diff --git a/lib/aprsme/packet_consumer.ex b/lib/aprsme/packet_consumer.ex
index 6f9504d..bd9e725 100644
--- a/lib/aprsme/packet_consumer.ex
+++ b/lib/aprsme/packet_consumer.ex
@@ -277,8 +277,9 @@ defmodule Aprsme.PacketConsumer do
     insert_opts = [
       # Don't return IDs for better performance
       returning: false,
-      # Skip conflicts to avoid blocking
+      # Skip conflicts on the composite PK; any other error surfaces to the rescue below
       on_conflict: :nothing,
+      conflict_target: [:id, :received_at],
       # Increased timeout for large batches
       timeout: 60_000
     ]
@@ -314,7 +315,7 @@ defmodule Aprsme.PacketConsumer do
       try do
         changeset = Aprsme.Packet.changeset(%Aprsme.Packet{}, packet_attrs)
 
-        case Repo.insert(changeset, on_conflict: :nothing) do
+        case Repo.insert(changeset, on_conflict: :nothing, conflict_target: [:id, :received_at]) do
           {:ok, _record} ->
             {count + 1, [packet_attrs | inserted]}
 
@@ -425,6 +426,7 @@ defmodule Aprsme.PacketConsumer do
     |> truncate_datetimes_to_second()
     # Create PostGIS geometry for location field BEFORE filtering
     |> create_location_geometry()
+    |> set_has_weather()
     # Remove all non-schema fields - do this LAST to ensure all processing is done
     |> remove_non_schema_fields()
   rescue
@@ -433,6 +435,16 @@ defmodule Aprsme.PacketConsumer do
       nil
   end
 
+  # Compute has_weather from any populated weather field (replaces DB trigger)
+  defp set_has_weather(attrs) do
+    has_weather? =
+      Enum.any?(Aprsme.EncodingUtils.weather_fields(), fn field ->
+        not is_nil(Map.get(attrs, field))
+      end)
+
+    Map.put(attrs, :has_weather, has_weather?)
+  end
+
   # Create PostGIS geometry from lat/lon coordinates
   defp create_location_geometry(attrs) do
     lat = attrs[:lat]
diff --git a/priv/repo/migrations/20260417134047_drop_redundant_packet_indexes_and_triggers.exs b/priv/repo/migrations/20260417134047_drop_redundant_packet_indexes_and_triggers.exs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bc9ded2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/priv/repo/migrations/20260417134047_drop_redundant_packet_indexes_and_triggers.exs
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+defmodule Aprsme.Repo.Migrations.DropRedundantPacketIndexesAndTriggers do
+  use Ecto.Migration
+
+  @disable_ddl_transaction true
+  @disable_migration_lock true
+
+  @redundant_indexes [
+    # BRIN on partitioned table where each partition is small — B-tree covers this.
+    "idx_packets_received_brin",
+    # Standalone lat/lon — GiST on location handles all spatial queries.
+    "idx_packets_lat",
+    "idx_packets_lon",
+    # Redundant with idx_packets_sender_received (same leading column).
+    "idx_packets_sender_id_desc",
+    # Geometry GiST — app uses geography casts (ST_DWithin ::geography).
+    "idx_packets_location",
+    # text_pattern_ops — callsign queries use upper() equality, not LIKE 'xxx%'.
+    "idx_packets_sender_pattern",
+    # Weather filters are always by sender/time; no query filters by raw metric values.
+    "idx_packets_temperature",
+    "idx_packets_humidity",
+    "idx_packets_pressure",
+    "idx_packets_wind_speed",
+    "idx_packets_received_temp",
+    "idx_packets_sender_temp",
+    # idx_packets_has_weather + idx_packets_sender_weather_lookup cover these.
+    "idx_packets_weather_history",
+    "idx_packets_weather_selective",
+    "idx_packets_weather_symbol"
+  ]
+
+  def up do
+    execute("SET LOCAL statement_timeout = '0'")
+
+    for idx <- @redundant_indexes do
+      execute("DROP INDEX IF EXISTS #{idx}")
+    end
+
+    # has_weather is now computed in Elixir (packet_consumer.ex prepare_packet_for_insert).
+    execute("DROP TRIGGER IF EXISTS update_has_weather_trigger ON packets")
+  end
+
+  def down do
+    execute("SET LOCAL statement_timeout = '0'")
+
+    execute(
+      "CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_packets_received_brin ON packets USING brin (received_at)"
+    )
+
+    execute("CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_packets_lat ON packets (lat)")
+    execute("CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_packets_lon ON packets (lon)")
+    execute("CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_packets_sender_id_desc ON packets (sender, id DESC)")
+
+    execute(
+      "CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_packets_location ON packets USING gist (location) WHERE has_position = true"
+    )
+
+    execute(
+      "CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_packets_sender_pattern ON packets (sender text_pattern_ops)"
+    )
+
+    execute(
+      "CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_packets_temperature ON packets (temperature) WHERE temperature IS NOT NULL"
+    )
+
+    execute(
+      "CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_packets_humidity ON packets (humidity) WHERE humidity IS NOT NULL"
+    )
+
+    execute(
+      "CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_packets_pressure ON packets (pressure) WHERE pressure IS NOT NULL"
+    )
+
+    execute(
+      "CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_packets_wind_speed ON packets (wind_speed) WHERE wind_speed IS NOT NULL"
+    )
+
+    execute(
+      "CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_packets_received_temp ON packets (received_at, temperature) WHERE temperature IS NOT NULL"
+    )
+
+    execute(
+      "CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_packets_sender_temp ON packets (sender, temperature) WHERE temperature IS NOT NULL"
+    )
+
+    execute(
+      "CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_packets_weather_history ON packets (sender, data_type, received_at) WHERE data_type = 'weather'"
+    )
+
+    execute(
+      "CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_packets_weather_selective ON packets (received_at DESC) WHERE data_type IN ('weather', 'Weather', 'WX', 'wx')"
+    )
+
+    execute(
+      "CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_packets_weather_symbol ON packets (received_at DESC, lat, lon) WHERE (symbol_table_id = '/' AND symbol_code = '_') OR (symbol_table_id = E'\\\\' AND symbol_code = '_')"
+    )
+
+    execute(
+      "CREATE TRIGGER update_has_weather_trigger BEFORE INSERT OR UPDATE ON packets FOR EACH ROW EXECUTE FUNCTION update_has_weather()"
+    )
+  end
+end