diff --git a/server/scripts/modules/localforecast.mjs b/server/scripts/modules/localforecast.mjs
index da02279..e305714 100644
--- a/server/scripts/modules/localforecast.mjs
+++ b/server/scripts/modules/localforecast.mjs
@@ -1,17 +1,21 @@
 // display text based local forecast
 
 import STATUS from './status.mjs';
-import { json } from './utils/fetch.mjs';
+import { safeJson } from './utils/fetch.mjs';
 import WeatherDisplay from './weatherdisplay.mjs';
 import { registerDisplay } from './navigation.mjs';
 import settings from './settings.mjs';
+import filterExpiredPeriods from './utils/forecast-utils.mjs';
+import { debugFlag } from './utils/debug.mjs';
 
 class LocalForecast extends WeatherDisplay {
+	static BASE_FORECAST_DURATION_MS = 5000; // Base duration (in ms) for a standard 3-5 line forecast page
+
 	constructor(navId, elemId) {
 		super(navId, elemId, 'Local Forecast', true);
 
 		// set timings
-		this.timing.baseDelay = 5000;
+		this.timing.baseDelay = LocalForecast.BASE_FORECAST_DURATION_MS;
 	}
 
 	async getData(weatherParameters, refresh) {
@@ -22,13 +26,13 @@ class LocalForecast extends WeatherDisplay {
 		// check for data, or if there's old data available
 		if (!rawData && !this.data) {
 			// fail for no old or new data
-			this.setStatus(STATUS.failed);
+			if (this.isEnabled) this.setStatus(STATUS.failed);
 			return;
 		}
 		// store the data
 		this.data = rawData || this.data;
-		// parse raw data
-		const conditions = parse(this.data);
+		// parse raw data and filter out expired periods
+		const conditions = parse(this.data, this.weatherParameters.forecast);
 
 		// read each text
 		this.screenTexts = conditions.map((condition) => {
@@ -46,34 +50,32 @@ class LocalForecast extends WeatherDisplay {
 		forecastsElem.innerHTML = '';
 		forecastsElem.append(...templates);
 
-		// increase each forecast height to a multiple of container height
+		// Get page height for screen calculations
 		this.pageHeight = forecastsElem.parentNode.offsetHeight;
-		templates.forEach((forecast) => {
-			const newHeight = Math.ceil(forecast.scrollHeight / this.pageHeight) * this.pageHeight;
-			forecast.style.height = `${newHeight}px`;
-		});
 
-		this.timing.totalScreens = forecastsElem.scrollHeight / this.pageHeight;
+		this.calculateContentAwareTiming(templates);
+
 		this.calcNavTiming();
+
 		this.setStatus(STATUS.loaded);
 	}
 
 	// get the unformatted data (also used by extended forecast)
 	async getRawData(weatherParameters) {
-		// request us or si units
-		try {
-			return await json(weatherParameters.forecast, {
-				data: {
-					units: settings.units.value,
-				},
-				retryCount: 3,
-				stillWaiting: () => this.stillWaiting(),
-			});
-		} catch (error) {
-			console.error(`GetWeatherForecast failed: ${weatherParameters.forecast}`);
-			console.error(error.status, error.responseJSON);
+		// request us or si units using centralized safe handling
+		const data = await safeJson(weatherParameters.forecast, {
+			data: {
+				units: settings.units.value,
+			},
+			retryCount: 3,
+			stillWaiting: () => this.stillWaiting(),
+		});
+
+		if (!data) {
 			return false;
 		}
+
+		return data;
 	}
 
 	async drawCanvas() {
@@ -84,14 +86,180 @@ class LocalForecast extends WeatherDisplay {
 
