diff --git a/src/assets/fonts/Roboto-Condensed-Regular.woff2 b/src/assets/fonts/Roboto-Condensed-Regular.woff2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3bb6bd31c
Binary files /dev/null and b/src/assets/fonts/Roboto-Condensed-Regular.woff2 differ
diff --git a/src/assets/fonts/roboto.css b/src/assets/fonts/roboto.css
index 8e64a2e07..d65175aea 100644
--- a/src/assets/fonts/roboto.css
+++ b/src/assets/fonts/roboto.css
@@ -151,3 +151,10 @@
   src: url('Roboto-Round-Regular.woff2') format('woff2');
   unicode-range: U+0000-00FF, U+0131, U+0152-0153, U+02BB-02BC, U+02C6, U+02DA, U+02DC, U+2000-206F, U+2074, U+20AC, U+2122, U+2191, U+2193, U+2212, U+2215, U+FEFF, U+FFFD;
 }
+
+@font-face {
+  font-family: 'Roboto Condensed';
+  src: url('Roboto-Condensed-Regular.woff2') format('woff2');
+  unicode-range: U+0000-00FF, U+0131, U+0152-0153, U+02BB-02BC, U+02C6, U+02DA, U+02DC, U+2000-206F, U+2074, U+20AC, U+2122, U+2191, U+2193, U+2212, U+2215, U+FEFF, U+FFFD;
+}
+
diff --git a/src/components/story/MediaStory.module.scss b/src/components/story/MediaStory.module.scss
index 14d79ed61..143f0df52 100644
--- a/src/components/story/MediaStory.module.scss
+++ b/src/components/story/MediaStory.module.scss
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 .root {
   position: relative;
+  overflow: hidden;
 }
 
 .wrapper {
diff --git a/src/components/story/Story.tsx b/src/components/story/Story.tsx
index b2af9dd93..0571a47a3 100644
--- a/src/components/story/Story.tsx
+++ b/src/components/story/Story.tsx
@@ -838,7 +838,12 @@ function Story({
           </>
         )}
         {isLoadedStory && fullMediaData && (
-          <MediaAreaOverlay story={story} isActive />
+          <MediaAreaOverlay
+            key={`area-overlay-${storyId}-${peerId}`}
+            story={story}
+            isActive
+            isStoryPlaying={isDropdownMenuOpen}
+          />
         )}
         {!isMobile && (
           <div className={styles.content}>
diff --git a/src/components/story/mediaArea/MediaArea.module.scss b/src/components/story/mediaArea/MediaArea.module.scss
index e91df5c06..1aad3302b 100644
--- a/src/components/story/mediaArea/MediaArea.module.scss
+++ b/src/components/story/mediaArea/MediaArea.module.scss
@@ -114,13 +114,6 @@
   }
 }
 
-.withBackground {
-  width: 100%;
-  height: 100%;
-  background-color: var(--custom-background-color);
-  filter: drop-shadow(0 0.125rem 0.25rem var(--color-default-shadow));
-}
-
 .reaction {
   position: absolute;
   top: 50%;
@@ -141,26 +134,27 @@
   font-weight: 500;
 }
 
-.weatherInfo {
-  width: 100%;
-  height: 100%;
-  position: absolute;
-  top: 50%;
-  left: 50%;
-  transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
-  transition: transform 200ms ease-out;
+.weather {
+  display: grid;
+  place-items: center;
+}
+
+.weatherInner {
+  width: auto !important;
+  height: auto !important;
+
   display: flex;
   align-items: center;
   justify-content: center;
-  gap: 0.3125rem;
+  gap: 0.2em;
   white-space: nowrap;
+  padding: 0 0.2em;
+  background-color: var(--custom-background-color);
+  border-radius: 0.25em;
 }
 
 .temperature {
+  font-family: var(--font-family-condensed);
   font-weight: 700;
   margin: 0;
 }
-
-.border {
-  border-radius: 0.3125rem !important;
-}
diff --git a/src/components/story/mediaArea/MediaAreaOverlay.tsx b/src/components/story/mediaArea/MediaAreaOverlay.tsx
index 89066d900..1cb995748 100644
--- a/src/components/story/mediaArea/MediaAreaOverlay.tsx
+++ b/src/components/story/mediaArea/MediaAreaOverlay.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-import React, { memo, useEffect, useRef } from '../../../lib/teact/teact';
+import React, {
+  memo, useEffect, useRef, useState,
+} from '../../../lib/teact/teact';
 import { getActions } from '../../../global';
 
 import type { ApiMediaArea, ApiStory } from '../../../api/types';
@@ -18,13 +20,15 @@ import styles from './MediaArea.module.scss';
 type OwnProps = {
   story: ApiStory;
   isActive?: boolean;
+  isStoryPlaying?: boolean;
   className?: string;
 };
 
 const STORY_ASPECT_RATIO = 9 / 16;
+const PERCENTAGE_BASE = 100;
 
 const MediaAreaOverlay = ({
-  story, isActive, className,
+  story, isActive, className, isStoryPlaying,
 }: OwnProps) => {
   const {
     openMapModal, focusMessage, closeStoryViewer, openUrl,
@@ -32,12 +36,14 @@ const MediaAreaOverlay = ({
 
