3.2.1.3
Tweaked shade calc Updated About and FAQ sections
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{"@type":"Question","name":"What is UTCI and why is it more accurate than feels-like temperature?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"UTCI stands for Universal Thermal Climate Index. Unlike a standard feels-like temperature which usually only adjusts for wind chill or humidity on their own, UTCI uses a full physiological model of the human body. It combines four factors at once: air temperature, humidity, wind speed, and the heat from solar radiation hitting your skin. On a sunny day the sun can make you feel 10-15 degrees warmer than the air temperature alone, and most weather apps ignore this entirely. UTCI is a peer-reviewed scientific standard used in public health systems across Europe."}},
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{"@type":"Question","name":"What is SunSoak and how is it different from UTCI?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"SunSoak is SunScope's signature felt-temperature index. It starts from UTCI - the biometeorological standard - and adds three extra layers: a rain and snow penalty reflecting the chill of wet clothing (heavy rain plus strong wind can drop felt temperature by 7-8 degrees); an environment modifier adjusting the solar load for where you actually are (forest canopy, alpine altitude, beach glare, shaded riverbank, desert ground heat); and mean radiant temperature from all surrounding surfaces. On a dry day in open conditions SunSoak and UTCI are very similar. In rain, shade, altitude, or at the coast they can differ significantly."}},
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{"@type":"Question","name":"What is SunSoak and how is it different from UTCI?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"SunSoak is SunScope's signature felt-temperature index. It starts from UTCI - the biometeorological standard - and adds three extra layers: a rain and snow penalty reflecting the chill of wet clothing (heavy rain plus strong wind can drop felt temperature by 7-8 degrees); a Solar Model adjusting the solar load for where you actually are, chosen from eight settings (grass/open field, town/city, beach/lakeside, river/riverbank, forest/woodland, open water, alpine altitude, desert/arid); and mean radiant temperature from all surrounding surfaces. On a dry day in open conditions SunSoak and UTCI are very similar. In rain, shade, altitude, or at the coast they can differ significantly."}},
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{"@type":"Question","name":"What is the difference between UTCI and heat index?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Heat index is a simple table-based formula that adjusts air temperature for humidity only - it ignores wind and solar radiation entirely. UTCI is a full physiological model accounting for air temperature, humidity, wind speed, and mean radiant temperature from solar radiation. In sunny or windy conditions the two values can differ by 10-20 degrees. UTCI is the standard used in European heat-health warning systems."}},
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{"@type":"Question","name":"Why does SunScope sometimes show a much higher temperature than my regular weather app?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"On clear sunny days, direct solar radiation heats your skin significantly - sometimes adding 10 degrees or more to what the air temperature alone would suggest. SunScope calculates mean radiant temperature from real shortwave radiation forecast data. Standard weather apps ignore solar radiation entirely and only report air temperature or basic wind chill."}},
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{"@type":"Question","name":"Why does SunScope sometimes show a lower temperature than my regular weather app?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Wind chill and precipitation both reduce felt temperature. If it is raining or blustery, the SunSoak value will be noticeably lower than the thermometer reading. A 15 degree day with heavy rain and a strong wind can feel closer to 8 or 9 degrees. SunScope captures this; most apps do not."}},
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{"@type":"Question","name":"How do I read the SunScope table?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Each row is one hour of the day. The most important column is SunSoak - the felt temperature accounting for all weather factors combined. Colour coding tells you comfort at a glance: blue means cold, green means comfortable, yellow and orange mean warm or hot, red means dangerous heat stress. Switch between profiles using the buttons and dropdowns above the table - Basic, Home, Vehicle, then Places and Activities dropdowns for location and activity-specific views. Hover any column header for a plain-language description of what it shows."}},
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{"@type":"Question","name":"What do the different profiles and dropdowns show?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Each profile is a curated set of columns. Basic shows core weather: felt temperature, sky, wind, rain. Home adds indoor building temperature. Vehicle adds car cabin temperature, soil moisture, and visibility. The Places dropdown offers Urban, Beach, Events, Park, Airport (free) plus Festival and Construction (Extra). The Activities dropdown offers Farming, Cycling, Running, and Dog Walking (free) plus Sailing, Winter Sports, Naturist, Hiking, Photography, and Fishing (Extra). Temps and Custom are Extra-only."}},
