Forecast Product / Updated Jun 10

IV Sunsets

A consumer weather product that scores Isla Vista sunsets from 0 to 100, explains the call, and renders the forecast as a living sky instead of a dead dashboard.

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What this project proves

This project makes forecasting feel like a ritual instead of homework.

IV Sunsets turns local weather data into something people actually want to check before dinner. Live forecast inputs roll into a six-day outlook, animated Canvas scenes, an interactive simulator, and a scrollytelling explainer that teaches why the score moved.

Live IV Sunsets homepage showing the current sunset score and animated scene. — Live product capture
This is the product doing its job: a single sunset score, a plain-English outlook, and a custom sky scene rendered from live Isla Vista forecast data.

0-100

Score range

single-number sunset quality index

6 days

Forecast window

with daily breakdowns and explanations

Scoring factors

clouds, rain, humidity, visibility, and texture all move the score

Scoring model

The scoring logic is simple enough to understand and specific enough to feel trustworthy. It turns weather into a strong call, not a black box.

Open-Meteo inputs feed a 0-100 score tuned to the sunset window
High clouds, mid clouds, low-cloud penalties, rain, humidity, and visibility all move the result
Fallback forecasts keep the experience usable even when the API is down

Visual product design

The product wins on interface as much as on logic. The number only matters because the UI makes it legible, local, and memorable.

Canvas sky scenes respond to the same data that drives the score
Forecast cards, reason chips, and labels make the outlook instantly scannable
The main surface feels like a local consumer app, not a weather console

Explainer loop

The simulator and post-sunset feedback keep the model from feeling like a magic number. Users can see why the call moves and feed reality back into the product.

Sliders let people see how haze, clouds, and atmosphere change the score
Scrollytelling explains why certain sunset conditions look better
Post-sunset feedback is stored locally to calibrate future calls