diff --git a/assets/css/header.css b/assets/css/header.css
index 051f6a6..7a1e804 100644
--- a/assets/css/header.css
+++ b/assets/css/header.css
@@ -242,6 +242,7 @@
   gap: 4px;
   width: 100%;
   max-width: 270px;   /* matches .scope-ring desktop size */
+  padding-bottom: 32px; /* compensates for the extra Air temp row in the Why It Feels panel */
 }
 
 /* Unified pill: icon on left, bar fills the right */
diff --git a/assets/css/ui.css b/assets/css/ui.css
index 1501fee..b066740 100644
--- a/assets/css/ui.css
+++ b/assets/css/ui.css
@@ -1607,6 +1607,16 @@
   color: #3a78a8;        /* cool blue - cooling contribution */
 }
 
+.delta-base {
+  color: #4a3420;        /* neutral — absolute air temperature, not a delta */
+}
+
+.insight-row--base {
+  opacity: 0.75;
+  border-bottom: 1px dashed rgba(74,52,32,0.2);
+  margin-bottom: 2px;
+}
+
 /* Values for "Today at a glance" */
 .insight-value {
   font-family: JetBrains Mono, monospace;
diff --git a/assets/js/app.js b/assets/js/app.js
index 722ba24..dca39f6 100644
--- a/assets/js/app.js
+++ b/assets/js/app.js
@@ -742,6 +742,7 @@ export function UTCIForecast() {
                 </div>
                 ${(() => {
                   const _wflItems = [
+                    { label: 'Air temperature', icon: '🌡', value: currentRow.Ta, isBase: true },
                     { label: 'Sun and sky',    icon: '☀',  value: whyFeelsLike.sunAndSky },
                     { label: 'Wind',           icon: '🌬',  value: whyFeelsLike.wind },
                     { label: 'Humidity',       icon: '💧',  value: whyFeelsLike.humidity },
@@ -752,19 +753,20 @@ export function UTCIForecast() {
                       { label: 'Precipitation', icon: '🌧', value: whyFeelsLike.precipitation }
                     ] : []),
                   ];
-                  const _wflMax = Math.max(..._wflItems.map(i => Math.abs(i.value)), 0.1);
-                  return _wflItems.map(({ label, icon, value }) => html`
-                    <div class="insight-row" key=${label}>
+                  const _wflDeltaItems = _wflItems.filter(i => !i.isBase);
+                  const _wflMax = Math.max(..._wflDeltaItems.map(i => Math.abs(i.value)), 0.1);
+                  return _wflItems.map(({ label, icon, value, isBase }) => html`
+                    <div class=${'insight-row' + (isBase ? ' insight-row--base' : '')} key=${label}>
                       <span class="insight-icon">${icon}</span>
                       <span class="insight-label">
                         ${label}
-                        <span class="insight-bar-track">
+                        ${!isBase && html`<span class="insight-bar-track">
                           <span class=${'insight-bar ' + (value >= 0 ? 'bar-pos' : 'bar-neg')}
                                 style=${{ width: `${Math.round(Math.abs(value) / _wflMax * 100)}%` }}></span>
-                        </span>
+                        </span>`}
                       </span>
-                      <span class=${`insight-delta ${value >= 0 ? 'delta-pos' : 'delta-neg'}`}>
-                        ${value >= 0 ? '+' : ''}${value.toFixed(1)}°
+                      <span class=${`insight-delta ${isBase ? 'delta-base' : value >= 0 ? 'delta-pos' : 'delta-neg'}`}>
+                        ${isBase ? '' : value >= 0 ? '+' : ''}${value.toFixed(1)}°
                       </span>
                     </div>
                   `);
diff --git a/assets/js/compute.js b/assets/js/compute.js
index 5fcecc5..435a4b3 100644
--- a/assets/js/compute.js
+++ b/assets/js/compute.js
@@ -330,15 +330,27 @@ export function computeWhyFeelsLike(row, env) {
   const { Ta, Tmrt, va, eh, precip, snow } = row;
   const r1 = (v) => Math.round(v * 10) / 10;
 
-  // Radiation - mean radiant temp above or below air temp.
-  const sunAndSky = r1(Tmrt - Ta);
+  // Environment-adjusted air temp (same as used in buildHourlyRows).
+  const TaEnv = Ta + (env ? env.taOffset : 0);
 
-  // Wind - UTCI with actual wind vs calm, holding Tmrt = Ta and RH neutral.
-  const ehNeutral = vaporPressureHpa(Ta, 50);
-  const wind      = r1(utciApprox(Ta, Ta, va, ehNeutral) - utciApprox(Ta, Ta, 0, ehNeutral));
+  // Sequential UTCI isolation — all deltas are in the same UTCI-polynomial
+  // space so they add up: Ta + environment + sunAndSky + wind + humidity
+  // + precipitation ≈ SunSoak (utciAdj), within rounding.
+  //
+  // Tmrt already has env radiation scaling (dirFactor/difFactor/globFactor)
+  // baked in from buildHourlyRows, so each delta automatically reflects
+  // the active Solar Model without any extra work here.
+  const ehNeutral = vaporPressureHpa(TaEnv, 50);
+  const base      = utciApprox(TaEnv, TaEnv, 0, ehNeutral); // ≈ TaEnv
 
-  // Humidity - actual vapour pressure vs neutral RH 50%, no wind or sun.
-  const humidity  = r1(utciApprox(Ta, Ta, 0, eh) - utciApprox(Ta, Ta, 0, ehNeutral));
+  // Radiation: effect of actual Tmrt vs no-radiation baseline (wind=0, RH=50%).
+  const sunAndSky = r1(utciApprox(TaEnv, Tmrt, 0, ehNeutral) - base);
+
+  // Wind: cooling effect of actual wind with solar present (RH still neutral).
+  const wind      = r1(utciApprox(TaEnv, Tmrt, va, ehNeutral) - utciApprox(TaEnv, Tmrt, 0, ehNeutral));
+
+  // Humidity: actual vapour pressure vs neutral RH 50%, with solar and wind.
+  const humidity  = r1(utciApprox(TaEnv, Tmrt, va, eh) - utciApprox(TaEnv, Tmrt, va, ehNeutral));
 
   // Environment modifier - explicit temperature offset from the env config.
   const environment = env ? r1(env.taOffset) : 0;
@@ -346,7 +358,7 @@ export function computeWhyFeelsLike(row, env) {
   // Precipitation soak penalty - negative or zero.
   const precipitation = precipPenalty(precip, snow, va);
 
-  return { sunAndSky, wind, humidity, environment, precipitation };
+  return { base: r1(base), sunAndSky, wind, humidity, environment, precipitation };
 }
 
 // ------------------------------------------------------------------------