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{"@type":"Question","name":"What do the different profiles and dropdowns show?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Each profile is a curated set of columns. Basic shows core weather: felt temperature, sky, wind, rain. Home adds indoor building temperature. Vehicle adds car cabin temperature, soil moisture, and visibility. The Places dropdown offers Urban, Park/Picnic, Forest/Woodland, Beach, Events, and Airport/Travel (free) plus Festival (Extra). The Activities dropdown offers Dog Walking, Running, and Cycling (free) plus Hiking, Fishing, Sailing, Winter Sports, Photography, and Naturist (Extra). The Work dropdown offers Farming (free) plus Construction, Market Trading, Window Cleaning, Office, and Driver/Trucker (Extra). Temps, Show All, and Custom are Extra-only."}},
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{"@type":"Question","name":"How do I set or change my location?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Use the search bar at the top of the forecast page. Type any city, town, village, or postcode and select from the dropdown results. SunScope works for locations worldwide. Your last searched location is remembered automatically the next time you visit."}},
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{"@type":"Question","name":"What UV level is dangerous?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"WHO UV index scale: 1-2 Low, no protection needed for short exposure. 3-5 Moderate, wear sunscreen and a hat for over 30 minutes outside. 6-7 High, seek shade during midday, apply SPF 30+. 8-10 Very High, minimise direct sun 11am-3pm. 11+ Extreme, avoid outdoor exposure during peak hours. In the UK, UV 6+ is common on clear summer days May-August."}},
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{"@type":"Question","name":"How long until I get sunburn today?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"It depends on the UV index and your skin type. SunScope shows a Burn time column estimating minutes to the sunburn threshold (one Minimal Erythemal Dose). At UV 8+, fair skin types I and II can burn in under 10 minutes. Medium skin types have around 20-25 minutes. Darker skin has more natural protection but is not immune. Burn time assumes no sunscreen and no shade."}},
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{"@type":"Question","name":"Why does the sky display show the wrong time of day?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"The sky scope shows current conditions only - the actual time right now, not the hour you are browsing in the table. The sun position, sky colour, and glow intensity are calculated from real solar elevation and radiation data for the current moment. If you are looking at a future hour in the forecast table, the sky display stays locked to now by design."}},
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{"@type":"Question","name":"How far ahead does the forecast go?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"The free tier shows 3 days of hourly data. SunScope Extra unlocks 14 days. The forecast auto-refreshes every 5 minutes while the page is open so the current hour always reflects the latest data from Open-Meteo. No manual reload needed."}},
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{"@type":"Question","name":"How accurate is SunScope?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"SunScope uses Open-Meteo data from ECMWF and national meteorological services - the same models used by professional forecasters. The UTCI calculation follows the peer-reviewed Bröde 2012 polynomial exactly. Derived columns such as vehicle temperature, indoor temperature, and concrete surface are physics-based estimates that vary based on local factors like building construction, shading, and surface colour. Treat them as well-informed estimates rather than precise measurements."}},
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{"@type":"Question","name":"Is SunScope free?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"The core forecast is free for any location worldwide with no account required. Free includes Basic, Home, Vehicle, the Places variants Urban, Beach, Events, Park, and Airport, and the Activities variants Farming, Cycling, Running, and Dog Walking. SunScope Extra at 2 pounds per month unlocks 14-day forecasts, specialist Places variants (Festival, Construction), specialist Activities variants (Sailing, Winter Sports, Naturist, Hiking, Photography, Fishing), the Temps comparison profile, and Custom column control."}},
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{"@type":"Question","name":"Is SunScope free?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"The core forecast is free for any location worldwide with no account required. Free includes Basic, Home, Vehicle, the Places variants Urban, Park/Picnic, Forest/Woodland, Beach, Events, and Airport/Travel, and the free specialist variants Dog Walking, Running, Cycling (Activities) and Farming (Work). SunScope Extra at 2 pounds per month unlocks 14-day forecasts, the specialist Places variant Festival, specialist Activities variants (Hiking, Fishing, Sailing, Winter Sports, Photography, Naturist), the Work variants (Construction, Market Trading, Window Cleaning, Office, Driver/Trucker), the Temps comparison profile, Show All, and Custom column control."}},
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{"@type":"Question","name":"Is there a SunScope mobile app?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"SunScope is a web app that works on any device through your browser - no installation needed. On iPhone: open in Safari, tap Share, then Add to Home Screen. On Android: open in Chrome, tap the three-dot menu, then Add to Home Screen. It appears as an icon on your phone just like a regular app and opens directly to the forecast."}},
