Published apps and browser updates.

November 1 · Reliable detail switching

The 4.10.1 browser fix keeps live sources, including air quality, available when quickly switching Balanced Desk detail dialogs. The layout is unchanged.

November 1 · Balanced Desk

Version 4.10.0 brings ten aligned forecast cards across the page, larger live gauges, a compact hourly outlook, and astronomy. The main view fits normal desktop windows without page scrolling and reflows on smaller screens. Detailed timelines, hazards, atmosphere, air quality and ground context open in dialogs. NOAA WPC winter impacts cover the contiguous United States; NOAA NWPS forecast maxima use the configured river gauge. Availability, source times, estimates and missing data remain explicit.

November 1 · More weather context

Version 4.9.0 adds hourly precipitation totals and visibility timelines; WPC excessive-rainfall outlooks, experimental NOAA HeatRisk, and separate SPC tornado, hail and wind outlooks; soil estimates and nearby observed cloud ceiling; model ranges and saved-forecast changes. Temperature and monthly precipitation comparisons use a modeled 1991–2020 baseline. Monthly comparisons show archive coverage and reporting lag; these are model estimates, not station records. Specialist panels load on demand, with source, validity and missing-data labels. Official hazard coverage is the contiguous United States.

November 1 · Smoother desktop performance

Version 4.8.1 fixes duplicate startup and conflicting settings saves that repeatedly rebuilt the dashboard. Auto motion now uses lighter effects when Linux falls back to software rendering; Full motion remains selectable. Forecast thumbnails use simpler animation, and the dashboard adapts to wider and taller browser windows.

November 1 · Forecast desk

Version 4.8.0 brings larger Orbit Glass gauges, a bold hours/minutes/seconds clock, all ten forecast days near the top, a selectable hourly outlook, and compact astronomy beside them. Upcoming precipitation, daily totals, visibility, cloud cover, estimated convective cloud base and freezing-level altitude add context where the forecast provider supports it. Missing values remain marked. The actual HookEcho radar and station archive remain available.

November 1 · Forecast first, with an animated sky

Version 4.7.0 opens each new session with animated glass forecast cards, sunrise, sunset, moon and twilight. Orbit Glass gauges stay above the outlook. HookEcho radar remains one click away. The Local signals, 48-hour model section and Outdoor activity windows have been removed from Weather. Reduced-motion preferences remain respected.

October 31 · Orbit Glass and radar-first weather

Version 4.6.1 brings compact gauges into the full HookEcho radar. Orbit Glass is the default, with Liquid Chrome, Neon Trace, Precision Dial, and Pixel Pulse available on every screen. Forecast models, saved places, sensor channels, environmental sources, archive imports, notes, exclusions, recovery and reports are included, alongside more reliable weather refreshes and station switching.

October 7 · broader hardware support

Samsung Smart Hub and Chromebook browsers now open the lighter StormDesk interface with weather, alerts, still radar, and basic History. AMD Linux AppImages use a safer rendering path, and new x86-64 and ARM64 browser-mode packages avoid GTK and WebKit.

September 27 · Linux split-screen fix

The AppImage now starts as a tileable window on Omarchy and Hyprland, so StormDesk can share the screen with another app. KWin keeps its first-frame maximization workaround. The dashboard and station data are unchanged.

September 23 app update

Weather, Radar, and History now use the simpler three-destination layout. Nine gauges stay fixed, History opens with snapshot cards, Radar focuses on the HookEcho map, and new installations start in OLED black with four other themes available in Settings.

September 26 browser update · Observatory

The browser app now uses a compact conditions card, up to ten forecast days, a central HookEcho radar panel, eight readings, and local signals with astronomy and device health. A local clock sits beside the official alert banner. Ten dark themes ship together, with Graphite Silver as the fresh-install default and existing choices preserved.

Browser updates

The 4.10.0 installers and current hosted app share Balanced Desk, with aligned ten-day forecasts, larger gauges, compact hourly weather and astronomy, details dialogs, and all five gauge styles. Station collection and local archive tools run on your installed desktop or server.

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