 		this.finishDraw();
 	}
+
+	// calculate dynamic timing based on height measurement template approach
+	calculateContentAwareTiming(templates) {
+		if (!templates || templates.length === 0) {
+			this.timing.delay = 1; // fallback to single delay if no templates
+			return;
+		}
+
+		// Use the original base duration constant for timing calculations
+		const originalBaseDuration = LocalForecast.BASE_FORECAST_DURATION_MS;
+		this.timing.baseDelay = 250; // use 250ms per count for precise timing control
+
+		// Get line height from CSS for accurate calculations
+		const sampleForecast = templates[0];
+		const computedStyle = window.getComputedStyle(sampleForecast);
+		const lineHeight = parseInt(computedStyle.lineHeight, 10);
+
+		// Calculate the actual width that forecast text uses
+		// Use the forecast container that's already been set up
+		const forecastContainer = this.elem.querySelector('.local-forecast .container');
+		let effectiveWidth;
+
+		if (!forecastContainer) {
+			console.error('LocalForecast: Could not find forecast container for width calculation, using fallback width');
+			effectiveWidth = 492; // "magic number" from manual calculations as fallback
+		} else {
+			const containerStyle = window.getComputedStyle(forecastContainer);
+			const containerWidth = forecastContainer.offsetWidth;
+			const paddingLeft = parseInt(containerStyle.paddingLeft, 10) || 0;
+			const paddingRight = parseInt(containerStyle.paddingRight, 10) || 0;
+			effectiveWidth = containerWidth - paddingLeft - paddingRight;
+
+			if (debugFlag('localforecast')) {
+				console.log(`LocalForecast: Using measurement width of ${effectiveWidth}px (container=${containerWidth}px, padding=${paddingLeft}+${paddingRight}px)`);
+			}
+		}
+
+		// Measure each forecast period to get actual line counts
+		const forecastLineCounts = [];
+		templates.forEach((template, index) => {
+			const currentHeight = template.offsetHeight;
+			const currentLines = Math.round(currentHeight / lineHeight);
+
+			if (currentLines > 7) {
+				// Multi-page forecasts measure correctly, so use the measurement directly
+				forecastLineCounts.push(currentLines);
+
+				if (debugFlag('localforecast')) {
+					console.log(`LocalForecast: Forecast ${index} measured ${currentLines} lines (${currentHeight}px direct measurement, ${lineHeight}px line-height)`);
+				}
+			} else {
+				// If may be 7 lines or less, we need to pad the content to ensure proper height measurement
+				// Short forecasts are capped by CSS min-height: 280px (7 lines)
+				// Add 7 <br> tags to force height beyond the minimum, then subtract the padding
+				const originalHTML = template.innerHTML;
+				const paddingBRs = '<br/>'.repeat(7);
+				template.innerHTML = originalHTML + paddingBRs;
+
+				// Measure the padded height
+				const paddedHeight = template.offsetHeight;
+				const paddedLines = Math.round(paddedHeight / lineHeight);
+
+				// Calculate actual content lines by subtracting the 7 BR lines we added
+				const actualLines = Math.max(1, paddedLines - 7);
+
+				// Restore original content
+				template.innerHTML = originalHTML;
+
+				forecastLineCounts.push(actualLines);
+
+				if (debugFlag('localforecast')) {
+					console.log(`LocalForecast: Forecast ${index} measured ${actualLines} lines (${paddedHeight}px with padding - ${7 * lineHeight}px = ${actualLines * lineHeight}px actual, ${lineHeight}px line-height)`);
+				}
+			}
+		});
+
+		// Apply height padding for proper scrolling display (keep existing system working)
+		templates.forEach((forecast) => {
+			const newHeight = Math.ceil(forecast.offsetHeight / this.pageHeight) * this.pageHeight;
+			forecast.style.height = `${newHeight}px`;
+		});
+
+		// Calculate total screens based on padded height (for navigation system)
+		const forecastsElem = templates[0].parentNode;
+		const totalHeight = forecastsElem.scrollHeight;
+		this.timing.totalScreens = Math.round(totalHeight / this.pageHeight);
+
