diff --git a/src/App.jsx b/src/App.jsx
index 41c8bf1..628397a 100644
--- a/src/App.jsx
+++ b/src/App.jsx
@@ -59,12 +59,12 @@ export default function App() {
         setTheme(saved);
         document.body.setAttribute("data-theme", saved);
       } else {
-        setTheme("light");
-        document.body.setAttribute("data-theme", "light");
+        setTheme("blue");
+        document.body.setAttribute("data-theme", "blue");
       }
     } catch (e) {
-      setTheme("light");
-      document.body.setAttribute("data-theme", "light");
+      setTheme("blue");
+      document.body.setAttribute("data-theme", "blue");
     }
   }, []);
 
diff --git a/src/components/Map/MapView.jsx b/src/components/Map/MapView.jsx
index f847dde..ff963dd 100644
--- a/src/components/Map/MapView.jsx
+++ b/src/components/Map/MapView.jsx
@@ -5,9 +5,8 @@ import "../../styles/mapMarkers.css";
 import "../../styles/posts.css";
 import "../../styles/filters.css";
 
-import { createPost, fetchPostPreview, resolveAssetRef, fetchWeatherPosts } from "../../api/client";
+import { createPost, fetchPostPreview, resolveAssetRef } from "../../api/client";
 import { LiveKitBroadcast, LiveKitViewerModal } from "../Live";
-import { WeatherModal } from "../Weather";
 import {
   FILTER_MAIN_CATEGORIES,
   FILTER_CATEGORY_MAP,
@@ -147,9 +146,11 @@ export default function MapView({
   const WEATHER_VIEW_KEY = "sociowire:weatherView";
   const [weatherViewEnabled, setWeatherViewEnabled] = useState(() => {
     try {
-      return localStorage.getItem(WEATHER_VIEW_KEY) === "true";
+      const saved = localStorage.getItem(WEATHER_VIEW_KEY);
+      // Default to true if not set
+      return saved === null ? true : saved === "true";
     } catch {
-      return false;
+      return true;
     }
   });
 
@@ -196,11 +197,6 @@ export default function MapView({
   const [showLiveBroadcast, setShowLiveBroadcast] = useState(false);
   const [activeLivePost, setActiveLivePost] = useState(null);
   const [liveCoords, setLiveCoords] = useState(null);
-  // Weather modal state
-  const [activeWeatherPost, setActiveWeatherPost] = useState(null);
-  // Weather cities widget (top left under search)
-  const [weatherCities, setWeatherCities] = useState([]);
-  const [nearestWeather, setNearestWeather] = useState(null);
   const openedPostRef = useRef(null);
   const queryPostRef = useRef(false);
   const overlayTimerRef = useRef(null);
@@ -1210,82 +1206,6 @@ export default function MapView({
     return () => map.off("movestart", handleMove);
   }, [mapRef, searchQuery]);
 
