diff --git a/apps/docs/src/components/widgets/interactions.tsx b/apps/docs/src/components/widgets/interactions.tsx
index b0c08e51c..86aeb5451 100644
--- a/apps/docs/src/components/widgets/interactions.tsx
+++ b/apps/docs/src/components/widgets/interactions.tsx
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ export const WidgetInteractionGuide = ({ advancedView = true }: { advancedView?:
       {advancedView && (
         <p className="m-0 px-4 pb-4 text-xs text-[#696969] dark:text-[#999]">
           Advanced view reuses the widget&apos;s live data and cache. The rest of the board stays visible but dimmed.
-          Touch devices expose a maximize control; compact-only widgets adapt in place instead.
+          On touch devices, use the widget menu; compact-only widgets adapt in place instead.
         </p>
       )}
     </details>
diff --git a/apps/nextjs/src/components/board/advanced-focus/advanced-focus.module.css b/apps/nextjs/src/components/board/advanced-focus/advanced-focus.module.css
index a16e2ba12..388212e33 100644
--- a/apps/nextjs/src/components/board/advanced-focus/advanced-focus.module.css
+++ b/apps/nextjs/src/components/board/advanced-focus/advanced-focus.module.css
@@ -76,34 +76,12 @@
   pointer-events: none;
 }
 
-.surfaceControls {
-  position: absolute;
-  inset: 0;
-  z-index: 2;
-  pointer-events: none;
-}
-
 .closeButton {
   position: absolute;
   z-index: 2;
   pointer-events: auto;
 }
 
-.touchButton {
-  position: absolute;
-  right: 8px;
-  bottom: 8px;
-  z-index: 2;
-  display: none;
-  pointer-events: auto;
-}
-
-@media (any-pointer: coarse) {
-  .touchButton {
-    display: inline-flex;
-  }
-}
-
 @keyframes focus-backdrop-in {
   from {
     opacity: 0;
diff --git a/apps/nextjs/src/components/board/advanced-focus/context.tsx b/apps/nextjs/src/components/board/advanced-focus/context.tsx
index 39143a2a8..d034b9c36 100644
--- a/apps/nextjs/src/components/board/advanced-focus/context.tsx
+++ b/apps/nextjs/src/components/board/advanced-focus/context.tsx
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ interface AdvancedFocusContextValue {
 const AdvancedFocusContext = createContext<AdvancedFocusContextValue | null>(null);
 const HOVER_DELAY_MS = 150;
 const CLOSE_DURATION_MS = 180;
+const interactiveSelector =
+  "a[href], button, input, textarea, select, [contenteditable='true'], [role='button'], [role='link'], [role='menuitem'], [role='option']";
 
 const isEditableTarget = (target: EventTarget | null) =>
   target instanceof HTMLElement &&
@@ -131,6 +133,7 @@ export const BoardAdvancedFocusProvider = ({ children }: PropsWithChildren) => {
     const handlePointerMove = (event: PointerEvent) => {
       const current = activeRef.current;
       if (!shiftHeldRef.current || current?.activation !== "preview") return;
+      if (event.target instanceof Element && event.target.closest(interactiveSelector)) return;
 
       const underlyingSource = document
         .elementsFromPoint(event.clientX, event.clientY)
diff --git a/apps/nextjs/src/components/board/advanced-focus/wheel.ts b/apps/nextjs/src/components/board/advanced-focus/wheel.ts
index e6cb1946e..6f5d598de 100644
--- a/apps/nextjs/src/components/board/advanced-focus/wheel.ts
+++ b/apps/nextjs/src/components/board/advanced-focus/wheel.ts
@@ -22,14 +22,5 @@ export const redirectShiftWheel = (root: HTMLElement, target: EventTarget | null
     if (current === root) break;
     current = current.parentElement;
   }
-
-  // A nested control can reach its edge before the widget's main Mantine viewport.
-  // Hand the gesture to that viewport instead of making Shift+wheel feel stuck.
-  const viewport = [...root.querySelectorAll<HTMLElement>("[data-scrollbars='y'], [data-scrollbars='xy']")].find(
-    (element) => isVerticalScrollContainer(element) && canScrollVertically(element, delta),
-  );
-  if (!viewport) return false;
-
-  viewport.scrollTop += delta;
-  return true;
+  return false;
 };
diff --git a/apps/nextjs/src/components/board/items/widget-query-scope.spec.ts b/apps/nextjs/src/components/board/items/widget-query-scope.spec.ts
index ae135ea57..de667b350 100644
--- a/apps/nextjs/src/components/board/items/widget-query-scope.spec.ts
+++ b/apps/nextjs/src/components/board/items/widget-query-scope.spec.ts
@@ -27,11 +27,16 @@ const matches = (kind: WidgetKind, path: readonly string[], input: unknown, scop
 describe("matchesWidgetItemQuery", () => {
   test("matches only the current Custom API definition", () => {
     const scope = createScope({ options: { definitionId: "definition-1" } });
+    const input = { boardId: "board-1", itemId: "item-1", definitionId: "definition-1" };
 
