diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index 360e944..1c74ac3 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+v2.08  
+modify Forecast Summary sensor initialization.  
+when integration was loaded after 3:00 pm apparent time, None was set as value type instead of string, causing failure.  
+addresses issues in discussion #s  [248](https://github.com/cytech/Home-Assistant-wundergroundpws/discussions/248) and [246](https://github.com/cytech/Home-Assistant-wundergroundpws/discussions/246)  
+
+
 v2.0.7  
 Move sensor translation file initialization to WundergroundPWSUpdateCoordinatorConfig in `__init__.py`    
 Fixes "Detected blocking call to open with args" warning
diff --git a/custom_components/wundergroundpws/manifest.json b/custom_components/wundergroundpws/manifest.json
index 8b603e0..e232a05 100644
--- a/custom_components/wundergroundpws/manifest.json
+++ b/custom_components/wundergroundpws/manifest.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "domain": "wundergroundpws",
   "name": "Wundergroundpws",
-  "version": "2.0.7",
+  "version": "2.0.8",
   "documentation": "https://github.com/cytech/Home-Assistant-wundergroundpws/",
   "issue_tracker": "https://github.com/cytech/Home-Assistant-wundergroundpws/discussions/",
   "requirements": [],
diff --git a/custom_components/wundergroundpws/wupws_forecast_sensors.py b/custom_components/wundergroundpws/wupws_forecast_sensors.py
index 1375128..419f422 100644
--- a/custom_components/wundergroundpws/wupws_forecast_sensors.py
+++ b/custom_components/wundergroundpws/wupws_forecast_sensors.py
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
         name="Forecast Summary",
         feature=FEATURE_FORECAST_DAYPART,
         icon="mdi:gauge",
-        value_fn=lambda data, _: cast(str, data) if (data is not None) else None,
+        value_fn=lambda data, _: cast(str, data),
         entity_registry_enabled_default=False,
     ),
     WundergroundPWSSensorEntityDescription(