diff --git a/config/dev.exs b/config/dev.exs
index 86a963e8..41e67089 100644
--- a/config/dev.exs
+++ b/config/dev.exs
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ config :microwaveprop, Oban,
     {Oban.Plugins.Lifeline, rescue_after: to_timeout(minute: 30)},
     {Oban.Plugins.Cron,
      crontab: [
-       {"5 * * * *", Microwaveprop.Workers.PropagationGridWorker},
+       # {"5 * * * *", Microwaveprop.Workers.PropagationGridWorker},
        {"0 8 * * *", Microwaveprop.Workers.SolarIndexWorker}
      ]}
   ]
@@ -96,8 +96,8 @@ config :microwaveprop, load_ml_model: true
 # Use local SRTM1 tiles for elevation lookups instead of the Open-Meteo API
 config :microwaveprop, srtm_tiles_dir: Path.expand("~/srtm/tiles")
 
-# Freshness monitor watches for stale propagation scores
-config :microwaveprop, start_freshness_monitor: true
+# Freshness monitor disabled in dev (no hourly propagation grid running)
+config :microwaveprop, start_freshness_monitor: false
 
 # Initialize plugs at runtime for faster development compilation
 config :phoenix, :plug_init_mode, :runtime
diff --git a/lib/microwaveprop_web/live/contact_live/show.ex b/lib/microwaveprop_web/live/contact_live/show.ex
index 9bafa02a..b8af0681 100644
--- a/lib/microwaveprop_web/live/contact_live/show.ex
+++ b/lib/microwaveprop_web/live/contact_live/show.ex
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ defmodule MicrowavepropWeb.ContactLive.Show do
     solar = maybe_enqueue_solar(contact)
     hrrr_path = Weather.hrrr_profiles_for_path(contact)
     hrrr = List.first(hrrr_path)
-    {hrrr, contact, hrrr_jobs_ahead} = maybe_enqueue_hrrr(hrrr, contact)
+    {hrrr, contact} = maybe_enqueue_hrrr(hrrr, contact)
     terrain = Terrain.get_terrain_profile(contact.id)
     contact = maybe_enqueue_terrain(terrain, contact)
     contact = maybe_enqueue_weather(weather, contact)
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ defmodule MicrowavepropWeb.ContactLive.Show do
        obs_sort_order: "asc",
        sounding_sort_by: "station_name",
        sounding_sort_order: "asc",
-       hrrr_jobs_ahead: hrrr_jobs_ahead,
+       queue_counts: fetch_queue_counts(),
        expanded_soundings: MapSet.new()
      )}
   end
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ defmodule MicrowavepropWeb.ContactLive.Show do
        assign(socket,
          contact: contact,
          hrrr: hrrr,
-         hrrr_jobs_ahead: 0,
+         queue_counts: fetch_queue_counts(),
          elevation_profile: elevation_profile,
          propagation_analysis: propagation_analysis
        )}
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ defmodule MicrowavepropWeb.ContactLive.Show do
       Radio.set_enrichment_status!([contact.id], :hrrr_status, :complete)
     end
 
-    {hrrr, %{contact | hrrr_status: :complete}, 0}
+    {hrrr, %{contact | hrrr_status: :complete}}
   end
 
   defp maybe_enqueue_hrrr(nil, contact) do
@@ -324,8 +324,7 @@ defmodule MicrowavepropWeb.ContactLive.Show do
       valid_time = HrrrClient.nearest_hrrr_hour(contact.qso_timestamp)
       {rlat, rlon} = Weather.round_to_hrrr_grid(lat, lon)
 
-      {:ok, job} =
-        Oban.insert(
+      Oban.insert(
           HrrrFetchWorker.new(%{
             "lat" => rlat,
             "lon" => rlon,
@@ -334,24 +333,31 @@ defmodule MicrowavepropWeb.ContactLive.Show do
         )
 
       Radio.set_enrichment_status!([contact.id], :hrrr_status, :queued)
-      jobs_ahead = if job.id, do: count_hrrr_jobs_ahead(job.id), else: 0
-      {nil, %{contact | hrrr_status: :queued}, jobs_ahead}
+      {nil, %{contact | hrrr_status: :queued}}
     else
-      {nil, contact, 0}
+      {nil, contact}
     end
   end
 