-    expect(matches("customApi", ["widget", "customApi", "getData"], { definitionId: "definition-1" }, scope)).toBe(
-      true,
+    expect(matches("customApi", ["widget", "customApi", "getData"], input, scope)).toBe(true);
+    expect(
+      matches("customApi", ["widget", "customApi", "getData"], { ...input, definitionId: "definition-2" }, scope),
+    ).toBe(false);
+    expect(matches("customApi", ["widget", "customApi", "getData"], { ...input, itemId: "item-2" }, scope)).toBe(
+      false,
     );
-    expect(matches("customApi", ["widget", "customApi", "getData"], { definitionId: "definition-2" }, scope)).toBe(
+    expect(matches("customApi", ["widget", "customApi", "getData"], { ...input, boardId: "board-2" }, scope)).toBe(
       false,
     );
   });
diff --git a/e2e/board-advanced-interactions.spec.ts b/e2e/board-advanced-interactions.spec.ts
index e94f6cfb6..6f2731629 100644
--- a/e2e/board-advanced-interactions.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e/board-advanced-interactions.spec.ts
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ describe("Board advanced interactions", () => {
       await expect(previewSurface).toHaveCSS("animation-name", "none");
       const compactBounds = await widget.boundingBox();
       const advancedBounds = await previewSurface.boundingBox();
+      if (!compactBounds || !advancedBounds) throw new Error("Advanced widget has no bounds");
       expect(advancedBounds?.width).toBeGreaterThan(compactBounds?.width ?? 0);
       await expect(previewSurface).toHaveAttribute("data-lifecycle-probe", "same-instance");
       await expect(dimmingOverlay).toBeVisible();
@@ -105,6 +106,24 @@ describe("Board advanced interactions", () => {
       const otherBounds = await otherWidget.boundingBox();
       expect(otherBounds).not.toBeNull();
       if (!otherBounds) throw new Error("Bookmarks widget has no bounds");
+      await previewSurface.evaluate(
+        (element, position) => {
+          const probe = document.createElement("button");
+          probe.dataset.interactivePreviewProbe = "true";
+          probe.style.cssText = `position:absolute;z-index:20;width:40px;height:40px;left:${position.left}px;top:${position.top}px`;
+          element.append(probe);
+        },
+        {
+          left: otherBounds.x + otherBounds.width / 2 - advancedBounds.x - 20,
+          top: otherBounds.y + otherBounds.height / 2 - advancedBounds.y - 20,
+        },
+      );
+      const interactivePreviewProbe = previewSurface.locator("[data-interactive-preview-probe='true']");
+      await interactivePreviewProbe.hover();
+      await expect(previewSurface).toBeVisible();
+      await expect(bookmarksPreviewSurface).toBeHidden();
+      await interactivePreviewProbe.evaluate((element) => element.remove());
+      await page.mouse.move(compactBounds.x + 4, compactBounds.y + 4);
       await page.mouse.move(otherBounds.x + otherBounds.width / 2, otherBounds.y + otherBounds.height / 2);
       await expect(previewSurface).toBeHidden();
       await expect(bookmarksPreviewSurface).toBeVisible({ timeout: 2_000 });
@@ -130,17 +149,17 @@ describe("Board advanced interactions", () => {
         0,
       );
       await manualSurface.evaluate((element) => {
+        const mainViewport = document.createElement("div");
+        mainViewport.dataset.scrollbars = "y";
+        mainViewport.style.cssText = "height:80px;overflow-y:auto";
+
         const probe = document.createElement("div");
         probe.dataset.shiftScrollProbe = "true";
         probe.style.cssText = "height:80px;overflow-y:auto";
         probe.innerHTML = '<svg data-shift-scroll-target="true"></svg><div style="height:600px"></div>';
         probe.addEventListener("wheel", (event) => event.stopPropagation());
-        element.append(probe);
-
-        const mainViewport = document.createElement("div");
-        mainViewport.dataset.scrollbars = "y";
-        mainViewport.style.cssText = "height:80px;overflow-y:auto";
-        mainViewport.innerHTML = '<div style="height:600px"></div>';
+        mainViewport.append(probe);
+        mainViewport.insertAdjacentHTML("beforeend", '<div style="height:600px"></div>');
         element.append(mainViewport);
 
