diff --git a/plugins.json b/plugins.json
index 58a4e79d..8b683abe 100644
--- a/plugins.json
+++ b/plugins.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "version": "1.0.0",
-  "last_updated": "2026-03-30",
+  "last_updated": "2026-04-02",
   "plugins": [
     {
       "id": "hello-world",
@@ -59,10 +59,10 @@
       "repo": "https://github.com/ChuckBuilds/ledmatrix-plugins",
       "branch": "main",
       "plugin_path": "plugins/ledmatrix-weather",
-      "latest_version": "2.2.0",
+      "latest_version": "2.2.2",
       "stars": 0,
       "downloads": 0,
-      "last_updated": "2026-03-30",
+      "last_updated": "2026-04-02",
       "verified": true,
       "screenshot": ""
     },
diff --git a/plugins/ledmatrix-weather/manager.py b/plugins/ledmatrix-weather/manager.py
index cb7ce3cf..8ac01fbb 100644
--- a/plugins/ledmatrix-weather/manager.py
+++ b/plugins/ledmatrix-weather/manager.py
@@ -328,6 +328,9 @@ def update(self) -> None:
         if self.consecutive_errors >= self.max_consecutive_errors:
             if current_time - self.last_error_time < self.error_backoff_time:
                 self.logger.debug(f"In error backoff period, retrying in {self.error_backoff_time - (current_time - self.last_error_time):.0f}s")
+                # Still reprocess forecast so past hours drop off the display
+                if self.forecast_data:
+                    self._process_forecast_data(self.forecast_data)
                 return
             else:
                 # Reset error count after backoff
@@ -361,6 +364,11 @@ def update(self) -> None:
                     self.logger.error(f"Weather API disabled for {self.error_backoff_time} seconds due to repeated failures")
                 self.last_error_log_time = current_time
 
+            # Re-filter existing forecast data so past hours drop off the
+            # hourly display even when API calls are failing.
+            if self.forecast_data:
+                self._process_forecast_data(self.forecast_data)
+
     def _update_radar(self) -> None:
         """Refresh radar data in the update loop so display() never blocks on HTTP."""
         if not self.show_radar:
diff --git a/plugins/ledmatrix-weather/manifest.json b/plugins/ledmatrix-weather/manifest.json
index 8b156859..564f0f48 100644
--- a/plugins/ledmatrix-weather/manifest.json
+++ b/plugins/ledmatrix-weather/manifest.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "id": "ledmatrix-weather",
   "name": "Weather Display",
-  "version": "2.2.0",
+  "version": "2.2.2",
   "author": "ChuckBuilds",
   "class_name": "WeatherPlugin",
   "description": "Comprehensive weather display with current conditions, hourly forecast, daily forecast, almanac (sunrise/sunset, moon phase), precipitation radar, weather alerts, UV index, wind direction, and weather icons. Powered by OpenWeatherMap + RainViewer APIs.",
diff --git a/plugins/ledmatrix-weather/radar.py b/plugins/ledmatrix-weather/radar.py
index 1fed15d7..a59547b3 100644
--- a/plugins/ledmatrix-weather/radar.py
+++ b/plugins/ledmatrix-weather/radar.py
@@ -309,13 +309,16 @@ def refresh_data(self, width: int, height: int) -> None:
             self._radar_frames = new_frames
             self._frame_timestamps = new_timestamps
             self._frame_index = 0
+            self._last_fetch = time.time()
             logger.info(f"[Radar] Loaded {len(new_frames)} radar frames")
             if failed:
                 logger.warning(f"[Radar] {failed}/{len(frames_to_fetch)} tile(s) failed to load")
         else:
-            logger.error(f"[Radar] All {len(frames_to_fetch)} radar tile(s) failed to load")
-
-        self._last_fetch = time.time()
+            # Don't update _last_fetch to full interval — retry in 60s
+            # instead of waiting the full 300s. Prevents stale frames
+            # persisting when tile CDN is temporarily unreachable.
+            self._last_fetch = time.time() - 240
+            logger.error(f"[Radar] All {len(frames_to_fetch)} radar tile(s) failed to load, retrying in 60s")
 
     def needs_refresh(self, interval: int = 300) -> bool:
         """Return True when radar data is stale and should be refreshed."""