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{"@type":"Question","name":"What data sources does SunScope use?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Forecast data comes from Open-Meteo, which aggregates ECMWF, GFS, and national meteorological service models. UTCI follows the Bröde et al. 2012 polynomial. Air quality, visibility, and pollen data come from the Copernicus CAMS forecast via the Open-Meteo Air Quality API. Geolocation search uses the Open-Meteo geocoding API."}},
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{"@type":"Question","name":"Does SunScope work outside the UK?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Yes - SunScope works for any location worldwide. Search for any city, town, or village using the search bar. The indoor temperature model offers seven building types so you can match your building wherever you are. All other columns - UTCI, vehicle, UV, soil, concrete - are fully location-agnostic."}}
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<a href="./index.html">Forecast</a>
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<a href="./about.html">About</a>
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<a href="./about.html" class="nav-dropdown-toggle">About<span class="caret">▾</span></a>
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<a href="./about.html">Overview</a>
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<a href="./sunsoak.html">SunSoak & the science</a>
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<a href="./profiles.html">Forecast profiles</a>
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<a href="./columns.html">Column reference</a>
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<a href="./temperatures.html">Derived temperatures</a>
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<a href="./features.html">On-screen features</a>
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<a href="./stress-bands.html">Stress bands</a>
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<a href="./faq.html" class="active">FAQ</a>
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<a href="https://billing.stripe.com/p/login/9B63cw7vl8k15Ei9DQd7q00" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Account</a>
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<summary class="faq-q">What is SunSoak and how is it different from UTCI?</summary>
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<p class="faq-a">UTCI is the scientific foundation — a peer-reviewed biometeorological standard that combines air temperature, humidity, wind, and solar radiation. But it has gaps. It assumes you are standing in open conditions with no precipitation. <strong>SunSoak</strong> is SunScope's extended index that fills those gaps with three extra layers.<br><br>First, a <strong>rain and snow penalty</strong>: the extra chill of wet clothing and skin is not in UTCI. Light drizzle drops felt temperature by 1-2 degrees; heavy rain combined with strong wind can push it down 7-8 degrees. Second, an <strong>environment modifier</strong>: SunSoak adjusts the solar and thermal load for where you actually are — forest canopy, alpine altitude, beach or lakeside glare, shaded riverbank, or desert ground heat. Switch it in the SunSoak column dropdown to match your surroundings. Third, <strong>full mean radiant temperature</strong> from all surrounding surfaces, not just the direct sun beam.<br><br>On a dry day in the open, SunSoak and UTCI will be close. In rain, in a forest, at altitude, or by the sea they can differ significantly — which is exactly what your body experiences.</p>
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<p class="faq-a">UTCI is the scientific foundation — a peer-reviewed biometeorological standard that combines air temperature, humidity, wind, and solar radiation. But it has gaps. It assumes you are standing in open conditions with no precipitation. <strong>SunSoak</strong> is SunScope's extended index that fills those gaps with three extra layers.<br><br>First, a <strong>rain and snow penalty</strong>: the extra chill of wet clothing and skin is not in UTCI. Light drizzle drops felt temperature by 1-2 degrees; heavy rain combined with strong wind can push it down 7-8 degrees. Second, a <strong>Solar Model</strong>: SunSoak adjusts the solar and thermal load for where you actually are — from grass/open field through forest canopy, alpine altitude, beach or lakeside glare, shaded riverbank, open water, and desert ground heat (eight settings in all). Switch it in the SunSoak column dropdown to match your surroundings. Third, <strong>full mean radiant temperature</strong> from all surrounding surfaces, not just the direct sun beam.<br><br>On a dry day in the open, SunSoak and UTCI will be close. In rain, in a forest, at altitude, or by the sea they can differ significantly — which is exactly what your body experiences.</p>
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<summary class="faq-q">How do I read the SunScope table?</summary>
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<p class="faq-a">Each row in the table is one hour of the day, with the time shown in the first column. The most important column is <strong>SunSoak</strong> - SunScope's felt-temperature index combining air temperature, humidity, wind, solar radiation, rain, and your environment into a single honest number.<br><br>Colour coding tells you how comfortable each hour will be at a glance: blue shades mean cold, green means comfortable, yellow and orange mean warm or hot, and red means dangerous heat stress. Use the SunSoak column dropdown to set your environment - Forest, Alpine, Beach, River, or Desert - and the values will adjust accordingly. Other columns show vehicle cabin temperature, indoor building temperature, UV index, burn time, concrete surface temperature, soil data, air quality, and pollen. Switch between profiles using the buttons and dropdowns above the table - Basic, Home, Vehicle, then the <strong>Places</strong> and <strong>Activities</strong> dropdowns for location and activity-specific views. Hover any column header for a plain-language description of what it shows.</p>