         const unrelated = document.createElement("div");
diff --git a/packages/translation/src/lang/en.json b/packages/translation/src/lang/en.json
index 1368070be..9c4e81553 100644
--- a/packages/translation/src/lang/en.json
+++ b/packages/translation/src/lang/en.json
@@ -1871,6 +1871,10 @@
     "success": "Success",
     "beta": "Beta",
     "error": "Error",
+    "widgetQuery": {
+      "loading": "Loading widget data",
+      "stale": "Could not refresh {widget}; showing saved data"
+    },
     "action": {
       "add": "Add",
       "apply": "Apply",
diff --git a/packages/widgets/src/advanced-focus-support.spec.ts b/packages/widgets/src/advanced-focus-support.spec.ts
index 1b8e7a73f..2ee1dcc84 100644
--- a/packages/widgets/src/advanced-focus-support.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/widgets/src/advanced-focus-support.spec.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { widgetImports } from ".";
 const compactOnlyWidgetKinds = [
   "app",
   "bazarr",
+  "beszelAlerts",
   "beszelSystemGrid",
   "beszelSystemStats",
   "beszelSystemTable",
diff --git a/packages/widgets/src/bazarr/component.module.css b/packages/widgets/src/bazarr/component.module.css
index 9b5857379..a41eeb5bf 100644
--- a/packages/widgets/src/bazarr/component.module.css
+++ b/packages/widgets/src/bazarr/component.module.css
@@ -33,6 +33,16 @@
   overflow: hidden;
 }
 
+.grid[data-short] .statTile {
+  flex-direction: row;
+  gap: 3px;
+  padding: 3px 4px;
+}
+
+.grid[data-short] .statLabel {
+  text-align: left;
+}
+
 .statTileWarning {
   background-color: light-dark(var(--mantine-color-orange-0), var(--mantine-color-dark-5));
 }
diff --git a/packages/widgets/src/bazarr/component.tsx b/packages/widgets/src/bazarr/component.tsx
index c4914bfff..4d4e9cedd 100644
--- a/packages/widgets/src/bazarr/component.tsx
+++ b/packages/widgets/src/bazarr/component.tsx
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ const statIcons = {
 } as const;
 
 const gridColsByWidth = [
+  { minWidth: 640, cols: 4 },
   { minWidth: 380, cols: 2 },
   { minWidth: 0, cols: 1 },
 ] as const;
@@ -74,7 +75,11 @@ export default function BazarrWidget({ integrationIds, options, width, height }:
 
   return (
     <div className={classes.root}>
-      <div className={classes.grid} style={{ "--stat-cols": gridCols } as CSSProperties}>
+      <div
+        className={classes.grid}
+        data-short={height < 120 || undefined}
+        style={{ "--stat-cols": gridCols } as CSSProperties}
+      >
         {visibleStatKeys.map((statKey) => {
           const Icon = statIcons[statKey];
           const value = statValues[statKey];
@@ -99,7 +104,7 @@ export function getGridCols(width: number, height: number, itemCount: number): n
   if (itemCount <= 1) return 1;
 
