diff --git a/defaultmodules/weather/node_helper.js b/defaultmodules/weather/node_helper.js
index f9ea08c42a..cda81a5140 100644
--- a/defaultmodules/weather/node_helper.js
+++ b/defaultmodules/weather/node_helper.js
@@ -31,7 +31,12 @@ module.exports = NodeHelper.create({
 		Log.log(`Attempting to initialize provider ${identifier} for instance ${instanceId}`);
 
 		if (this.providers[instanceId]) {
-			Log.log(`Weather provider ${identifier} already initialized for instance ${instanceId}`);
+			Log.log(`Weather provider ${identifier} already initialized for instance ${instanceId}, re-sending WEATHER_INITIALIZED`);
+			// Client may have restarted (e.g. page reload) - re-send so it recovers location name
+			this.sendSocketNotification("WEATHER_INITIALIZED", {
+				instanceId,
+				locationName: this.providers[instanceId].locationName
+			});
 			return;
 		}
 
diff --git a/defaultmodules/weather/weather.js b/defaultmodules/weather/weather.js
index 732958e6c8..d3fbeb13ac 100644
--- a/defaultmodules/weather/weather.js
+++ b/defaultmodules/weather/weather.js
@@ -110,8 +110,8 @@ Module.register("weather", {
 			this.config.showHumidity = this.config.showHumidity ? "wind" : "none";
 		}
 
-		// All providers run server-side: generate unique instance ID and initialize via node_helper
-		this.instanceId = `${this.identifier}_${Date.now()}`;
+		// All providers run server-side: use stable identifier so reconnects don't spawn duplicate HTTPFetchers
+		this.instanceId = this.identifier;
 
 		if (window.initWeatherTheme) window.initWeatherTheme(this);