+		// Now calculate timing based on actual measured line counts, ignoring padding
+		const maxLinesPerScreen = 7; // 280px / 40px line height
+		const screenTimings = []; forecastLineCounts.forEach((lines, forecastIndex) => {
+			if (lines <= maxLinesPerScreen) {
+				// Single screen for this forecast
+				screenTimings.push({ forecastIndex, lines, type: 'single' });
+			} else {
+				// Multiple screens for this forecast
+				let remainingLines = lines;
+				let isFirst = true;
+
+				while (remainingLines > 0) {
+					const linesThisScreen = Math.min(remainingLines, maxLinesPerScreen);
+					const type = isFirst ? 'first-of-multi' : 'remainder';
+
+					screenTimings.push({ forecastIndex, lines: linesThisScreen, type });
+
+					remainingLines -= linesThisScreen;
+					isFirst = false;
+				}
+			}
+		});
+
+		// Create timing array based on measured line counts
+		const screenDelays = screenTimings.map((screenInfo, screenIndex) => {
+			const screenLines = screenInfo.lines;
+
+			// Apply timing rules based on actual screen content lines
+			let timingMultiplier;
+			if (screenLines === 1) {
+				timingMultiplier = 0.6; // 1 line = shortest (3.0s at normal speed)
+			} else if (screenLines === 2) {
+				timingMultiplier = 0.8; // 2 lines = shorter (4.0s at normal speed)
+			} else if (screenLines >= 6) {
+				timingMultiplier = 1.4; // 6+ lines = longer (7.0s at normal speed)
+			} else {
+				timingMultiplier = 1.0; // 3-5 lines = normal (5.0s at normal speed)
+			}
+
+			// Convert to base counts
+			const desiredDurationMs = timingMultiplier * originalBaseDuration;
+			const baseCounts = Math.round(desiredDurationMs / this.timing.baseDelay);
+
+			if (debugFlag('localforecast')) {
+				console.log(`LocalForecast: Screen ${screenIndex}: ${screenLines} lines, ${timingMultiplier.toFixed(2)}x multiplier, ${desiredDurationMs}ms desired, ${baseCounts} counts (forecast ${screenInfo.forecastIndex}, ${screenInfo.type})`);
+			}
+
+			return baseCounts;
+		});
+
+		// Adjust timing array to match actual screen count if needed
+		while (screenDelays.length < this.timing.totalScreens) {
+			// Add fallback timing for extra screens
+			const fallbackCounts = Math.round(originalBaseDuration / this.timing.baseDelay);
+			screenDelays.push(fallbackCounts);
+			console.warn(`LocalForecast: using fallback timing for Screen ${screenDelays.length - 1}: 5 lines, 1.00x multiplier, ${fallbackCounts} counts`);
+		}
+
+		// Truncate if we have too many calculated screens
+		if (screenDelays.length > this.timing.totalScreens) {
+			const removed = screenDelays.splice(this.timing.totalScreens);
+			console.warn(`LocalForecast: Truncated ${removed.length} excess screen timings`);
+		}
+
+		// Set the timing array based on screen content
+		this.timing.delay = screenDelays;
+
+		if (debugFlag('localforecast')) {
+			console.log(`LocalForecast: Final screen count - calculated: ${screenTimings.length}, actual: ${this.timing.totalScreens}, timing array: ${screenDelays.length}`);
+			const multipliers = screenDelays.map((counts) => counts * this.timing.baseDelay / originalBaseDuration);
+			console.log('LocalForecast: Screen multipliers:', multipliers);
+			console.log('LocalForecast: Expected durations (ms):', screenDelays.map((counts) => counts * this.timing.baseDelay));
+		}
+	}
 }
 
 // format the forecast
-// only use the first 6 lines
-const parse = (forecast) => forecast.properties.periods.slice(0, 6).map((text) => ({
-	// format day and text
-	DayName: text.name.toUpperCase(),
-	Text: text.detailedForecast,
-}));
+// filter out expired periods, then use the first 6 forecasts
+const parse = (forecast, forecastUrl) => {
+	const allPeriods = forecast.properties.periods;
+	const activePeriods = filterExpiredPeriods(allPeriods, forecastUrl);
+
+	return activePeriods.slice(0, 6).map((text) => ({
+		// format day and text
+		DayName: text.name.toUpperCase(),
+		Text: text.detailedForecast,
+	}));
+};
 // register display
 registerDisplay(new LocalForecast(7, 'local-forecast'));