   const preferredColumns = gridColsByWidth.find(({ minWidth }) => width >= minWidth)?.cols ?? 1;
-  const maxColumnsByWidth = Math.max(1, Math.floor(width / 160));
+  const maxColumnsByWidth = Math.max(1, Math.floor(width / 100));
   const maxRowsByHeight = Math.max(1, Math.floor(height / 72));
   const columnsNeededToFit = Math.ceil(itemCount / maxRowsByHeight);
   return Math.min(itemCount, maxColumnsByWidth, Math.max(preferredColumns, columnsNeededToFit));
diff --git a/packages/widgets/src/bazarr/layout.spec.ts b/packages/widgets/src/bazarr/layout.spec.ts
index e3552a737..f5e03fba4 100644
--- a/packages/widgets/src/bazarr/layout.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/widgets/src/bazarr/layout.spec.ts
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@ import { getGridCols, getIconSize } from "./component";
 
 describe("Bazarr responsive layout", () => {
   test("uses two columns for a short widget so all stats remain visible", () => {
-    expect(getGridCols(220, 100, 4)).toBe(1);
+    expect(getGridCols(220, 100, 4)).toBe(2);
   });
 
   test("uses four columns in a wide advanced surface", () => {
-    expect(getGridCols(800, 400, 4)).toBe(2);
+    expect(getGridCols(800, 400, 4)).toBe(4);
   });
 
   test("sizes icons from the constrained dimension", () => {
diff --git a/packages/widgets/src/beszel-alerts/component.tsx b/packages/widgets/src/beszel-alerts/component.tsx
index f7743b935..23243f35e 100644
--- a/packages/widgets/src/beszel-alerts/component.tsx
+++ b/packages/widgets/src/beszel-alerts/component.tsx
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ export default function BeszelAlertsWidget({
   integrationIds,
   isEditMode,
   height,
-  displayMode = "compact",
 }: WidgetComponentProps<"beszelAlerts">) {
   const t = useScopedI18n("widget.beszelAlerts");
   const alertsInput = useMemo(
@@ -85,9 +84,9 @@ export default function BeszelAlertsWidget({
 
   const triggeredAlerts = alerts.filter((a) => a.triggered);
   const okAlerts = alerts.filter((a) => !a.triggered);
-  const showOkAlerts = displayMode === "advanced" || triggeredAlerts.length === 0 || height >= 260;
-  const showHistory = options.showHistory && (displayMode === "advanced" || height >= 360);
-  const showAlertDescriptions = displayMode === "advanced" || height >= 190;
+  const showOkAlerts = triggeredAlerts.length === 0 || height >= 260;
+  const showHistory = options.showHistory && height >= 360;
+  const showAlertDescriptions = height >= 190;
 
   if (isPending) {
     return (
diff --git a/packages/widgets/src/beszel-alerts/index.ts b/packages/widgets/src/beszel-alerts/index.ts
index f5fdc9d01..db1e791b2 100644
--- a/packages/widgets/src/beszel-alerts/index.ts
+++ b/packages/widgets/src/beszel-alerts/index.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { optionsBuilder } from "../options";
 
 export const { definition, componentLoader } = createWidgetDefinition("beszelAlerts", {
   icon: IconBell,
+  supportsAdvancedFocus: false,
   queryKey: [["widget", "beszel", "getAlerts"]],
   queryMatcher: ({ input }, scope) =>
     widgetQueryInputMatches(input, {
diff --git a/packages/widgets/src/common/locale.spec.ts b/packages/widgets/src/common/locale.spec.ts
index d9fa119c7..9cae44936 100644
--- a/packages/widgets/src/common/locale.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/widgets/src/common/locale.spec.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ describe("localized widget formatting", () => {
     expect(formatLocalizedTime(sample, "en-US", { hour12: false, timeZone: "UTC" })).toBe("13:05");
   });
 
