The west-side house/Weather Shelter

What hits this place?

Is the real problem wind, rain, wetness, heat—or the way they stack?

Separate the weather problem from the design problem before you build a roof, screen or windbreak.

Reads the same property record as every other instrument.
5:00 PMUSE ZONE
Worksmedium confidence · 72%

Design around the repeated exposure, not the worst day of the year.

91/100 fit for this use

The first thing breaking the space is privacy exposure. privacy exposure is 57 against a 48 comfort limit for this use.

privacy exposure57
glare53
heat load66
Best next observation

Note which edge the wind enters from during the problem hour. Direction matters more than another generic wind-speed reading.

Why this answer?
UseDinner outsideuser
SpaceWest patio · faces Wuser
Solar sample42° altitude · 260° bearingcomputed
Modeldeterministic exposure thresholds + one-change effectsheuristic

This instrument's own intelligence

Separate the weather problem before building shelter

The current model points to one dominant weather layer rather than a generic need for enclosure.

Wind behavior

44 / 100 exposure proxy

Direction is more valuable than another generic wind-speed number when choosing where a screen or planting edge belongs.

Repeated wetting

31 / 100 wetness proxy

The next useful observation is how long the actual surface stays wet after rain, not annual precipitation alone.

One change at a time

What should you try before you buy?

Ranked for this exact place, use, month and hour. We isolate one change first so you can tell what caused the improvement.

Before / after

Deciduous shade tree

Now91
With change97
Solves

privacy exposure, glare, heat load

Tradeoff

some view is traded away

Watch for

years to maturity, roots, utilities, leaf litter

Cross-system consequences

improves: direct sun · improves: glare · improves: heat load · improves: privacy exposure · improves: view corridor · improves: wind exposure

Professional boundary

Structural attachment, footing, wind and snow loads require a qualified professional. Confirm utilities, mature clearance and locally appropriate species before digging.

Reference basis

USDA Agricultural Research Service · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information

This is decision support, not engineering.

Structural design, code compliance, drainage engineering, electrical work, HVAC sizing and guaranteed plant or material performance stay outside this instrument. When the answer depends on one of those, the product should stop and tell you what professional fact is missing.