Photography Weather Dashboard
A dense, mobile-first weather website designed for photographers to quickly check upcoming weather conditions with focus on cloud cover, visibility, and lighting conditions.
š± Stable grid layout - Consistent time positioning across all devices
š Detailed weather data - Cloud layers (low/mid/high), surface pressure, visibility
šØ Toned-down colors - Subtle gradients with colored left borders for easy scanning
ā” Visual cloud layers - Three-bar visualization showing cloud distribution by altitude
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Golden hour highlighting - Subtle glow effects for optimal lighting times
š Photography scoring - 1-10 rating system with visual progress bars
š Smart location - Auto-detects location with city/area search and coordinate override
šÆ Today highlighting - Special border for current day
š Comprehensive data - Temperature, total clouds, pressure, visibility in each card
š Minimizable past days - Auto-minimizes past weather with toggle to show/hide details
Each hourly card shows:
Time - Consistent positioning at top
Cloud Coverage % - FRONT AND CENTER in large, bold text
Condition emoji - Quick visual reference below cloud %
Score bar - Photography quality (1-10) visual indicator
Temperature - In °C (degrees Celsius)
Cloud layers - Visual bars showing low/mid/high cloud coverage
Surface pressure - In hPa (hectopascals) with units
Visibility - In km (kilometers) with units, when available
Golden hour indicator - Special marking for optimal times
Professional Data Presentation
Cloud % prominence - Main metric displayed in large, bold font
Proper units - All measurements include units (°C, hPa, km)
No rain emoji - Uses cloud emoji for poor conditions instead
Clear hierarchy - Cloud coverage ā condition ā supporting data
Consistent layout - Same data positioning across all cards
Responsive breakpoints : 6 ā 8 ā 12 ā 24 columns based on screen size
Fixed card heights - Consistent 120px for uniform appearance
Toned-down palette - Subtle backgrounds with accent borders
Visual hierarchy - Time always at top, data in consistent positions
Uses Open-Meteo KNMI API with official SDK:
Hourly : temperature, cloud cover (total, low, mid, high), surface pressure, visibility
Daily : sunrise, sunset times
Timezone : Auto-detected
Model : KNMI Seamless for high accuracy
āāā backend/
ā āāā index.ts # Hono server with Open-Meteo SDK integration
āāā frontend/
ā āāā index.html # Main page
ā āāā index.tsx # Dense React app
ā āāā style.css # Mobile-optimized styles
āāā README.md
The main endpoint serves the weather dashboard. The API automatically detects location or allows manual coordinates input.
Photography Score : 1-10 rating based on cloud cover, visibility, and lighting conditions
Golden Hour Detection : Automatically identifies optimal lighting times (±1 hour from sunrise/sunset)
7-Day Forecast : Hourly weather data for the next week
Location Detection : Auto-detects your location or allows city/area search and coordinate input
Mobile Responsive : Works great on all devices
Past Day Minimization : Past weather days are automatically minimized to show just hour + cloud percentage, with toggle to expand for full details
Excellent (āļø): <20% cloud cover - Perfect for most photography
Very Good (š¤ļø): 20-40% cloud cover - Great conditions with some interesting clouds
Good (ā
): 40-60% cloud cover - Good for dramatic skies
Fair (āļø): 60-80% cloud cover - Overcast but workable
Poor (š§ļø): >80% cloud cover - Limited lighting options
Golden Hour (š
): Special highlighting for optimal portrait/landscape times
GET / - Main dashboard
GET /api/weather?lat={lat}&lon={lon} - Weather data with photography insights
GET /api/location - Auto-detect location from IP
GET /api/geocode?q={query} - Search for locations by city/area name