-  // Fetch weather cities on mount
-  useEffect(() => {
-    const loadWeatherCities = async () => {
-      try {
-        const posts = await fetchWeatherPosts();
-        if (Array.isArray(posts) && posts.length > 0) {
-          // Parse weather data from posts
-          const cities = posts.map(p => {
-            const title = p.title || '';
-            const tempMatch = title.match(/:\s*(-?\d+)°/);
-            const cityMatch = title.match(/^[^\w]*([A-Za-zÀ-ÿ\s]+):/);
-            const temp = tempMatch ? parseInt(tempMatch[1], 10) : null;
-            const city = cityMatch ? cityMatch[1].trim() : '';
-
-            // Detect weather icon from emoji in title
-            let icon = '🌡️';
-            if (title.includes('☀️')) icon = '☀️';
-            else if (title.includes('🌙')) icon = '🌙';
-            else if (title.includes('⛅')) icon = '⛅';
-            else if (title.includes('☁️')) icon = '☁️';
-            else if (title.includes('🌫️')) icon = '🌫️';
-            else if (title.includes('🌧️')) icon = '🌧️';
-            else if (title.includes('❄️')) icon = '❄️';
-            else if (title.includes('🌦️')) icon = '🌦️';
-            else if (title.includes('🌨️')) icon = '🌨️';
-            else if (title.includes('⛈️')) icon = '⛈️';
-
-            return { ...p, city, temp, icon };
-          }).filter(c => c.city && c.temp !== null);
-
-          setWeatherCities(cities);
-        }
-      } catch (err) {
-        console.warn('[Weather] Failed to load cities:', err);
-      }
-    };
-
-    loadWeatherCities();
-    // Refresh every 10 minutes
-    const interval = setInterval(loadWeatherCities, 10 * 60 * 1000);
-    return () => clearInterval(interval);
-  }, []);
-
-  // Find nearest weather city when map moves
-  useEffect(() => {
-    const map = mapRef.current;
-    if (!map || weatherCities.length === 0) return;
-
-    const updateNearest = () => {
-      try {
-        const center = map.getCenter();
-        if (!center) return;
-
-        let nearest = null;
-        let minDist = Infinity;
-
-        for (const w of weatherCities) {
-          if (w.lat == null || w.lon == null) continue;
-          const dist = Math.sqrt(
-            Math.pow(center.lat - w.lat, 2) + Math.pow(center.lng - w.lon, 2)
-          );
-          if (dist < minDist) {
-            minDist = dist;
-            nearest = w;
-          }
-        }
-
-        if (nearest) setNearestWeather(nearest);
-      } catch {}
-    };
-
-    updateNearest();
-    map.on("idle", updateNearest);
-    return () => map.off("idle", updateNearest);
-  }, [mapRef, weatherCities]);
-
   const handleProfileVisitIsland = (island) => {
     console.log('[MapView] Visiting island from profile:', island.username);
     setSelectedProfile(null); // Close profile modal
@@ -1801,7 +1721,7 @@ export default function MapView({
     <div className="map-page">
       <div className="map-stage" ref={stageRef}>
         <div ref={containerRef} className="map-container" />
-        <DayNightTerminator map={mapRef.current} enabled={weatherViewEnabled} opacity={0.3} />
+        <DayNightTerminator map={mapRef.current} enabled={weatherViewEnabled} opacity={0.15} />
         {status && <div className="map-status">{status}</div>}
         {debugEnabled && (
           <>
@@ -1885,60 +1805,9 @@ export default function MapView({
                 >
                   <i className="fa-solid fa-umbrella-beach"></i>
                 </button>
-                <button
-                  type="button"
-                  className={"sw-search__iconBtn" + (weatherViewEnabled ? " is-active" : "")}
-                  title="Météo & Ensoleillement"
-                  onClick={() => setWeatherViewEnabled((prev) => !prev)}
-                >
-                  <i className="fa-solid fa-cloud-sun"></i>
-                </button>
               </div>
             </div>
           </div>
-          {/* Weather widget - single nearest city - BELOW search bar */}
-          {nearestWeather && (() => {
-            const w = nearestWeather;
-            const isSunny = w.icon === '☀️' || w.icon === '⛅';
-            const isNight = w.icon === '🌙';
-            const isRainy = w.icon === '🌧️' || w.icon === '🌦️' || w.icon === '⛈️';
-            const isSnow = w.icon === '❄️' || w.icon === '🌨️';
-            const bg = isNight
-              ? 'linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(30, 41, 59, 0.9), rgba(15, 23, 42, 0.9))'
-              : isSunny
-              ? 'linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(56, 189, 248, 0.85), rgba(14, 165, 233, 0.85))'
-              : isRainy
-              ? 'linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(71, 85, 105, 0.9), rgba(51, 65, 85, 0.9))'
-              : isSnow
-              ? 'linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(148, 163, 184, 0.9), rgba(203, 213, 225, 0.9))'
-              : 'linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(100, 116, 139, 0.85), rgba(71, 85, 105, 0.85))';
-
-            return (
-              <div
-                onClick={() => setActiveWeatherPost(w)}
-                style={{
-                  display: 'inline-flex',
-                  alignItems: 'center',
-                  gap: '5px',
-                  marginTop: '8px',
-                  padding: '5px 12px',
-                  borderRadius: '16px',
-                  background: bg,
-                  border: '1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.25)',
-                  color: isSnow ? '#1e293b' : '#fff',
-                  fontSize: '13px',
-                  fontWeight: '600',
-                  cursor: 'pointer',
-                  backdropFilter: 'blur(8px)',
-                  boxShadow: '0 2px 8px rgba(0,0,0,0.2)',
-                }}
-              >
-                <span style={{ fontSize: '16px' }}>{w.icon}</span>
-                <span>{w.city}:</span>
-                <span style={{ fontWeight: '700' }}>{w.temp}°</span>
-              </div>
-            );
-          })()}
         </div>
 
         <div className="map-overlay map-overlay-left">
@@ -2235,15 +2104,6 @@ export default function MapView({
         />
       )}
 
-      {activeWeatherPost && (
-        <WeatherModal
-          postId={activeWeatherPost.id || activeWeatherPost.ID}
-          city={activeWeatherPost.city}
-          lat={activeWeatherPost.lat}
-          lon={activeWeatherPost.lon}
-          onClose={() => setActiveWeatherPost(null)}
-        />
-      )}
     </div>
   );
 }
diff --git a/src/styles/theme.css b/src/styles/theme.css
index 26de30e..b8a7eaf 100644
--- a/src/styles/theme.css
+++ b/src/styles/theme.css
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ body[data-theme="blue"] .post-pin--compact .post-pin-bubble {
   border-color: rgba(96, 165, 250, 0.95);
 }
 
-body[data-theme="light"] { background:#f8fafc; color:#111827; }
+body[data-theme="light"] { background:#e5e7eb; color:#111827; }
 
 body[data-theme="light"] .sociowall-panel,
 body[data-theme="light"] .chat-panel,