diff --git a/arpav_ppcv/config.py b/arpav_ppcv/config.py
index 6a169756..5864df82 100644
--- a/arpav_ppcv/config.py
+++ b/arpav_ppcv/config.py
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ class ThreddsServerSettings(pydantic.BaseModel):
     base_url: str = "http://localhost:8080/thredds"
     wms_service_url_fragment: str = "wms"
     netcdf_subset_service_url_fragment: str = "ncss/grid"  # noqa
-    netcdf_subset_service_timeout_seconds: int = 30  # noqa
     opendap_service_url_fragment: str = "dodsC"  # noqa
     uncertainty_visualization_scale_range: tuple[float, float] = pydantic.Field(
         default=(0, 9)
@@ -132,6 +131,7 @@ class ArpavPpcvSettings(BaseSettings):  # noqa
     coverage_download_settings: CoverageDownloadSettings = CoverageDownloadSettings()
     variable_stations_db_schema: str = "stations"
     num_uvicorn_worker_processes: int = 1
+    http_client_timeout_seconds: float = 30.0
 
     @pydantic.model_validator(mode="after")
     def ensure_test_db_dsn(self):
diff --git a/arpav_ppcv/thredds/utils.py b/arpav_ppcv/thredds/utils.py
index 6fa72aa2..078c512b 100644
--- a/arpav_ppcv/thredds/utils.py
+++ b/arpav_ppcv/thredds/utils.py
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ def tweak_wms_get_map_request(
         num_color_bands = "2"
         query_params["NUMCOLORBANDS"] = num_color_bands
     else:
+        num_color_bands = "250"
         if "uncertainty_group" in layer_name:
             palette = ncwms_palette
         else:
@@ -75,4 +76,7 @@ def tweak_wms_get_map_request(
 
     query_params["styles"] = palette
     query_params["colorscalerange"] = color_scale_range
+    query_params["NUMCOLORBANDS"] = num_color_bands
+    query_params["ABOVEMAXCOLOR"] = "extend"
+    query_params["BELOWMINCOLOR"] = "extend"
     return query_params
diff --git a/arpav_ppcv/webapp/api_v2/routers/coverages.py b/arpav_ppcv/webapp/api_v2/routers/coverages.py
index cce31dc5..673e71b2 100644
--- a/arpav_ppcv/webapp/api_v2/routers/coverages.py
+++ b/arpav_ppcv/webapp/api_v2/routers/coverages.py
@@ -452,9 +452,6 @@ async def get_forecast_data(
             fitted_bbox = None
 
         cache_key = datadownloads.get_cache_key(coverage, fitted_bbox, temporal_range)
-        http_client.timeout = (
-            settings.thredds_server.netcdf_subset_service_timeout_seconds
-        )
         response_to_stream = await datadownloads.retrieve_coverage_data(
             settings, http_client, cache_key, coverage, fitted_bbox, temporal_range
         )
diff --git a/arpav_ppcv/webapp/dependencies.py b/arpav_ppcv/webapp/dependencies.py
index 161cf330..209baf84 100644
--- a/arpav_ppcv/webapp/dependencies.py
+++ b/arpav_ppcv/webapp/dependencies.py
@@ -29,12 +29,16 @@ def get_db_session(engine=Depends(get_db_engine)):  # noqa: B008
         yield session
 
 
-def get_http_client() -> httpx.AsyncClient:
-    return httpx.AsyncClient()
+def get_http_client(
+    settings: config.ArpavPpcvSettings = Depends(get_settings),
+) -> httpx.AsyncClient:
+    return httpx.AsyncClient(timeout=settings.http_client_timeout_seconds)
 
 
-def get_sync_http_client() -> httpx.Client:
-    return httpx.Client()
+def get_sync_http_client(
+    settings: config.ArpavPpcvSettings = Depends(get_settings),
+) -> httpx.Client:
+    return httpx.Client(timeout=settings.http_client_timeout_seconds)
 
 
 class CommonListFilterParameters(pydantic.BaseModel):  # noqa: D101