed text-foreground">
+					{sentences.join(' ')}
+				</p>
+			{:else}
+				<p class="text-[15px] leading-relaxed text-muted-foreground">
+					No hourly detail available for this day.
+				</p>
+			{/if}
+
+			<!-- Sun, moon and UV: the numbers the sentence above deliberately leaves out -->
+			<dl
+				class="grid grid-cols-2 gap-x-5 gap-y-2.5 text-sm sm:grid-cols-3 lg:w-80 lg:grid-cols-2 lg:border-l lg:border-border/60 lg:pl-6"
+			>
+				{#if sunrise}
+					<div>
+						<dt class="text-[11px] font-semibold tracking-wide text-muted-foreground uppercase">
+							Sunrise
+						</dt>
+						<dd class="font-semibold tabular-nums">{sunrise}</dd>
+					</div>
+				{/if}
+				{#if sunset}
+					<div>
+						<dt class="text-[11px] font-semibold tracking-wide text-muted-foreground uppercase">
+							Sunset
+						</dt>
+						<dd class="font-semibold tabular-nums">{sunset}</dd>
+					</div>
+				{/if}
+				{#if daylight}
+					<div>
+						<dt class="text-[11px] font-semibold tracking-wide text-muted-foreground uppercase">
+							Daylight
+						</dt>
+						<dd class="font-semibold tabular-nums">
+							{daylight}
+							{#if sunshine != null}
+								<span class="font-medium text-muted-foreground">· {sunshine}% sun</span>
+							{/if}
+						</dd>
+					</div>
+				{/if}
+				{#if finite(uv)}
+					<div>
+						<dt class="text-[11px] font-semibold tracking-wide text-muted-foreground uppercase">
+							UV index
+						</dt>
+						<dd class="font-semibold tabular-nums">
+							{uv.toFixed(1)}
+							<span class="font-medium {uvColorClass(uv)}">{uvLabel(uv)}</span>
+						</dd>
+					</div>
+				{/if}
+				{#if moonrise}
+					<div>
+						<dt class="text-[11px] font-semibold tracking-wide text-muted-foreground uppercase">
+							Moonrise
+						</dt>
+						<dd class="font-semibold tabular-nums">{moonrise}</dd>
+					</div>
+				{/if}
+				{#if moonset}
+					<div>
+						<dt class="text-[11px] font-semibold tracking-wide text-muted-foreground uppercase">
+							Moonset
+						</dt>
+						<dd class="font-semibold tabular-nums">{moonset}</dd>
+					</div>
+				{/if}
+				{#if litPath}
+					<div class="col-span-2 flex items-center gap-2.5 sm:col-span-3 lg:col-span-2">
+						<svg
+							class="h-6 w-6 shrink-0"
+							viewBox="-12 -12 24 24"
+							role="img"
+							aria-label={moonPhaseName(phase!)}
+						>
+							<circle r={R} class="fill-muted-foreground/45" />
+							<path d={litPath} class="fill-amber-200 dark:fill-amber-100" />
+							<circle r={R} fill="none" class="stroke-border" stroke-width="0.75" />
+						</svg>
+						<div class="min-w-0">
+							<div class="text-[11px] font-semibold tracking-wide text-muted-foreground uppercase">
+								Moon
+							</div>
+							<div class="truncate font-semibold">
+								{moonPhaseName(phase!)}
+								{#if illumination != null}
+									<span class="font-medium text-muted-foreground tabular-nums"
+										>· {illumination}%</span
+									>
+								{/if}
+							</div>
+						</div>
+					</div>
+				{/if}
+			</dl>
+		</div>
+	</div>
+</section>

src/routes/weather/week/[location]/forecast-text.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,315 @@
+/**
+ * Turns a day's hourly forecast into a short written summary - the kind of
+ * sentence a person would actually say about the weather, rather than another
+ * table of numbers. Everything here is derived from the same data the charts
+ * plot, so the wording can never disagree with them.
