diff --git a/solarconditionsproviders/noaa3dayforecast.py b/solarconditionsproviders/noaa3dayforecast.py
index b74e23f..71efc19 100644
--- a/solarconditionsproviders/noaa3dayforecast.py
+++ b/solarconditionsproviders/noaa3dayforecast.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ from datetime import datetime, timezone
from solarconditionsproviders.http_solar_conditions_provider import HTTPSolarConditionsProvider
-POLL_INTERVAL = 3600
+POLL_INTERVAL = 10800 # Every 3 hours
URL = "https://services.swpc.noaa.gov/text/3-day-forecast.txt"
@@ -132,17 +132,16 @@ class NOAA3dayForecast(HTTPSolarConditionsProvider):
continue
start_hour = int(time_match.group(1))
- raw_values = time_match.group(3).split()
+ # Split on 2 or more spaces so that e.g. "5.67 (G2)" stays as one token per column
+ raw_values = re.split(r' {2,}', time_match.group(3).strip())
for i, val in enumerate(raw_values):
if i >= len(column_dates):
break
- # Discard bracketed values
- if val.startswith('(') and val.endswith(')'):
- continue
+ # Take only the leading numeric part, discarding any bracketed section
try:
- kp = float(val)
- except ValueError:
+ kp = float(val.split()[0])
+ except (ValueError, IndexError):
continue
date = column_dates[i]
diff --git a/templates/about.html b/templates/about.html
index e936997..e8be2f7 100644
--- a/templates/about.html
+++ b/templates/about.html
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
This software is dedicated to the memory of Tom G1PJB, SK, a friend and colleague who sadly passed away around the time I started writing it in Autumn 2025. I was looking forward to showing it to you when it was done.
-
+
{% end %}
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diff --git a/templates/add_spot.html b/templates/add_spot.html
index 6a1f181..d058546 100644
--- a/templates/add_spot.html
+++ b/templates/add_spot.html
@@ -69,8 +69,8 @@
-
-
+
+
{% end %}
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diff --git a/templates/alerts.html b/templates/alerts.html
index 983a93f..c413b8d 100644
--- a/templates/alerts.html
+++ b/templates/alerts.html
@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@
-
-
+
+
{% end %}
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diff --git a/templates/bands.html b/templates/bands.html
index 9c1c3bd..3f05427 100644
--- a/templates/bands.html
+++ b/templates/bands.html
@@ -62,9 +62,9 @@
-
-
-
+
+
+
{% end %}
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diff --git a/templates/base.html b/templates/base.html
index 4259bf8..b0b413d 100644
--- a/templates/base.html
+++ b/templates/base.html
@@ -45,11 +45,12 @@
integrity="sha384-FKyoEForCGlyvwx9Hj09JcYn3nv7wiPVlz7YYwJrWVcXK/BmnVDxM+D2scQbITxI"
crossorigin="anonymous">
+
-
-
-
-
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/templates/conditions.html b/templates/conditions.html
index c05d037..fc7efa6 100644
--- a/templates/conditions.html
+++ b/templates/conditions.html
@@ -136,16 +136,9 @@
-
-
+
+
diff --git a/templates/map.html b/templates/map.html
index 366494f..68a722b 100644
--- a/templates/map.html
+++ b/templates/map.html
@@ -70,9 +70,9 @@
-
-
-
+
+
+
{% end %}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/templates/spots.html b/templates/spots.html
index aab18cd..a5845cf 100644
--- a/templates/spots.html
+++ b/templates/spots.html
@@ -87,9 +87,9 @@
-
-
-
+
+
+
{% end %}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/templates/status.html b/templates/status.html
index 7d37923..fe1cc1a 100644
--- a/templates/status.html
+++ b/templates/status.html
@@ -59,8 +59,8 @@
-
-
+
+
diff --git a/webassets/js/conditions.js b/webassets/js/conditions.js
index dd1e4a6..6113208 100644
--- a/webassets/js/conditions.js
+++ b/webassets/js/conditions.js
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
// Cache for the full dxstats API response, so we can reload on the fly if the user changes the value of their continent
// in the select box
let dxStatsData = null;
+// Forecast chart
+let kpChart = null;
// Load solar conditions
