What's new
Every change to Glint, newest first. When the way the score is worked out changes, it's marked here, so you know an old score and a new one may not match. Something not right? Tell us.
The sunset map
- A new Map page shows tonight's sunset, or the next sunrise, at 700 spots across Ireland and the UK, coloured by how vivid the sky should be.
- Switch between sunrise and sunset, today and tomorrow. Tap a spot for its score, time, directions and full forecast.
- Best near you jumps to the top spots within about an hour of the place you chose.
- List view shows every spot in a table you can sort, and links you share open on the same spot and view.
- Map scores use a quicker forecast than the Forecast page, refreshed every three hours.
Easier on phones
- Glint opens straight on the place you chose last time, without showing somewhere else first.
- On phones, the best spot to watch from now comes straight after the score.
- The score shows on the first screen of a phone, and the sunrise and sunset buttons are easier to tap.
- Small labels are a little bigger, and keyboard users can skip straight to the forecast.
- A privacy page sets out what Glint keeps, and a mistyped address now shows a proper page instead of an error.
- A calmer page: fewer boxes, the three steps beside the sunset photo, and buttons that respond when you press them.
Help, feedback and a page like this one
- A Help page answers the common questions: what the bands mean, why a forecast changes, and where the data comes from.
- You can send feedback or suggest a viewpoint from the Help page. Both go straight to us.
- The menu on larger screens now shows which pages are coming soon, the same as on phones.
Nearly 500 more places to watch from
- Glint now knows 700 viewpoints across Ireland, Scotland, Wales and England, each with a line on why it's worth the trip.
- Every town and village gets at least five spots to choose from, even where the nearest ones are over an hour away.
- Tap a spot to see what it's like before you open the map.
Tell us how it looked
- For a few hours after sunrise or sunset, a line under the score asks how it looked where you were.
- Answers are anonymous. Over time they'll show us where the score is right and where it needs work.
Clearer scores
- Scores now fall into four bands: Dull, Mixed, Good and Vivid. A scale under the score shows where each forecast sits.
- When the sky looks dull or mixed, Glint points to the next day that looks good.
- Glint only suggests a trip to another spot when it's clearly better and you can get there before the light goes.
Search, sharing and dark mode
- Search for any town or village. Glint keeps your last four places on this device, and you can remove them.
- Shared links show the forecast in the preview, with the sky picture from the page.
- Dark mode follows your phone or computer, or you can switch it with the button at the top.
- You can add Glint to your home screen, and pages load faster in Ireland and the UK.
Glint goes live
- Sunrise and sunset colour forecasts for Ireland and the UK, built from five weather models.
- Each forecast says how sure it is, so you know when to trust it.