diff --git a/src/systems/dashboard/dashboardIntegration.js b/src/systems/dashboard/dashboardIntegration.js
index 4d14141..ace8a0a 100644
--- a/src/systems/dashboard/dashboardIntegration.js
+++ b/src/systems/dashboard/dashboardIntegration.js
@@ -390,11 +390,15 @@ export function createDefaultLayout(manager) {
  * Refresh all widgets (called after data updates)
  */
 export function refreshDashboard() {
-    if (dashboardManager) {
-        // Get all active widgets and re-render them
-        const widgets = dashboardManager.getAllWidgets();
-        widgets.forEach(widget => {
-            dashboardManager.renderWidget(widget.id);
+    if (dashboardManager && dashboardManager.widgets) {
+        // Re-render all active widgets by accessing the widgets Map directly
+        dashboardManager.widgets.forEach((widgetData, widgetId) => {
+            // Get the widget definition from registry
+            const definition = dashboardManager.registry.get(widgetData.widget.type);
+            if (definition && widgetData.element) {
+                // Re-render the widget content
+                dashboardManager.renderWidgetContent(widgetData.element, widgetData.widget, definition);
+            }
         });
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/systems/generation/apiClient.js b/src/systems/generation/apiClient.js
index e30bec0..5c145e5 100644
--- a/src/systems/generation/apiClient.js
+++ b/src/systems/generation/apiClient.js
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import {
 import { saveChatData } from '../../core/persistence.js';
 import { generateSeparateUpdatePrompt } from './promptBuilder.js';
 import { parseResponse, parseUserStats } from './parser.js';
+import { refreshDashboard } from '../dashboard/dashboardIntegration.js';
 
 // Store the original preset name to restore after tracker generation
 let originalPresetName = null;
@@ -155,16 +156,18 @@ export async function updateRPGData(renderUserStats, renderInfoBox, renderThough
 
                 // console.log('[RPG Companion] Stored separate mode RPG data for message swipe', currentSwipeId);
 
-                // Update lastGeneratedData for display AND future commit
+                // Update lastGeneratedData for display AND future commit, plus extensionSettings for dashboard widgets
                 if (parsedData.userStats) {
                     lastGeneratedData.userStats = parsedData.userStats;
-                    parseUserStats(parsedData.userStats);
+                    parseUserStats(parsedData.userStats); // Updates extensionSettings.userStats
                 }
                 if (parsedData.infoBox) {
                     lastGeneratedData.infoBox = parsedData.infoBox;
+                    extensionSettings.infoBoxData = parsedData.infoBox; // Update for dashboard widgets
                 }
                 if (parsedData.characterThoughts) {
                     lastGeneratedData.characterThoughts = parsedData.characterThoughts;
+                    extensionSettings.characterThoughts = parsedData.characterThoughts; // Update for dashboard widgets
                 }
                 // console.log('[RPG Companion] 💾 SEPARATE MODE: Updated lastGeneratedData:', {
                 //     userStats: lastGeneratedData.userStats ? 'exists' : 'null',
@@ -187,11 +190,14 @@ export async function updateRPGData(renderUserStats, renderInfoBox, renderThough
                     // console.log('[RPG Companion] 🔆 FIRST TIME: Auto-committed tracker data');
                 }
 
-                // Render the updated data
+                // Render the updated data (old panel UI)
                 renderUserStats();
                 renderInfoBox();
                 renderThoughts();
                 renderInventory();
+
+                // Refresh dashboard widgets (v2 dashboard)
+                refreshDashboard();
             } else {
                 // No assistant message to attach to - just update display
                 if (parsedData.userStats) {
@@ -201,6 +207,9 @@ export async function updateRPGData(renderUserStats, renderInfoBox, renderThough
                 renderInfoBox();
                 renderThoughts();
                 renderInventory();
+
+                // Refresh dashboard widgets (v2 dashboard)
+                refreshDashboard();
             }
 
             // Save to chat metadata
diff --git a/src/systems/integration/sillytavern.js b/src/systems/integration/sillytavern.js
index c0e3189..3b7b0a8 100644
--- a/src/systems/integration/sillytavern.js
+++ b/src/systems/integration/sillytavern.js
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ import { renderInfoBox } from '../rendering/infoBox.js';
 import { renderThoughts, updateChatThoughts } from '../rendering/thoughts.js';
 import { renderInventory } from '../rendering/inventory.js';
 