function loadSolarConditions() {
@@ -114,7 +116,7 @@ function loadSolarConditions() {
});
}
-// Render the K-index forecast table (rows = 3-hour UTC time slots, columns = forecast dates)
+// Render the K-index forecast as a Chart.js bar chart, one bar per 3-hour UTC period
function renderKIndexForecast(data) {
if (!data) return;
@@ -123,40 +125,71 @@ function renderKIndexForecast(data) {
.sort((a, b) => a.ts - b.ts);
if (entries.length === 0) return;
- // Derive the unique UTC dates from sorted entries
- const dateSet = new Set();
- entries.forEach(e => dateSet.add(new Date(e.ts * 1000).toISOString().slice(0, 10)));
- const dates = [...dateSet];
-
- const kpByTs = {};
- entries.forEach(e => { kpByTs[e.ts] = e.kp; });
-
- // Header row
- const headRow = $('#forecast-kp-table thead tr').empty().append('Time (UTC) | ');
- dates.forEach(dateStr => {
- const label = new Date(dateStr + 'T00:00:00Z')
- .toLocaleDateString('en-GB', { day: '2-digit', month: 'short', timeZone: 'UTC' });
- headRow.append(`${label} | `);
+ // x-axis labels. Show date only on the first bar of each day, time on all bars
+ const labels = entries.map((e, i) => {
+ const dt = new Date(e.ts * 1000);
+ const timeStr = String(dt.getUTCHours()).padStart(2, '0') + ':00';
+ const dateStr = dt.toLocaleDateString('en-GB', { day: '2-digit', month: 'short', timeZone: 'UTC' });
+ const prev = i > 0 ? new Date(entries[i - 1].ts * 1000) : null;
+ const newDay = !prev || prev.toISOString().slice(0, 10) !== dt.toISOString().slice(0, 10);
+ return newDay ? [timeStr, dateStr] : timeStr;
});
- // Data rows: one per 3-hour slot
- const tbody = $('#forecast-kp-table tbody').empty();
- [0, 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21].forEach(startHour => {
- const endHour = (startHour + 3) % 24;
- const timeLabel = String(startHour).padStart(2, '0') + '-' + String(endHour).padStart(2, '0') + 'UT';
- const tr = $('').append(`| ${timeLabel} | `);
- dates.forEach(dateStr => {
- const [y, m, d] = dateStr.split('-').map(Number);
- const slotTs = Date.UTC(y, m - 1, d, startHour, 0, 0) / 1000;
- const td = $('');
- const kp = kpByTs[slotTs];
- if (kp !== undefined) {
- td.text(kp.toFixed(2));
- td.addClass(kp < 5 ? 'bg-success-subtle' : kp < 7 ? 'bg-warning-subtle' : 'bg-danger-subtle');
+ // Inherit colours from Bootstrap CSS variables so that dark mode inherently works. We want bar colours that are not
+ // quite as saturated as the Bootstrap success/warning/danger colours but not as desaturated as the "subtle"
+ // versions, so use tinycolor to apply some transparency.
+ const style = getComputedStyle(document.documentElement);
+ const withAlpha = hex => tinycolor(hex).setAlpha(0.8).toRgbString();
+ const colors = entries.map(e =>
+ e.kp < 4.5 ? withAlpha(style.getPropertyValue('--bs-success').trim())
+ : e.kp < 6.5 ? withAlpha(style.getPropertyValue('--bs-warning').trim())
+ : withAlpha(style.getPropertyValue('--bs-danger').trim())
+ );
+ const textColor = style.getPropertyValue('--bs-body-color').trim() || '#666';
+ const gridColor = style.getPropertyValue('--bs-border-color').trim() || 'rgba(128,128,128,0.3)';
+
+ if (kpChart) { kpChart.destroy(); }
+
+ kpChart = new Chart(document.getElementById('forecast-kp-chart'), {
+ type: 'bar',
+ data: {
+ labels,
+ datasets: [{
+ data: entries.map(e => e.kp),
+ backgroundColor: colors,
+ borderWidth: 0,
+ }]
+ },
+ options: {
+ responsive: true,
+ aspectRatio: 3,
+ plugins: {
+ legend: {
+ display: false
+ },
+ tooltip: {
+ enabled: false
+ }
+ },
+ scales: {
+ x: {
+ ticks: { color: textColor, maxRotation: 45, minRotation: 0 },
+ grid: { color: gridColor },
+ },
+ y: {
+ min: 0,
+ max: 9,
+ title: { display: true, text: 'Kp', color: textColor },
+ // Include geomagnetic storm levels (Gx) on the y-axis as well as the Kp index
+ ticks: {
+ stepSize: 1,
+ color: textColor,
+ callback: v => v > 4 ? `(G${v - 4}) ${v}` : String(v),
+ },
+ grid: { color: gridColor },
+ }
}
- tr.append(td);
- });
- tbody.append(tr);
+ }
});
}
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