+  test("keeps date-only values on the requested calendar day", () => {
+    expect(formatLocalizedDate("2026-08-03", "en-US", { month: "long", day: "numeric" })).toBe("August 3");
+  });
+
   test("localizes compact numbers", () => {
     expect(formatLocalizedCompactNumber(1_234_567, "en-US")).toBe("1.2M");
     expect(formatLocalizedCompactNumber(1_234_567, "fr-FR")).toContain("1,2");
diff --git a/packages/widgets/src/common/locale.ts b/packages/widgets/src/common/locale.ts
index e076cedd2..c0f478f47 100644
--- a/packages/widgets/src/common/locale.ts
+++ b/packages/widgets/src/common/locale.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 export type LocalizedDateValue = Date | number | string;
 
+const dateOnlyPattern = /^\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}$/;
+
 interface LocalizedTimeOptions {
   hour12?: boolean;
   includeSeconds?: boolean;
@@ -7,7 +9,7 @@ interface LocalizedTimeOptions {
 }
 
 const toValidDate = (value: LocalizedDateValue): Date | undefined => {
-  const date = value instanceof Date ? value : new Date(value);
+  const date = value instanceof Date ? value : new Date(typeof value === "string" && dateOnlyPattern.test(value) ? `${value}T00:00:00Z` : value);
   return Number.isNaN(date.getTime()) ? undefined : date;
 };
 
@@ -18,7 +20,13 @@ export const formatLocalizedDate = (
   fallback = "?",
 ): string => {
   const date = toValidDate(value);
-  return date ? new Intl.DateTimeFormat(locale, options).format(date) : fallback;
+  if (!date) return fallback;
+
+  const normalizedOptions =
+    typeof value === "string" && dateOnlyPattern.test(value) && options.timeZone === undefined
+      ? { ...options, timeZone: "UTC" }
+      : options;
+  return new Intl.DateTimeFormat(locale, normalizedOptions).format(date);
 };
 
 export const formatLocalizedTime = (
diff --git a/packages/widgets/src/common/query-state-indicator.spec.ts b/packages/widgets/src/common/query-state-indicator.spec.ts
index f902aafc9..86da6f64b 100644
--- a/packages/widgets/src/common/query-state-indicator.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/widgets/src/common/query-state-indicator.spec.ts
@@ -5,10 +5,14 @@ import { createRoot } from "react-dom/client";
 import { MantineProvider } from "@mantine/core";
 import { afterEach, describe, expect, test, vi } from "vitest";
 
-import { WidgetQueryErrorIndicator } from "./query-state-indicator";
+import { WidgetQueryErrorIndicator, WidgetQueryLoadingState } from "./query-state-indicator";
 
 vi.mock("@homarr/translation/client", () => ({
-  useScopedI18n: () => (key: string) => key,
+  useScopedI18n: () => (key: string, values?: { widget?: string }) => {
+    if (key === "stale") return `Could not refresh ${values?.widget}; showing saved data`;
+    if (key === "loading") return "Loading widget data";
+    return key;
+  },
 }));
 
 const matchMedia = (query: string) => ({
@@ -50,7 +54,19 @@ describe("WidgetQueryErrorIndicator", () => {
       ),
     );
 
-    expect(host.querySelector("[aria-label='Weather']")).not.toBeNull();
+    expect(host.querySelector("[aria-label='Could not refresh Weather; showing saved data']")).not.toBeNull();
     expect(host.textContent).not.toMatch(/password|private\.local|token=secret/);
   });
+
+  test("announces the loading state to assistive technology", async () => {
+    vi.stubGlobal("IS_REACT_ACT_ENVIRONMENT", true);
+    vi.stubGlobal("matchMedia", matchMedia);
+    host = document.createElement("div");
+    document.body.append(host);
+    root = createRoot(host);
+
+    await act(async () => root?.render(createElement(MantineProvider, null, createElement(WidgetQueryLoadingState))));
+
+    expect(host.querySelector("output")?.textContent).toContain("Loading widget data");
+  });
 });
diff --git a/packages/widgets/src/common/query-state-indicator.tsx b/packages/widgets/src/common/query-state-indicator.tsx
index 9196c2c69..dbd2c5a69 100644
--- a/packages/widgets/src/common/query-state-indicator.tsx
+++ b/packages/widgets/src/common/query-state-indicator.tsx
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 "use client";
 
-import { Box, Center, Loader, Tooltip } from "@mantine/core";
+import { ActionIcon, Center, Loader, Tooltip, VisuallyHidden } from "@mantine/core";
 import { IconAlertTriangle } from "@tabler/icons-react";
 