+ */
+import { formatZoned } from '$lib/utils/date';
+
+import {
+	type WeatherUnits,
+	getPrecipUnit,
+	getTempUnit,
+	getWindDirectionLabel,
+	getWindUnit
+} from './types';
+
+import type { WeekDailyData, WeekHourlyData } from '$lib/services/weather';
+
+/** Broad condition families, ordered from calmest to most disruptive. */
+type Category = 'clear' | 'fair' | 'cloudy' | 'fog' | 'drizzle' | 'rain' | 'snow' | 'thunder';
+
+const CATEGORY_RANK: Record<Category, number> = {
+	clear: 0,
+	fair: 1,
+	cloudy: 2,
+	fog: 3,
+	drizzle: 4,
+	rain: 5,
+	snow: 6,
+	thunder: 7
+};
+
+/** WMO weather code → condition family. */
+function categoryOf(code: number): Category {
+	if (code >= 95) return 'thunder';
+	if (code >= 85) return 'snow';
+	if (code >= 80) return 'rain'; // rain showers
+	if (code >= 71) return 'snow';
+	if (code >= 66) return 'snow'; // freezing rain reads as wintry
+	if (code >= 61) return 'rain';
+	if (code >= 51) return 'drizzle';
+	if (code >= 45) return 'fog';
+	if (code === 3) return 'cloudy';
+	if (code === 1 || code === 2) return 'fair';
+	return 'clear';
+}
+
+const CATEGORY_PHRASE: Record<Category, string> = {
+	clear: 'clear',
+	fair: 'partly cloudy',
+	cloudy: 'overcast',
+	fog: 'foggy',
+	drizzle: 'drizzly',
+	rain: 'wet',
+	snow: 'snowy',
+	thunder: 'stormy'
+};
+
+interface Period {
+	label: string;
+	/** Inclusive start hour, exclusive end hour (local). */
+	from: number;
+	to: number;
+}
+
+const PERIODS: Period[] = [
+	{ label: 'overnight', from: 0, to: 6 },
+	{ label: 'this morning', from: 6, to: 12 },
+	{ label: 'this afternoon', from: 12, to: 18 },
+	{ label: 'this evening', from: 18, to: 24 }
+];
+
+export interface NarrativeInput {
+	hourly: WeekHourlyData;
+	hourlyDates: Date[];
+	daily: WeekDailyData;
+	dailyDates: Date[];
+	timezone: string;
+	/** The day being described. */
+	day: Date;
+	units: WeatherUnits;
+	/** True when `day` is today, which changes the wording to the present tense. */
+	isToday: boolean;
+}
+
+const finite = (v: number | null | undefined): v is number => v != null && Number.isFinite(v);
+
+/** Indices of the hourly samples that fall on `day`, in the location's zone. */
+function hoursOfDay(dates: Date[], day: Date, timezone: string): number[] {
+	const key = formatZoned(day, timezone, 'yyyy-MM-dd');
+	const out: number[] = [];
+	for (let i = 0; i < dates.length; i++) {
+		if (formatZoned(dates[i], timezone, 'yyyy-MM-dd') === key) out.push(i);
+	}
+	return out;
+}
+
+/** The family that best characterises a stretch of hours. */
+function dominantCategory(codes: number[]): Category | null {
+	if (codes.length === 0) return null;
+	const counts = new Map<Category, number>();
+	for (const code of codes) {
+		if (!finite(code)) continue;
+		const cat = categoryOf(code);
+		counts.set(cat, (counts.get(cat) ?? 0) + 1);
+	}
+	if (counts.size === 0) return null;
+
+	// A third of the window under a disruptive sky is what the day is "about",
+	// even when calmer hours outnumber it.
+	let best: Category | null = null;
+	for (const [cat, n] of counts) {
+		if (n / codes.length < 0.34 && CATEGORY_RANK[cat] < CATEGORY_RANK.drizzle) continue;
+		if (!best) best = cat;
+		else if (CATEGORY_RANK[cat] > CATEGORY_RANK[best]) best = cat;
+		else if (CATEGORY_RANK[cat] === CATEGORY_RANK[best] && n > (counts.get(best) ?? 0)) best = cat;
+	}
+	if (best) return best;
+
+	let mode: Category = 'clear';
+	let modeCount = -1;
+	for (const [cat, n] of counts) {
+		if (n > modeCount) {
+			mode = cat;
+			modeCount = n;
+		}
+	}
+	return mode;
+}
+
+function capitalise(s: string): string {
+	return s.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + s.slice(1);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Builds the summary as a list of sentences (the caller renders them as one
+ * paragraph). Returns an empty list when the day has no usable data.