   // eslint-disable-next-line no-null/no-null
   const ref = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
+  const [mediaWidth, setMediaWidth] = useState(0);
 
   const windowSize = useWindowSize();
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (!ref.current || !isActive) return;
+    if (!ref.current) return;
     const element = ref.current;
+    setMediaWidth(element!.clientWidth!);
 
     if (windowSize.width > MOBILE_SCREEN_MAX_WIDTH) {
       requestMutation(() => {
@@ -124,8 +130,8 @@ const MediaAreaOverlay = ({
                 key={`${mediaArea.type}-${i}`}
                 mediaArea={mediaArea}
                 className={styles.mediaArea}
-                style={prepareStyle(mediaArea)}
-                isPreview={isActive}
+                style={prepareStyle(mediaArea, mediaWidth)}
+                isPreview={!isActive || isStoryPlaying}
               />
             );
           }
@@ -137,18 +143,26 @@ const MediaAreaOverlay = ({
   );
 };
 
-function prepareStyle(mediaArea: ApiMediaArea) {
+function prepareStyle(mediaArea: ApiMediaArea, mediaWidth?: number) {
   const {
     x, y, width, height, rotation, radius,
   } = mediaArea.coordinates;
 
+  let pixelRadius = '';
+
+  if (mediaWidth && radius && mediaWidth > 0) {
+    const pixelWidth = (mediaWidth * (width / PERCENTAGE_BASE));
+    const pixelHeight = (mediaWidth * (height / PERCENTAGE_BASE));
+    pixelRadius = `${Math.min(pixelWidth, pixelHeight) * (radius / PERCENTAGE_BASE)}px`;
+  }
+
   return buildStyle(
     `left: ${x}%`,
     `top: ${y}%`,
     `width: ${width}%`,
     `height: ${height}%`,
     `transform: rotate(${rotation}deg) translate(-50%, -50%)`,
-    Boolean(radius) && `border-radius: ${radius}%`,
+    pixelRadius && `border-radius: ${pixelRadius}`,
   );
 }
 
diff --git a/src/components/story/mediaArea/MediaAreaWeather.tsx b/src/components/story/mediaArea/MediaAreaWeather.tsx
index 8e53372a0..97af92b64 100644
--- a/src/components/story/mediaArea/MediaAreaWeather.tsx
+++ b/src/components/story/mediaArea/MediaAreaWeather.tsx
@@ -1,16 +1,19 @@
 import React, {
-  type FC, memo, useRef, useState,
+  type FC, memo,
+  useLayoutEffect,
+  useRef, useState,
 } from '../../../lib/teact/teact';
+import { setExtraStyles } from '../../../lib/teact/teact-dom';
 import { withGlobal } from '../../../global';
 
 import type { ApiMediaAreaWeather, ApiSticker } from '../../../api/types';
 
+import { requestForcedReflow, requestMutation } from '../../../lib/fasterdom/fasterdom';
 import { selectRestrictedEmoji } from '../../../global/selectors';
 import buildClassName from '../../../util/buildClassName';
 import buildStyle from '../../../util/buildStyle';
 import { convertToRGBA, getTextColor } from '../../../util/colors';
 import { formatTemperature } from '../../../util/formatTemperature';
-import { REM } from '../../common/helpers/mediaDimensions';
 
 import useLastCallback from '../../../hooks/useLastCallback';
 import useResizeObserver from '../../../hooks/useResizeObserver';
@@ -42,48 +45,62 @@ const MediaAreaWeather: FC<OwnProps & StateProps> = ({
 }) => {
   // eslint-disable-next-line no-null/no-null
   const ref = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
-  const [customEmojiSize, setCustomEmojiSize] = useState(1.5 * REM);
-  const [customTemperatureSize, setCustomTemperatureSize] = useState(0);
+  const [customEmojiSize, setCustomEmojiSize] = useState(0);
 
   const { temperatureC, color } = mediaArea;
 
   const backgroundColor = convertToRGBA(color);
   const textColor = getTextColor(color);
 