+// Dashboard
+import { refreshDashboard } from '../dashboard/dashboardIntegration.js';
+
 // Utils
 import { getSafeThumbnailUrl } from '../../utils/avatars.js';
 
@@ -99,17 +102,26 @@ export async function onMessageReceived(data) {
             // console.log('[RPG Companion] Parsing together mode response:', responseText);
 
             const parsedData = parseResponse(responseText);
+            console.log('[RPG Companion] Parsed data results:', {
+                hasUserStats: !!parsedData.userStats,
+                hasInfoBox: !!parsedData.infoBox,
+                hasCharacterThoughts: !!parsedData.characterThoughts
+            });
 
-            // Update stored data
+            // Update stored data (both lastGeneratedData for old UI and extensionSettings for dashboard widgets)
             if (parsedData.userStats) {
                 lastGeneratedData.userStats = parsedData.userStats;
-                parseUserStats(parsedData.userStats);
+                parseUserStats(parsedData.userStats); // Updates extensionSettings.userStats
             }
             if (parsedData.infoBox) {
                 lastGeneratedData.infoBox = parsedData.infoBox;
+                extensionSettings.infoBoxData = parsedData.infoBox; // Update for dashboard widgets
+                console.log('[RPG Companion] Updated extensionSettings.infoBoxData:', extensionSettings.infoBoxData.substring(0, 100));
             }
             if (parsedData.characterThoughts) {
                 lastGeneratedData.characterThoughts = parsedData.characterThoughts;
+                extensionSettings.characterThoughts = parsedData.characterThoughts; // Update for dashboard widgets
+                console.log('[RPG Companion] Updated extensionSettings.characterThoughts:', extensionSettings.characterThoughts.substring(0, 100));
             }
 
             // Store RPG data for this specific swipe in the message's extra field
@@ -160,12 +172,15 @@ export async function onMessageReceived(data) {
 
             // console.log('[RPG Companion] Cleaned message, removed tracker code blocks');
 
-            // Render the updated data
+            // Render the updated data (old panel UI)
             renderUserStats();
             renderInfoBox();
             renderThoughts();
             renderInventory();
 
+            // Refresh dashboard widgets (v2 dashboard)
+            refreshDashboard();
+
             // Save to chat metadata
             saveChatData();
         }
@@ -209,12 +224,23 @@ export function onCharacterChanged() {
     // Commit tracker data from the last assistant message to initialize for this chat
     commitTrackerData();
 
+    // Populate extensionSettings for dashboard widgets from loaded chat data
+    if (lastGeneratedData.infoBox) {
+        extensionSettings.infoBoxData = lastGeneratedData.infoBox;
+    }
+    if (lastGeneratedData.characterThoughts) {
+        extensionSettings.characterThoughts = lastGeneratedData.characterThoughts;
+    }
+
     // Re-render with the loaded data
     renderUserStats();
     renderInfoBox();
     renderThoughts();
     renderInventory();
 
+    // Refresh dashboard widgets (v2 dashboard)
+    refreshDashboard();
+
     // Update chat thought overlays
     updateChatThoughts();
 }
diff --git a/style.css b/style.css
index 0697021..f5976fa 100644
--- a/style.css
+++ b/style.css
@@ -1553,26 +1553,29 @@ body:has(.rpg-panel.rpg-position-left) #sheld {
 }
 
 .rpg-weather-icon {
-    font-size: 2rem;
+    font-size: 1rem;
     filter: drop-shadow(0 2px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5));
-    flex-shrink: 1;
+    flex-shrink: 0;
     line-height: 1;
+    cursor: text;
 }
 
 .rpg-weather-forecast {
-    font-size: 0.65rem;
+    font-size: 0.45rem;
     text-align: center;
     margin: 0;
     font-weight: 600;
     text-transform: uppercase;
     letter-spacing: 0.013em;
     opacity: 0.85;
-    line-height: 1.1;
+    line-height: 1;
     word-wrap: break-word;
     max-width: 100%;
     overflow: hidden;
     text-overflow: ellipsis;
-    flex-shrink: 0;
+    display: -webkit-box;
+    -webkit-line-clamp: 3;
+    -webkit-box-orient: vertical;
 }
 
 .rpg-weather-forecast.rpg-editable {