+ */
+export function buildDayNarrative(input: NarrativeInput): string[] {
+	const { hourly, hourlyDates, daily, dailyDates, timezone, day, units, isToday } = input;
+
+	const idx = hoursOfDay(hourlyDates, day, timezone);
+	if (idx.length === 0) return [];
+
+	const dayIndex = dailyDates.findIndex(
+		(d) => formatZoned(d, timezone, 'yyyy-MM-dd') === formatZoned(day, timezone, 'yyyy-MM-dd')
+	);
+
+	const tempUnit = getTempUnit(units);
+	const windUnit = getWindUnit(units);
+	const precipUnit = getPrecipUnit(units);
+	const at = (arr: number[] | undefined, i: number) => (arr ? arr[i] : undefined);
+	const hourOf = (i: number) => Number(formatZoned(hourlyDates[i], timezone, 'H'));
+
+	const sentences: string[] = [];
+
+	// ─── How the sky behaves through the day ────────────────────────────────────
+	const segments: { label: string; category: Category }[] = [];
+	for (const period of PERIODS) {
+		const inPeriod = idx.filter((i) => {
+			const h = hourOf(i);
+			return h >= period.from && h < period.to;
+		});
+		if (inPeriod.length < 2) continue;
+		const cat = dominantCategory(inPeriod.map((i) => hourly.weather_code?.[i]).filter(finite));
+		if (cat) segments.push({ label: period.label, category: cat });
+	}
+
+	if (segments.length > 0) {
+		// collapse neighbouring periods that share a description
+		const runs: { labels: string[]; category: Category }[] = [];
+		for (const seg of segments) {
+			const last = runs[runs.length - 1];
+			if (last && last.category === seg.category) last.labels.push(seg.label);
+			else runs.push({ labels: [seg.label], category: seg.category });
+		}
+
+		if (runs.length === 1) {
+			sentences.push(
+				`${capitalise(CATEGORY_PHRASE[runs[0].category])} ${isToday ? 'all day' : 'throughout the day'}.`
+			);
+		} else {
+			// Four clauses is a mouthful; keep the opening, the first change and
+			// where the day ends up.
+			const kept = runs.length > 3 ? [runs[0], runs[1], runs[runs.length - 1]] : runs;
+			const parts = kept.map((run, i) => {
+				const phrase = CATEGORY_PHRASE[run.category];
+				const when = run.labels[0];
+				if (i === 0) return `${capitalise(phrase)} ${when}`;
+				// only the first change gets a verb; later ones read as a list
+				if (i > 1) return `then ${phrase} ${when}`;
+				const prev = kept[i - 1].category;
+				if (CATEGORY_RANK[run.category] > CATEGORY_RANK[prev]) return `turning ${phrase} ${when}`;
+				return `${run.category === 'clear' || run.category === 'fair' ? 'clearing to' : 'easing to'} ${phrase} ${when}`;
+			});
+			sentences.push(`${parts.join(', ')}.`);
+		}
+	}
+
+	// ─── Temperature ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+	const temps = idx.map((i) => hourly.temperature_2m?.[i]).filter(finite);
+	if (temps.length > 0) {
+		const high = Math.max(...temps);
+		const low = Math.min(...temps);
+		const feels = idx.map((i) => hourly.apparent_temperature?.[i]).filter(finite);
+		let sentence = `Highs near ${high.toFixed(0)}${tempUnit}, down to ${low.toFixed(0)}${tempUnit}`;
+		if (feels.length > 0) {
+			const feelsHigh = Math.max(...feels);
+			const delta = feelsHigh - high;
+			if (Math.abs(delta) >= 3) {
+				sentence += `, though it will feel more like ${feelsHigh.toFixed(0)}${tempUnit}`;
+			}
+		}
+		sentences.push(`${sentence}.`);
+	}
+
+	// ─── Precipitation ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+	const total = idx
+		.map((i) => hourly.precipitation?.[i])
+		.filter(finite)
+		.reduce((a, b) => a + b, 0);
