diff --git a/src/routes/weather/week/[location]/DailyStripSticky.svelte b/src/routes/weather/week/[location]/DailyStripSticky.svelte
index 2b75ea9..b35b5f8 100644
--- a/src/routes/weather/week/[location]/DailyStripSticky.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/weather/week/[location]/DailyStripSticky.svelte
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@
 							</span>
 
 							<span
-								class="rel-label overflow-hidden leading-[1.25] whitespace-nowrap {isToday
+								class="rel-label leading-[1.25] whitespace-nowrap {isToday
 									? 'font-semibold text-primary/80'
 									: 'text-muted-foreground'}"
 							>
diff --git a/src/routes/weather/week/[location]/HourlyTable.svelte b/src/routes/weather/week/[location]/HourlyTable.svelte
index 3e4c9e5..6f01d72 100644
--- a/src/routes/weather/week/[location]/HourlyTable.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/weather/week/[location]/HourlyTable.svelte
@@ -328,6 +328,25 @@
 			: null
 	);
 
+	const NOW_LINE_W = 2;
+
+	// The line is painted as a background on the one cell it crosses (see the
+	// .now-cell rule) rather than as an overlay on top of the table, so it sits
+	// above each cell's colour tint but below its value and icon.
+	let nowCell = $derived.by((): { idx: number; offset: number } | null => {
+		if (nowLeftPx == null || cellData.length === 0) return null;
+		const colWidth = (tableWidth - headerColWidth) / cellData.length;
+		if (colWidth <= NOW_LINE_W) return null;
+		const col = Math.floor((nowLeftPx - headerColWidth) / colWidth);
+		if (col < 0 || col >= cellData.length) return null;
+		// keep the full line width inside the cell, which clips its overflow
+		const offset = nowLeftPx - headerColWidth - col * colWidth - NOW_LINE_W / 2;
+		return {
+			idx: cellData[col].idx,
+			offset: Math.max(0, Math.min(colWidth - NOW_LINE_W, offset))
+		};
+	});
+
 	// ─── Auto-scroll the (overflowing) table on day / interval change ────────────
 	// • Day change → today lands on the current-hour cell, other days on 06:00.
 	// • Interval change (3h ↔ 1h) → keep whatever cell is currently on the left.
@@ -501,6 +520,7 @@
 				class="relative {is3h
 					? 'min-w-[400px] md:min-w-[560px]'
 					: 'min-w-[780px] md:min-w-[1100px]'}"
+				style="--now-x:{nowCell?.offset ?? 0}px"
 				bind:clientWidth={tableWidth}
 			>
 				<table class="w-full table-fixed border-collapse whitespace-nowrap">
@@ -582,6 +602,14 @@
 										</span>
 									</div>
 								{/if}
+								<!-- Current-time line across the time row. Placed before the hour
+								     labels so it paints under them, like it does in the rows below. -->
+								{#if nowPercent != null}
+									<div
+										class="pointer-events-none absolute inset-y-0 w-0.5 -translate-x-1/2 bg-red-500/75"
+										style="left:{nowPercent}%"
+									></div>
+								{/if}
 								<!-- "Now" label, aligned with the sunrise/sunset labels along the bottom -->
 								{#if isTodaySelected && nowPercent != null}
 									<span
@@ -597,6 +625,7 @@
 									{@const widthPct = 100 / cellData.length}
 									<span
 										class:col-empty={!cell.hasData}
+										class:now-label={cell.idx === nowCell?.idx}
 										class="absolute top-0 flex items-start pl-1 font-bold {is3h
 											? 'pt-2 text-sm'
 											: 'pt-2.5'}
@@ -638,6 +667,7 @@
 										{@const wCode = hourly.weather_code[cell.idx]}
 										<td
 											class:col-empty={!cell.hasData}
+											class:now-cell={cell.idx === nowCell?.idx}
 											class="cell h-12 leading-0"
 											class:cell-empty={!finite(wCode)}
 											class:icon-day={cell.isDaytime}
