Changelog

Recent updates, fixes, and improvements to CurrentWeather.info.

January 2026

January 15, 2026

UI Fix

Improved Radar Accuracy & Stability

Clearer radar labeling

  • Replaced misleading "Live" and "Now" labels with "Latest"
  • Updated timestamps to use "Observed" instead of "Updated"
  • Radar frames are now clearly presented as the most recent observed snapshots, not real-time streams

Refined radar legend wording

  • Clarified that radar intensity represents relative reflectivity, not calibrated dBZ
  • Prevents misinterpretation while preserving useful visual context

Improved radar modal stability

  • Fixed a lifecycle edge case where the radar modal could emit console warnings if opened and closed rapidly
  • No visual or behavioral changes — internal cleanup only

Improved GPS refresh reliability

  • Fixed a rare first-use edge case where the loading indicator could remain active if reverse-geocoding failed
  • Manual GPS refresh now always clears loading correctly

Receipts: RealWeather receipts ↗

January 12, 2026

Fix

Search Input Improvements

  • Fixed Enter key submission to use current input value instead of stale query state.
  • Added abort-safe geocoding — cancels in-flight requests when new search is submitted.
  • Improved query normalization and whitespace handling for more reliable geocoding.

Receipts: RealWeather updates ↗

January 11, 2026

UI

Provenance Transparency

  • Added detailed tooltips to Source Badge explaining NWS, Hybrid, and Open-Meteo data provenance.
  • Users can now hover over source indicators to understand where each data point comes from.

Receipts: RealWeather receipts ↗

January 11, 2026

Fix

Location Detection & GPS UX

  • Improved manual GPS location detection with better loading states.
  • Added handling for geolocation error code 2 (position unavailable).
  • Forced fresh position requests to avoid stale cached coordinates.
  • Hardened reverse geocode timeout logic to prevent hanging requests.

Receipts: RealWeather receipts ↗

January 10, 2026

UI

Performance & Visual Refinements

  • Improved background rendering polish and reduced GPU cost on older devices.
  • Removed mobile header Radar pill to reduce header clutter and improve readability.
  • Updated Radar card icon to animated SVG with finite sweep and reduced-motion support for accessibility.

Receipts: RealWeather updates ↗

January 9, 2026

Fix

Timezone Accuracy for Day Detail Modal

  • Fixed "Now" hour indicator in Day Detail Modal to use location timezone instead of device timezone.
  • Aligned hourly data slicing across Forecast and Day Detail views using shared windowing logic.
  • Correctly handles DST edges and timezone offsets for accurate hourly breakdowns.

Receipts: RealWeather receipts ↗

January 9, 2026

UI

Modal Clarity Improvements

  • Added explicit 24-hour window labels to precipitation and pressure detail modals.
  • Improved clarity of time ranges displayed in modal headers.

Receipts: RealWeather receipts ↗

January 8, 2026

Fix

Grammar & UI Fixes

  • Fixed precipitation insight grammar without changing underlying logic.
  • Mobile layout fix for visibility modal display.

Receipts: RealWeather updates ↗

January 7, 2026

Fix

Location Guards & Stability

  • Added location validation guards to prevent crashes on invalid or missing coordinates.
  • Improved error handling for edge cases in location processing.
  • Reverted experimental AI-generated insights to restore stable, reliable insight behavior.

Receipts: RealWeather updates ↗

January 6, 2026

Fix

Air Quality Display Improvements

  • Aligned Air Quality Pill category tiers with AQI modal definitions for consistency.
  • Added NaN value guards to prevent display errors when air quality data is unavailable.

Receipts: RealWeather updates ↗

About This Changelog

This changelog is a user-facing summary. For detailed technical implementation notes and “receipts,” see RealWeather Updates ↗.

Updates are listed in reverse chronological order (newest first). Entries are categorized as:

  • New — New features or capabilities
  • Fix — Bug fixes and stability improvements
  • UI — User interface and visual refinements

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