+	const probs = idx.map((i) => hourly.precipitation_probability?.[i]).filter(finite);
+	const peakProb = probs.length > 0 ? Math.max(...probs) : 0;
+	const wetThreshold = precipUnit === 'in' ? 0.004 : 0.1;
+
+	if (total >= wetThreshold) {
+		// name the window carrying most of the total
+		let bestLabel = '';
+		let bestAmount = 0;
+		for (const period of PERIODS) {
+			const amount = idx
+				.filter((i) => hourOf(i) >= period.from && hourOf(i) < period.to)
+				.map((i) => hourly.precipitation?.[i])
+				.filter(finite)
+				.reduce((a, b) => a + b, 0);
+			if (amount > bestAmount) {
+				bestAmount = amount;
+				bestLabel = period.label;
+			}
+		}
+		const amountText = `${total.toFixed(total < 10 ? 1 : 0)} ${precipUnit}`;
+		const share = bestAmount / total;
+		sentences.push(
+			bestLabel && share >= 0.5
+				? `Around ${amountText} of precipitation, most of it ${bestLabel}.`
+				: `Around ${amountText} of precipitation spread through the day.`
+		);
+	} else if (peakProb >= 30) {
+		sentences.push(
+			`Mostly dry, with up to a ${Math.round(peakProb)}% chance of catching a shower.`
+		);
+	} else {
+		sentences.push('Staying dry.');
+	}
+
+	// ─── Wind ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+	const winds = idx.map((i) => hourly.windspeed_10m?.[i]).filter(finite);
+	if (winds.length > 0) {
+		const maxWind = Math.max(...winds);
+		const dir = dayIndex >= 0 ? at(daily.winddirection_10m_dominant, dayIndex) : undefined;
+		const gusts = idx.map((i) => hourly.wind_gusts_10m?.[i]).filter(finite);
+		const maxGust = gusts.length > 0 ? Math.max(...gusts) : 0;
+		const from = finite(dir) ? ` from the ${getWindDirectionLabel(dir)}` : '';
+		let sentence = `Wind${from} up to ${maxWind.toFixed(0)} ${windUnit}`;
+		if (maxGust > maxWind * 1.4) sentence += `, gusting ${maxGust.toFixed(0)}`;
+		sentences.push(`${sentence}.`);
+	}
+
+	// ─── UV ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+	const uv = dayIndex >= 0 ? at(daily.uv_index_max, dayIndex) : undefined;
+	if (finite(uv) && uv >= 6) {
+		sentences.push(
+			`UV peaks at ${uv.toFixed(0)} - ${uvLabel(uv).toLowerCase()}, so cover up around midday.`
+		);
+	}
+
+	return sentences;
+}
+
+/** WHO exposure category for a UV index value. */
+export function uvLabel(uv: number): string {
+	if (uv < 3) return 'Low';
+	if (uv < 6) return 'Moderate';
+	if (uv < 8) return 'High';
+	if (uv < 11) return 'Very high';
+	return 'Extreme';
+}
+
+/** Tailwind text colour matching the WHO UV bands. */
+export function uvColorClass(uv: number): string {
+	if (uv < 3) return 'text-emerald-600 dark:text-emerald-400';
+	if (uv < 6) return 'text-amber-600 dark:text-amber-400';
+	if (uv < 8) return 'text-orange-600 dark:text-orange-400';
+	if (uv < 11) return 'text-red-600 dark:text-red-400';
+	return 'text-fuchsia-600 dark:text-fuchsia-400';
+}
+
+/** Name of the lunar phase for a 0-1 fraction (0 and 1 are new moon). */
+export function moonPhaseName(phase: number): string {
+	const p = ((phase % 1) + 1) % 1;
+	if (p < 0.03 || p >= 0.97) return 'New moon';
+	if (p < 0.22) return 'Waxing crescent';
+	if (p < 0.28) return 'First quarter';
+	if (p < 0.47) return 'Waxing gibbous';
+	if (p < 0.53) return 'Full moon';
+	if (p < 0.72) return 'Waning gibbous';
+	if (p < 0.78) return 'Last quarter';
+	return 'Waning crescent';
+}
+
+/** Illuminated fraction of the disc, 0 at new moon and 1 at full. */
+export function moonIllumination(phase: number): number {
+	const p = ((phase % 1) + 1) % 1;
+	return (1 - Math.cos(2 * Math.PI * p)) / 2;
+}