@@ -662,8 +692,11 @@
 										{@const style = getTempStyle(temp, String(units.temperature_unit))}
 										<td
 											class:col-empty={!cell.hasData}
+											class:now-cell={cell.idx === nowCell?.idx}
 											class="cell h-12 font-bold {is3h ? 'text-lg' : 'text-[15px]'}"
-											style={finite(temp) ? `background-color:${style.bg};color:${style.fg}` : ''}
+											style={finite(temp)
+												? `background-color:${style.bg};color:${style.fg};--now-halo:${style.bg}`
+												: ''}
 										>
 											{formatTemp(temp)}
 										</td>
@@ -677,6 +710,7 @@
 										{@const temp = hourly.apparent_temperature[cell.idx]}
 										<td
 											class:col-empty={!cell.hasData}
+											class:now-cell={cell.idx === nowCell?.idx}
 											class="cell h-12 text-muted-foreground {is3h ? 'text-[13px]' : 'text-[11px]'}"
 										>
 											{formatTemp(temp)}
@@ -691,6 +725,7 @@
 										{@const temp = hourly.dew_point_2m?.[cell.idx]}
 										<td
 											class:col-empty={!cell.hasData}
+											class:now-cell={cell.idx === nowCell?.idx}
 											class="cell h-12 text-muted-foreground {is3h ? 'text-[13px]' : 'text-[11px]'}"
 										>
 											{formatTemp(temp)}
@@ -706,6 +741,7 @@
 										{@const windDir = hourly.winddirection_10m[cell.idx]}
 										<td
 											class:col-empty={!cell.hasData}
+											class:now-cell={cell.idx === nowCell?.idx}
 											class="relative cell h-12 align-middle leading-none"
 										>
 											{#if windDir != null && !isNaN(windDir)}
@@ -730,6 +766,7 @@
 										{@const v = hourly.wind_gusts_10m?.[cell.idx]}
 										<td
 											class:col-empty={!cell.hasData}
+											class:now-cell={cell.idx === nowCell?.idx}
 											class="cell h-12 font-semibold text-foreground/80 {is3h
 												? 'text-sm'
 												: 'text-xs'}"
@@ -746,6 +783,7 @@
 										{@const hum = hourly.relative_humidity_2m[cell.idx]}
 										<td
 											class:col-empty={!cell.hasData}
+											class:now-cell={cell.idx === nowCell?.idx}
 											class="cell h-12"
 											style={finite(hum) ? `background:${getHumidityBg(hum)}` : ''}
 										>
@@ -761,6 +799,7 @@
 										{@const cloud = hourly.cloud_cover[cell.idx]}
 										<td
 											class:col-empty={!cell.hasData}
+											class:now-cell={cell.idx === nowCell?.idx}
 											class="cell h-12"
 											style={finite(cloud)
 												? `background:rgba(140,160,180,${getCloudOpacity(cloud)})`
@@ -778,6 +817,7 @@
 										{@const v = hourly.pressure_msl?.[cell.idx]}
 										<td
 											class:col-empty={!cell.hasData}
+											class:now-cell={cell.idx === nowCell?.idx}
 											class="cell h-12 {is3h ? 'text-sm' : 'text-xs'}"
 											style="background:{getPressureBg(v ?? null)}"
 										>
@@ -793,6 +833,7 @@
 										{@const v = hourly.uv_index?.[cell.idx]}
 										<td
 											class:col-empty={!cell.hasData}
+											class:now-cell={cell.idx === nowCell?.idx}
 											class="cell h-12 font-semibold {is3h ? 'text-sm' : 'text-xs'}"
 											style="background:{getUvBg(v ?? null)}"
 										>
@@ -808,6 +849,7 @@
 										{@const v = hourly.visibility?.[cell.idx]}
 										<td
 											class:col-empty={!cell.hasData}
+											class:now-cell={cell.idx === nowCell?.idx}
 											class="cell h-12 {is3h ? 'text-sm' : 'text-xs'}"
 										>
 											{v != null && !isNaN(v) ? (v / 1000).toFixed(0) : '-'}
@@ -823,6 +865,7 @@
 										{@const prob = hourly.precipitation_probability[cell.idx]}
 										<td
 											class:col-empty={!cell.hasData}