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<p class="faq-a">Each row in the table is one hour of the day, with the time shown in the first column. The most important column is <strong>SunSoak</strong> - SunScope's felt-temperature index combining air temperature, humidity, wind, solar radiation, rain, and your environment into a single honest number.<br><br>Colour coding tells you how comfortable each hour will be at a glance: blue shades mean cold, green means comfortable, yellow and orange mean warm or hot, and red means dangerous heat stress. Use the SunSoak column dropdown to set your Solar Model - Grass/Open Field, Forest, Alpine, Beach, River, Open Water, or Desert - and the values will adjust accordingly. Other columns show vehicle cabin temperature, indoor building temperature, UV index, burn time, concrete surface temperature, soil data, air quality, and pollen. Switch between profiles using the buttons and dropdowns above the table - Basic, Home, Vehicle, then the <strong>Places</strong>, <strong>Activities</strong>, and <strong>Work</strong> dropdowns for location, activity, and occupation-specific views. Hover any column header for a plain-language description of what it shows.</p>
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<summary class="faq-q">What do the different profiles and dropdowns show?</summary>
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<p class="faq-a">Each profile is a curated set of columns relevant to a different activity or situation.<br><br><strong>Basic</strong> shows the core weather picture: felt temperature, sky conditions, wind, and precipitation.<br><strong>Home</strong> adds indoor building temperature for your selected building type, humidity, and dew point.<br><strong>Vehicle</strong> adds car or motorhome cabin temperature, soil moisture for pitch assessment, and visibility.<br><br>The <strong>Places</strong> dropdown offers Urban, Beach, Events, Park/Picnic, and Airport/Travel (all free), plus Festival and Construction (Extra). The <strong>Activities</strong> dropdown includes Farming, Cycling, Running, and Dog Walking (free), plus Sailing, Winter Sports, Naturist, Hiking, Photography, and Fishing (Extra).<br><br>SunScope Extra also unlocks Temps (a side-by-side temperature comparison) and Custom, which lets you build a fully custom column layout.</p>
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<p class="faq-a">Each profile is a curated set of columns relevant to a different activity or situation.<br><br><strong>Basic</strong> shows the core weather picture: felt temperature, sky conditions, wind, and precipitation.<br><strong>Home</strong> adds indoor building temperature for your selected building type, humidity, and dew point.<br><strong>Vehicle</strong> adds car or motorhome cabin temperature, soil moisture for pitch assessment, and visibility.<br><br>The <strong>Places</strong> dropdown offers Urban, Park/Picnic, Forest/Woodland, Beach, Events, and Airport/Travel (all free), plus Festival (Extra). The <strong>Activities</strong> dropdown includes Dog Walking, Running, and Cycling (free), plus Hiking, Fishing, Sailing, Winter Sports, Photography, and Naturist (Extra). The <strong>Work</strong> dropdown covers outdoor occupations: Farming (free), plus Construction, Market Trading, Window Cleaning, Office, and Driver/Trucker (Extra).<br><br>SunScope Extra also unlocks Temps (a side-by-side temperature comparison), Show All, and Custom, which lets you build a fully custom column layout.</p>
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<summary class="faq-q">Is SunScope free?</summary>
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<p class="faq-a">The core forecast is free for any location worldwide with no account required. Free includes Basic, Home, Vehicle, the Places variants Urban, Beach, Events, Park/Picnic, and Airport/Travel, and the Activities variants Farming, Cycling, Running, and Dog Walking.<br><br><strong>SunScope Extra</strong> (2 pounds per month) unlocks 14-day forecasts, the specialist Places variants Festival and Construction, the specialist Activities variants Sailing, Winter Sports, Naturist, Hiking, Photography, and Fishing, the Temps comparison profile, and Custom column control where you choose exactly which columns appear and in what order.</p>
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<p class="faq-a">The core forecast is free for any location worldwide with no account required. Free includes Basic, Home, Vehicle, the Places variants Urban, Park/Picnic, Forest/Woodland, Beach, Events, and Airport/Travel, the Activities variants Dog Walking, Running, and Cycling, and the Farming view in the Work dropdown.<br><br><strong>SunScope Extra</strong> (2 pounds per month) unlocks 14-day forecasts, the specialist Places variant Festival, the specialist Activities variants Hiking, Fishing, Sailing, Winter Sports, Photography, and Naturist, the Work variants Construction, Market Trading, Window Cleaning, Office, and Driver/Trucker, the Temps comparison profile, Show All, and Custom column control where you choose exactly which columns appear and in what order.</p>
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