diff --git a/frontend/src/views/BriefingView.vue b/frontend/src/views/BriefingView.vue
index 27f5fec..31560a3 100644
--- a/frontend/src/views/BriefingView.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/views/BriefingView.vue
@@ -92,6 +92,17 @@ async function loadWeather() {
   } catch { /* silent */ }
 }
 
+const refreshingWeather = ref(false)
+async function refreshWeather() {
+  refreshingWeather.value = true
+  try {
+    const data = await apiPost<{ locations: WeatherData[]; temp_unit: string }>('/api/briefing/weather/refresh', {})
+    weatherData.value = data.locations ?? []
+    tempUnit.value = data.temp_unit ?? 'C'
+  } catch { /* silent */ }
+  finally { refreshingWeather.value = false }
+}
+
 // News panel (right column)
 const newsItems = ref<NewsItem[]>([])
 
@@ -279,14 +290,23 @@ onMounted(async () => {
       <div class="briefing-right">
         <!-- Weather section (sticky) -->
         <div class="weather-section" v-if="weatherData.length">
-          <div class="weather-tabs" v-if="weatherData.length > 1">
+          <div class="weather-section-header">
+            <div class="weather-tabs" v-if="weatherData.length > 1">
+              <button
+                v-for="(loc, i) in weatherData"
+                :key="(loc as WeatherData).location"
+                class="weather-tab"
+                :class="{ active: selectedWeatherIdx === i }"
+                @click="selectedWeatherIdx = i"
+              >{{ (loc as WeatherData).location }}</button>
+            </div>
             <button
-              v-for="(loc, i) in weatherData"
-              :key="(loc as WeatherData).location"
-              class="weather-tab"
-              :class="{ active: selectedWeatherIdx === i }"
-              @click="selectedWeatherIdx = i"
-            >{{ (loc as WeatherData).location }}</button>
+              class="weather-refresh-btn"
+              :class="{ spinning: refreshingWeather }"
+              :disabled="refreshingWeather"
+              @click="refreshWeather"
+              title="Refresh weather"
+            >↻</button>
           </div>
           <WeatherCard
             :weather="weatherData[selectedWeatherIdx]"
@@ -464,10 +484,37 @@ onMounted(async () => {
   margin-bottom: 0;
 }
 
+.weather-section-header {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: space-between;
+  margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
+}
+
+.weather-refresh-btn {
+  background: none;
+  border: 1px solid var(--color-border);
+  border-radius: 6px;
+  color: var(--color-text-muted);
+  font-size: 1rem;
+  cursor: pointer;
+  padding: 0.2rem 0.45rem;
+  line-height: 1;
+  transition: all 0.15s;
+}
+.weather-refresh-btn:hover {
+  border-color: var(--color-primary);
+  color: var(--color-primary);
+}
+.weather-refresh-btn:disabled { opacity: 0.5; cursor: not-allowed; }
+.weather-refresh-btn.spinning {
+  animation: spin 0.8s linear infinite;
+}
+@keyframes spin { to { transform: rotate(360deg); } }
+
 .weather-tabs {
   display: flex;
   gap: 0.25rem;
-  margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
 }
 
 .weather-tab {
diff --git a/src/fabledassistant/routes/briefing.py b/src/fabledassistant/routes/briefing.py
index 0cb56c9..d70c63b 100644
--- a/src/fabledassistant/routes/briefing.py
+++ b/src/fabledassistant/routes/briefing.py
@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@ async def get_weather():
     return jsonify({"locations": cards, "temp_unit": temp_unit})
 
 
+
 @briefing_bp.route("/weather/current", methods=["GET"])
 @_REQUIRE
 async def get_current_weather():
@@ -225,11 +226,14 @@ async def refresh_weather():
     raw = await get_setting(g.user.id, "briefing_config", "{}")
     try:
         config = json.loads(raw) if isinstance(raw, str) else {}
+        temp_unit = config.get("temp_unit", "C")
+        if temp_unit not in ("C", "F"):
+            temp_unit = "C"
     except Exception:
         config = {}
+        temp_unit = "C"
 
     locations = config.get("locations", {})
-    refreshed = []
     for key, loc in locations.items():
         if not loc.get("lat") or not loc.get("lon"):
             continue
@@ -241,11 +245,15 @@ async def refresh_weather():
                 lat=loc["lat"],
                 lon=loc["lon"],
             )
-            refreshed.append(key)
         except Exception:
             logger.warning("Failed to refresh weather for %s", key, exc_info=True)
 
-    return jsonify({"refreshed": refreshed})
+    rows = await weather_svc.get_cached_weather_rows(g.user.id)
+    cards = [
+        card for row in rows
+        if (card := weather_svc.parse_weather_card_data(row, temp_unit)) is not None
+    ]
+    return jsonify({"locations": cards, "temp_unit": temp_unit})
 
 
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