diff --git a/src/fabledassistant/routes/journal.py b/src/fabledassistant/routes/journal.py
index 8c4a6b5..462e840 100644
--- a/src/fabledassistant/routes/journal.py
+++ b/src/fabledassistant/routes/journal.py
@@ -66,6 +66,17 @@ async def _resolve_config(user_id: int) -> dict:
     return {**DEFAULT_JOURNAL_CONFIG, **config}
 
 
+def _valid_location_keys(cfg: dict) -> set[str]:
+    """Keys in ``cfg.locations`` that have a usable lat/lon. Anything else
+    (orphaned cache rows, locations the user typed but didn't geocode) is
+    excluded so it can't render as a fake site in the UI."""
+    locations = cfg.get("locations") or {}
+    return {
+        key for key, loc in locations.items()
+        if isinstance(loc, dict) and loc.get("lat") is not None and loc.get("lon") is not None
+    }
+
+
 @journal_bp.get("/config")
 @login_required
 async def get_config():
@@ -82,9 +93,41 @@ async def put_config():
         return jsonify({"error": "config must be an object"}), 400
     await set_setting(user_id, "journal_config", json.dumps(body))
     await update_user_schedule(user_id)
+
+    # Trigger a background weather refresh for any newly-saved location with
+    # valid lat/lon. Without this, the cache row for the location doesn't
+    # exist (or stays stale) until the user clicks the manual refresh button,
+    # so the journal weather panel renders empty for newly-entered sites.
+    valid_locs = [
+        (key, loc)
+        for key, loc in (body.get("locations") or {}).items()
+        if isinstance(loc, dict) and loc.get("lat") is not None and loc.get("lon") is not None
+    ]
+    if valid_locs:
+        asyncio.create_task(_refresh_locations_in_background(user_id, valid_locs))
+
     return jsonify({"ok": True})
 
 
+async def _refresh_locations_in_background(
+    user_id: int, locations: list[tuple[str, dict]]
+) -> None:
+    for key, loc in locations:
+        try:
+            await weather_svc.refresh_location_cache(
+                user_id=user_id,
+                location_key=key,
+                location_label=loc.get("label", key),
+                lat=loc["lat"],
+                lon=loc["lon"],
+            )
+        except Exception:
+            logger.warning(
+                "Post-save weather refresh failed for user %d / %s",
+                user_id, key, exc_info=True,
+            )
+
+
 @journal_bp.get("/today")
 @login_required
 async def get_today():
@@ -258,7 +301,9 @@ async def _refresh_stale_in_background(user_id: int, stale_keys: set[str]) -> No
 @login_required
 async def get_weather():
     user_id = get_current_user_id()
-    rows = await weather_svc.get_cached_weather_rows(user_id)
+    cfg = await _resolve_config(user_id)
+    valid_keys = _valid_location_keys(cfg)
+    rows = await weather_svc.get_cached_weather_rows(user_id, valid_keys)
     temp_unit = await _journal_temp_unit(user_id)
 
     # Kick off a best-effort background refresh for stale rows so the next page
@@ -318,7 +363,8 @@ async def refresh_weather():
             )
         except Exception:
             logger.warning("Failed to refresh weather for %s", key, exc_info=True)
-    rows = await weather_svc.get_cached_weather_rows(user_id)
+    valid_keys = _valid_location_keys(cfg)
+    rows = await weather_svc.get_cached_weather_rows(user_id, valid_keys)
     cards = [
         card for row in rows
         if (card := weather_svc.parse_weather_card_data(row, temp_unit)) is not None
diff --git a/src/fabledassistant/services/journal_prep.py b/src/fabledassistant/services/journal_prep.py
index 73734ac..f1d9dcf 100644
--- a/src/fabledassistant/services/journal_prep.py
+++ b/src/fabledassistant/services/journal_prep.py
@@ -178,7 +178,15 @@ async def gather_daily_sections(
         sections["events"] = []
 
     try:
-        weather_rows = await get_cached_weather_rows(user_id)
+        # Lazy import: journal_scheduler imports this module for prep generation,
+        # so a top-level import would cycle.
+        from fabledassistant.services.journal_scheduler import get_journal_config
+        cfg = await get_journal_config(user_id)
+        valid_weather_keys = {
+            key for key, loc in (cfg.get("locations") or {}).items()
+            if isinstance(loc, dict) and loc.get("lat") is not None and loc.get("lon") is not None
+        }
+        weather_rows = await get_cached_weather_rows(user_id, valid_weather_keys)
         sections["weather"] = [w.to_dict() for w in weather_rows]
     except Exception:
         logger.exception("daily_prep weather section failed for user %d", user_id)
diff --git a/src/fabledassistant/services/weather.py b/src/fabledassistant/services/weather.py
index 34f7eb3..46051a1 100644
--- a/src/fabledassistant/services/weather.py
+++ b/src/fabledassistant/services/weather.py
@@ -232,12 +232,23 @@ def parse_weather_card_data(
     }
 
 
-async def get_cached_weather_rows(user_id: int) -> list:
-    """Return raw WeatherCache ORM rows for a user (for card parsing)."""
+async def get_cached_weather_rows(
+    user_id: int,
+    valid_keys: set[str] | None = None,
+) -> list:
+    """Return raw WeatherCache ORM rows for a user (for card parsing).
+
+    If ``valid_keys`` is provided, only rows whose ``location_key`` is in the
+    set are returned. This is how callers drop orphaned cache rows whose
+    location is no longer in the user's ``journal_config.locations`` (e.g.
+    leftovers from the briefing era, or a location that's been removed).
+    Passing an empty set returns no rows.
+    """
     async with async_session() as session:
-        result = await session.execute(
-            select(WeatherCache).where(WeatherCache.user_id == user_id)
-        )
+        stmt = select(WeatherCache).where(WeatherCache.user_id == user_id)
+        if valid_keys is not None:
+            stmt = stmt.where(WeatherCache.location_key.in_(list(valid_keys)))
+        result = await session.execute(stmt)
         return list(result.scalars().all())