+import { useScopedI18n } from "@homarr/translation/client";
+
 interface WidgetQueryErrorIndicatorProps {
   error: unknown;
   label: string;
@@ -10,29 +12,34 @@ interface WidgetQueryErrorIndicatorProps {
 
 /** Localized warning for stale or optional-query failures. Never renders the raw error. */
 export function WidgetQueryErrorIndicator({ error, label }: WidgetQueryErrorIndicatorProps) {
+  const t = useScopedI18n("common.widgetQuery");
   if (!error) return null;
 
-  const accessibleLabel = label;
+  const accessibleLabel = t("stale", { widget: label });
   return (
     <Tooltip label={accessibleLabel} position="left" withArrow>
-      <Box
+      <ActionIcon
         component="span"
-        c="orange"
-        role="img"
+        color="orange"
+        variant="subtle"
+        size="sm"
+        role="note"
         aria-label={accessibleLabel}
         tabIndex={0}
-        style={{ display: "inline-flex", cursor: "help" }}
+        style={{ cursor: "help" }}
       >
         <IconAlertTriangle aria-hidden size={14} />
-      </Box>
+      </ActionIcon>
     </Tooltip>
   );
 }
 
 export function WidgetQueryLoadingState() {
+  const t = useScopedI18n("common.widgetQuery");
   return (
-    <Center h="100%" w="100%" p="sm" role="status" aria-live="polite">
+    <Center component="output" h="100%" w="100%" p="sm" aria-live="polite">
       <Loader size="sm" />
+      <VisuallyHidden>{t("loading")}</VisuallyHidden>
     </Center>
   );
 }
diff --git a/packages/widgets/src/common/query-state.spec.ts b/packages/widgets/src/common/query-state.spec.ts
index 5e49af84a..c90c0ae50 100644
--- a/packages/widgets/src/common/query-state.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/widgets/src/common/query-state.spec.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { describe, expect, test } from "vitest";
 
-import { getUsableWidgetQueryData, hasStaleWidgetQueryError, isInitialWidgetQueryPending } from "./query-state";
+import { getUsableWidgetQueryData, isInitialWidgetQueryPending } from "./query-state";
 
 describe("getUsableWidgetQueryData", () => {
   test.each([[], null, 0, false, ""])("preserves successful empty value %#", (data) => {
@@ -29,11 +29,3 @@ describe("isInitialWidgetQueryPending", () => {
     expect(isInitialWidgetQueryPending({ data: undefined, error: new Error("offline"), isPending: true })).toBe(false);
   });
 });
-
-describe("hasStaleWidgetQueryError", () => {
-  test("only marks failures that retain usable cached data", () => {
-    expect(hasStaleWidgetQueryError({ data: [{ id: "cached" }], error: new Error("offline") })).toBe(true);
-    expect(hasStaleWidgetQueryError({ data: undefined, error: new Error("offline") })).toBe(false);
-    expect(hasStaleWidgetQueryError({ data: [], error: null })).toBe(false);
-  });
-});
diff --git a/packages/widgets/src/common/query-state.ts b/packages/widgets/src/common/query-state.ts
index d49ea600b..a83066c0b 100644
--- a/packages/widgets/src/common/query-state.ts
+++ b/packages/widgets/src/common/query-state.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,3 @@ export const getUsableWidgetQueryData = <TQuery extends WidgetQueryState>(query:
 /** True only before the first result; successful empty values and cached data are both ready to render. */
 export const isInitialWidgetQueryPending = ({ data, error, isPending }: PendingWidgetQueryState): boolean =>
   isPending && data === undefined && !error;
-
-/** A failed background refresh still has usable cached data, but should remain visible to the user. */
-export const hasStaleWidgetQueryError = ({ data, error }: WidgetQueryState): boolean =>
-  error !== null && error !== undefined && data !== undefined;
diff --git a/packages/widgets/src/weather/component.spec.ts b/packages/widgets/src/weather/component.spec.ts
index 0340625ad..fc0d219a2 100644
--- a/packages/widgets/src/weather/component.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/widgets/src/weather/component.spec.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
 
