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. Multiple penalties apply separately for each location:
    • 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, delay risk, and final shipping score. A rank badge indicates the best (1) to worst (3) shipping days.
  5. Detailed Info: Click the info icon on any shipping day tile to open a popup. The popup displays mini forecast tiles for the Origin (shipping day) and the UPS Hub and Destination (arrival day) along with key warning messages for each location.
  6. Choose Your Shipping Day: Use the summary to select the safest day for shipping your live cargo.