diff --git a/apps/client/src/pages/Dashboard.tsx b/apps/client/src/pages/Dashboard.tsx
index 93f2bf9..f998e7b 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/pages/Dashboard.tsx
+++ b/apps/client/src/pages/Dashboard.tsx
@@ -177,12 +177,24 @@ export default function Dashboard() {
           </div>
         )}
 
-        {/* Weather not configured nudge (subtle) */}
+        {/* Weather not configured nudge */}
         {weather && !weather.configured && (
           <p className="text-xs text-muted self-end">
             <Link to="/settings" className="hover:underline text-accent">Configure weather →</Link>
           </p>
         )}
+
+        {/* Weather configured but erroring */}
+        {weather?.configured && weather.error && (
+          <div className={`${cardCls} flex items-center gap-3 text-sm`}>
+            <span className="text-2xl">⚠️</span>
+            <div>
+              <p className="font-medium text-primary">Weather unavailable</p>
+              <p className="text-xs text-muted mt-0.5">{weather.error}</p>
+              <Link to="/settings" className="text-xs text-accent hover:underline">Check settings →</Link>
+            </div>
+          </div>
+        )}
       </motion.div>
 
       {/* ── Main widget grid ───────────────────────────────────────────── */}