 import { getPreferredTime, getPreferredUnit, getPreferredWindSpeed, getVisibleForecastDays } from "./component";
+import { formatWeatherDate } from "./icon";
 
 describe("weather formatting", () => {
   it("preserves valid zero temperatures", () => {
@@ -19,4 +20,17 @@ describe("weather formatting", () => {
     expect(getVisibleForecastDays(7, 120, 100)).toBe(2);
     expect(getVisibleForecastDays(7, 600, 100)).toBe(3);
   });
+
+  it.each([
+    ["dddd, MMMM D", "Monday, August 3"],
+    ["dddd, D MMMM", "Monday, 3 August"],
+    ["MMM D", "Aug 3"],
+    ["D MMM", "3 Aug"],
+    ["DD/MM/YYYY", "03/08/2026"],
+    ["MM/DD/YYYY", "08/03/2026"],
+    ["DD/MM", "03/08"],
+    ["MM/DD", "08/03"],
+  ] as const)("honors the saved %s date format", (pattern, expected) => {
+    expect(formatWeatherDate("2026-08-03", "en-US", pattern)).toBe(expected);
+  });
 });
diff --git a/packages/widgets/src/weather/icon.tsx b/packages/widgets/src/weather/icon.tsx
index 1389281ed..d2c5a28b7 100644
--- a/packages/widgets/src/weather/icon.tsx
+++ b/packages/widgets/src/weather/icon.tsx
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ import type { TranslationObject } from "@homarr/translation";
 import { useCurrentIntlLocale, useScopedI18n } from "@homarr/translation/client";
 import type { TablerIcon } from "@homarr/ui";
 
-import { formatLocalizedDate } from "../common/locale";
 import type { WidgetProps } from "../definition";
 
 interface WeatherIconProps {
@@ -130,16 +129,42 @@ export const formatWeatherDate = (
   pattern: WidgetProps<"weather">["options"]["dateFormat"] | undefined,
 ) => {
   if (!value) return "?";
+  const resolvedPattern = pattern ?? "dddd, MMMM D";
+  const date = new Date(/^\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}$/.test(value) ? `${value}T00:00:00Z` : value);
+  if (Number.isNaN(date.getTime())) return "?";
 
-  const options: Intl.DateTimeFormatOptions = pattern?.includes("dddd")
-    ? { weekday: "long", month: "long", day: "numeric" }
-    : pattern?.includes("YYYY")
-      ? { year: "numeric", month: "2-digit", day: "2-digit" }
-      : pattern?.includes("MMM")
-        ? { month: "short", day: "numeric" }
-        : { month: "2-digit", day: "2-digit" };
+  const parts = new Intl.DateTimeFormat(locale, {
+    weekday: "long",
+    year: "numeric",
+    month: resolvedPattern.includes("MMMM") ? "long" : resolvedPattern.includes("MMM") ? "short" : "2-digit",
+    day: resolvedPattern.includes("DD") ? "2-digit" : "numeric",
+    timeZone: "UTC",
+  })
+    .formatToParts(date)
+    .reduce<Record<string, string>>((result, part) => {
+      if (part.type !== "literal") result[part.type] = part.value;
+      return result;
+    }, {});
 
-  return formatLocalizedDate(value, locale, options);
+  switch (resolvedPattern) {
+    case "dddd, D MMMM":
+      return `${parts.weekday}, ${parts.day} ${parts.month}`;
+    case "MMM D":
+      return `${parts.month} ${parts.day}`;
+    case "D MMM":
+      return `${parts.day} ${parts.month}`;
+    case "DD/MM/YYYY":
+      return `${parts.day}/${parts.month}/${parts.year}`;
+    case "MM/DD/YYYY":
+      return `${parts.month}/${parts.day}/${parts.year}`;
+    case "DD/MM":
+      return `${parts.day}/${parts.month}`;
+    case "MM/DD":
+      return `${parts.month}/${parts.day}`;
+    case "dddd, MMMM D":
+    default:
+      return `${parts.weekday}, ${parts.month} ${parts.day}`;
+  }
 };
 
 interface WeatherDefinitionType {