-  defp count_hrrr_jobs_ahead(job_id) do
+  defp queue_info(counts, queue) do
+    case Map.get(counts, queue, 0) do
+      0 -> ""
+      1 -> "(1 job in queue)"
+      n -> "(#{n} jobs in queue)"
+    end
+  end
+
+  defp fetch_queue_counts do
     import Ecto.Query
 
-    Microwaveprop.Repo.one(
+    Microwaveprop.Repo.all(
       from(j in Oban.Job,
-        where: j.queue == "hrrr",
         where: j.state in ["available", "scheduled", "retryable", "executing"],
-        where: j.id < ^job_id,
-        select: count(j.id)
+        group_by: j.queue,
+        select: {j.queue, count(j.id)}
       )
     )
+    |> Map.new()
   end
 
   defp load_solar(contact) do
@@ -422,7 +428,7 @@ defmodule MicrowavepropWeb.ContactLive.Show do
       <%= if !@elevation_profile && @contact.terrain_status == :queued do %>
         <div class="flex items-center gap-2 text-sm text-base-content/50 my-4">
           <span class="loading loading-spinner loading-sm"></span>
-          Computing elevation profile and terrain analysis...
+          Computing elevation profile and terrain analysis {queue_info(@queue_counts, "terrain")}
         </div>
       <% end %>
 
@@ -587,7 +593,7 @@ defmodule MicrowavepropWeb.ContactLive.Show do
         <div class="text-sm text-base-content/50 italic">
           <%= if @contact.terrain_status == :queued do %>
             <span class="flex items-center gap-2">
-              <span class="loading loading-spinner loading-sm"></span> Computing terrain profile...
+              <span class="loading loading-spinner loading-sm"></span> Computing terrain profile {queue_info(@queue_counts, "terrain")}
             </span>
           <% else %>
             No terrain profile available.
@@ -603,7 +609,7 @@ defmodule MicrowavepropWeb.ContactLive.Show do
           <%= if @contact.weather_status == :queued do %>
             <span class="flex items-center gap-2">
               <span class="loading loading-spinner loading-sm"></span>
-              Fetching sounding data from nearby stations...
+              Fetching sounding data from nearby stations {queue_info(@queue_counts, "weather")}
             </span>
           <% else %>
             No soundings found nearby.
@@ -687,7 +693,7 @@ defmodule MicrowavepropWeb.ContactLive.Show do
         <div class="text-sm text-base-content/50 italic">
           <span class="flex items-center gap-2">
             <span class="loading loading-spinner loading-sm"></span>
-            Fetching solar index data...
+            Fetching solar index data {queue_info(@queue_counts, "solar")}
           </span>
         </div>
       <% end %>
@@ -765,10 +771,7 @@ defmodule MicrowavepropWeb.ContactLive.Show do
             <% :queued -> %>
               <span class="flex items-center gap-2">
                 <span class="loading loading-spinner loading-sm"></span>
-                Fetching HRRR atmospheric data
-                <%= if @hrrr_jobs_ahead > 0 do %>
-                  ({@hrrr_jobs_ahead} {if @hrrr_jobs_ahead == 1, do: "job", else: "jobs"} ahead in queue)
-                <% end %>
+                Fetching HRRR atmospheric data {queue_info(@queue_counts, "hrrr")}
               </span>
             <% :unavailable -> %>
               HRRR data unavailable for this contact time.
@@ -786,7 +789,7 @@ defmodule MicrowavepropWeb.ContactLive.Show do
           <%= if @contact.weather_status == :queued do %>
             <span class="flex items-center gap-2">
               <span class="loading loading-spinner loading-sm"></span>
-              Fetching surface observations from nearby stations...
+              Fetching surface observations from nearby stations {queue_info(@queue_counts, "weather")}...
             </span>
           <% else %>
             No surface observations found nearby.
diff --git a/test/microwaveprop_web/live/contact_live_test.exs b/test/microwaveprop_web/live/contact_live_test.exs
index 0e04c2b7..69629c3d 100644
--- a/test/microwaveprop_web/live/contact_live_test.exs
+++ b/test/microwaveprop_web/live/contact_live_test.exs
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ defmodule MicrowavepropWeb.ContactLiveTest do
       Plug.Conn.send_resp(conn, 404, "not found")
     end)
 
+    Req.Test.stub(Microwaveprop.Weather.SolarClient, fn conn ->
+      Req.Test.text(conn, "")
+    end)
+
     :ok
   end