-  const updateCustomSize = useLastCallback(() => {
-    if (!ref.current) return;
-    const height = ref.current.clientHeight;
-    setCustomEmojiSize(Math.round(height * EMOJI_SIZE_MULTIPLIER));
-    setCustomTemperatureSize(height / TEMPERATURE_SIZE);
+  const updateCustomSize = useLastCallback((isImmediate?: boolean) => {
+    if (!ref.current) return undefined;
+    const el = ref.current;
+
+    const height = el.clientHeight;
+    const customEmojiHeight = Math.round(height * EMOJI_SIZE_MULTIPLIER);
+    setCustomEmojiSize(customEmojiHeight);
+    const applyFn = () => {
+      setExtraStyles(el, {
+        '--custom-emoji-size': `${customEmojiHeight}px`,
+        'font-size': `${height / TEMPERATURE_SIZE}rem`,
+      });
+    };
+
+    if (isImmediate) return applyFn;
+
+    requestMutation(applyFn);
+
+    return undefined;
   });
 
-  useResizeObserver(ref, updateCustomSize);
+  useLayoutEffect(() => {
+    requestForcedReflow(() => updateCustomSize(true));
+  }, []);
+
+  useResizeObserver(ref, () => updateCustomSize());
 
   return (
     <div
       ref={ref}
-      className={buildClassName(className, styles.withBackground, isPreview && styles.border)}
+      className={buildClassName(styles.weather, className)}
       style={buildStyle(
         style,
-        `--custom-emoji-size: ${customEmojiSize}px`,
         `--custom-background-color: ${backgroundColor}`,
+        `color: ${textColor}`,
       )}
     >
-      <div className={styles.weatherInfo}>
+      <div className={styles.weatherInner}>
         {restrictedEmoji && (
           <CustomEmoji
             key={restrictedEmoji.id}
             documentId={restrictedEmoji.id}
             size={customEmojiSize}
-            noPlay={!isPreview}
+            noPlay={isPreview}
             withTranslucentThumb
             forceAlways
           />
         )}
-        <p
-          className={styles.temperature}
-          style={buildStyle(`font-size: ${customTemperatureSize}rem`, `color: ${textColor}`)}
-        >
+        <p className={styles.temperature}>
           {formatTemperature(temperatureC)}
         </p>
       </div>
diff --git a/src/styles/index.scss b/src/styles/index.scss
index 18a22766f..38eae501a 100644
--- a/src/styles/index.scss
+++ b/src/styles/index.scss
@@ -30,10 +30,11 @@ body {
   user-select: none;
 
   --font-family: "Roboto", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI", Oxygen, Ubuntu,
-    Cantarell, "Fira Sans", "Droid Sans", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif;
+  Cantarell, "Fira Sans", "Droid Sans", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif;
   --font-family-monospace: "Cascadia Mono", "Roboto Mono", "Droid Sans Mono", 'SF Mono', "Menlo", "Ubuntu Mono",
-    "Consolas", monospace;
+  "Consolas", monospace;
   --font-family-rounded: -ui-rounded, "Roboto Round";
+  --font-family-condensed: -ui-rounded, "Roboto Condensed";
 
   @media (max-width: 600px) {
     height: calc(var(--vh, 1vh) * 100);
@@ -61,18 +62,18 @@ html.theme-dark {
 body.is-ios,
 body.is-macos {
   --font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Roboto", "Apple Color Emoji", "Helvetica Neue",
-    sans-serif;
+  sans-serif;
 }
 
 html[lang="fa"],
 html[lang="fa"] body {
   --font-family: "Vazirmatn", "Roboto", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI", Oxygen,
-    Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Fira Sans", "Droid Sans", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif;
+  Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Fira Sans", "Droid Sans", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif;
 
   &.is-ios,
   &.is-macos {
     --font-family: "Vazirmatn", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Roboto", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI", Oxygen,
-      Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Fira Sans", "Droid Sans", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif;
+    Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Fira Sans", "Droid Sans", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif;
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/util/formatTemperature.ts b/src/util/formatTemperature.ts
index 6c1fa6505..1d949838c 100644
--- a/src/util/formatTemperature.ts
+++ b/src/util/formatTemperature.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 export const formatTemperature = (temperatureC: number) => {
   const isFahrenheit = Boolean(navigator.language === 'en-US');
-  return isFahrenheit ? `${Math.round((temperatureC * 9) / 5 + 32)} °F` : `${Math.round(temperatureC)} °C`;
+  return isFahrenheit ? `${Math.round((temperatureC * 9) / 5 + 32)}°F` : `${Math.round(temperatureC)}°C`;
 };