+											class:now-cell={cell.idx === nowCell?.idx}
 											class="cell precip-cell h-12"
 											style="background:{getPrecipProbBg(prob ?? 0)}"
 											title={formatPrecipTooltip(precip, prob)}
@@ -844,6 +887,7 @@
 										{@const v = hourly.snowfall?.[cell.idx]}
 										<td
 											class:col-empty={!cell.hasData}
+											class:now-cell={cell.idx === nowCell?.idx}
 											class="cell h-12 {is3h ? 'text-sm' : 'text-xs'}"
 										>
 											{v != null && !isNaN(v) && v > 0 ? v.toFixed(1) : '-'}
@@ -864,7 +908,8 @@
 					></div>
 				{/if}
 
-				<!-- "Now" column highlight + exact-time line -->
+				<!-- "Now" column highlight. The current-time line itself is painted per
+				     cell (.now-cell) so it stays under the values and icons. -->
 				{#if nowLeftPx != null}
 					{@const colWidth = (tableWidth - headerColWidth) / cellData.length}
 					{@const nowIdx = cellData.findIndex((c) => c.isNow)}
@@ -874,11 +919,6 @@
 							style="left:{headerColWidth + nowIdx * colWidth}px;width:{colWidth}px"
 						></div>
 					{/if}
-					<!-- full-height current-time line (its "Now" label lives in the time row) -->
-					<div
-						class="pointer-events-none absolute inset-y-0 z-10 w-0.5 -translate-x-1/2 bg-red-500/75"
-						style="left:{nowLeftPx}px"
-					></div>
 				{/if}
 			</div>
 		</div>
@@ -933,6 +973,59 @@
 		background: none !important;
 	}
 
+	/* ── Current-time line ──────────────────────────────────────────
+	   Values sit on top of the line, so they get a soft halo in the colour of
+	   whatever is behind them: the card by default, or the cell's own colour on
+	   rows that paint one (set inline as --now-halo). Just enough to keep the
+	   line from cutting through a glyph. */
+	.now-cell,
+	.now-label {
+		--now-halo: var(--color-card);
+		text-shadow:
+			0 0 2px var(--now-halo),
+			0 0 4px var(--now-halo);
+	}
+
+	/* Same idea for the weather and wind-arrow icons, which text-shadow can't
+	   reach. */
+	.now-cell svg {
+		filter: drop-shadow(0 0 2px var(--now-halo)) drop-shadow(0 0 3px var(--now-halo));
+	}
+
+	/* The line itself: a background layer on the single cell it crosses (--now-x
+	   is its offset within that cell). A background paints above the cell's own
+	   colour tint but below its text and icons, which an overlay element on top
+	   of the table can't do. !important because several rows set their tint with
+	   the `background` shorthand inline, which would otherwise reset this image. */
+	.now-cell {
+		--now-line-color: color-mix(in oklab, var(--color-red-500) 75%, transparent);
+		--now-line: linear-gradient(
+			to right,
+			transparent var(--now-x),
+			var(--now-line-color) var(--now-x),
+			var(--now-line-color) calc(var(--now-x) + 2px),
+			transparent calc(var(--now-x) + 2px)
+		);
+		background-image: var(--now-line) !important;
+		background-repeat: no-repeat !important;
+	}
+
+	/* The row separator is painted over cell backgrounds, so it would chop the
+	   line into per-row segments. On these cells it is switched off (a cell
+	   border wins the collapse against the row's, same width and style) and
+	   redrawn as a background layer below the line instead. */
+	.row + .row .now-cell {
+		border-top: 1px solid transparent;
+		background-image:
+			var(--now-line),
+			linear-gradient(
+				to bottom,
+				color-mix(in oklab, var(--color-border) 70%, transparent) 1px,
+				transparent 1px
+			) !important;
+		background-repeat: no-repeat, no-repeat !important;
+	}
+
 	/* A whole column the model never reached - dimmed end to end, hour label
 	   included, so the point where the forecast runs out is obvious. */
 	.col-empty {