The
Tea Leaves

Reading the signs in energy, environment, economy, and health.

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Everyday Economy Index
Tracks the real cost of daily life using commodity prices, interest rates, and labor data — translated into a dollar-per-month impact.
Economy Live data US FRED · Yahoo Finance
🛒Grocery Price Radar
Track individual grocery item prices with buy signals and seasonal patterns. Know when to stock up.
Economy US BLS · USDA
⛽Energy Cost Tracker
Personalized household energy costs — gasoline, electricity, natural gas, propane, diesel, heating oil.
Economy Live data EIA API
🧬Outbreak Monitor
CDC wastewater surveillance for COVID-19, Influenza, and RSV. State-level viral activity, updated weekly.
Health US by state CDC NWSS
⚠️Hazards & Climate
Active weather alerts, tropical systems, wildfires, and climate context — what's happening across the US right now.
Environment US NWS · NHC · FIRMS
🌫️Air Quality Monitor
US AQI, PM2.5, ozone, and NO₂ — local readings, 72-hour forecast, and global city comparison.
Environment Global Open-Meteo CAMS
🌡️Wet Bulb Monitor
Tracks the temperature at which human cooling fails. Local conditions, 72-hour forecast, and global heatmap.
Environment Global Open-Meteo
⚡Grid Stress Monitor
Real-time electricity demand vs. capacity across all 7 major US grid operators.
Infrastructure Real-time EIA Form 930
💸Affordability
Has life gotten more or less affordable lately? How much of household income goes to essentials, vs. a decade ago.
Economy US BEA · FRED
⬆️Upstream Pressure
Leading indicators — crude, natural gas, grains, shipping, interest rates — that drive prices in every other tool here.
Economy US FRED · EIA · Yahoo Finance
◐Macro Mood
How households, consumers, and businesses feel about the economy. A soft-data dashboard of sentiment and behavior signals.
Economy US FRED soft data

All tools are static HTML — no accounts, no tracking, no ads.
Data sourced from US government agencies and open APIs. Sources & methodology.
Built as a personal project.

the tea leaves · 2026