Weather Checker

Weather-Based Shipping (Dynamic Shipping Score)


How It Works:
  1. Set Your Destination: Enter your ZIP code to specify your delivery address.
  2. Collect Forecasts: We automatically gather weather forecasts for three key locations:
    • Origin: Houston on the shipping day.
    • UPS Hub: (if applicable) Overnight conditions.
    • Destination: Your location on the arrival day.
  3. Calculate & Adjust Your Score: We compute a temperature score based on how close the forecast is to the ideal 75°F and then adjust it with delay penalties:
    • Not Expected: Factor = 1.0
    • Potential: Factor = 0.9
    • Likely: Factor = 0.7
    • Expected: Factor = 0.5
  4. Review the Results: You’ll see a forecast grid with raw weather data and a breakdown table summarizing:
    • Each day’s temperature score and risk details
    • A rank badge on shipping days (1 = most ideal, 3 = least ideal)
  5. Detailed Info: Click the info icon on a shipping day tile to open a popup. The popup displays mini forecast tiles (with the date, low/high temperatures, and weather description) along with key delay messages for each location.
  6. Choose Your Shipping Day: Use the summary to select the safest day for shipping your live cargo.