diff --git a/src/routes/+layout.svelte b/src/routes/+layout.svelte
index 220e936..fb898d5 100644
--- a/src/routes/+layout.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/+layout.svelte
@@ -142,7 +142,8 @@
 	});
 
 	// Routes that are not finished on arrival: the five that fetch a forecast
-	// after mounting, and the redirect stubs, which render nothing at all and
+	// after mounting, the maps page (whose map is a cross-origin iframe that has
+	// to load first), and the redirect stubs, which render nothing at all and
 	// bounce to a located URL from `onMount`. Knowing this up front is what makes
 	// the wait reliable - the layout clears the ready flag before the swap rather
 	// than trusting the incoming page to have done it.
@@ -153,6 +154,7 @@
 		'/weather/compare',
 		'/weather/seasonal',
 		'/weather/historical',
+		'/weather/maps',
 		'/weather/week/[location]',
 		'/weather/14-day/[location]',
 		'/weather/compare/[location]',
diff --git a/src/routes/weather/maps/+page.svelte b/src/routes/weather/maps/+page.svelte
index 106f922..504f0d8 100644
--- a/src/routes/weather/maps/+page.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/weather/maps/+page.svelte
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <script lang="ts">
 	import { onMount } from 'svelte';
 
+	import { reportPageReady } from '$lib/stores/page-transition.svelte';
 	import { storedLocation, storedModel, storedTheme } from '$lib/stores/settings';
 
 	import { mapsDomainForModel } from '$lib/utils/maps-domain';
@@ -16,6 +17,15 @@
 	let hashOverride = $state<string | null>(null);
 	let iframeEl = $state<HTMLIFrameElement | null>(null);
 	let mapReady = $state(false);
+	let frameLoaded = $state(false);
+
+	// The map is a cross-origin iframe: until it has loaded there is nothing here
+	// but an empty panel, and a page transition that ends before then cross-fades
+	// the old page into that blank. Reporting readiness holds the transition (and
+	// then the loading overlay) until there is actually a map to fade into.
+	// `om-maps:ready` is the good signal; the iframe's own load event is the
+	// backstop, so a map that fails to boot still releases the page.
+	reportPageReady(() => mapReady || frameLoaded);
 
 	const postToMap = (message: Record<string, unknown>) => {
 		iframeEl?.contentWindow?.postMessage(message, MAPS_ORIGIN);
@@ -95,6 +105,7 @@
 		allowfullscreen
 		allow="cross-origin-isolated"
 		referrerpolicy="no-referrer"
+		onload={() => (frameLoaded = true)}
 		class="block h-full w-full border-0"
 		sandbox="allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-forms allow-popups"
 	></iframe>
diff --git a/src/routes/weather/seasonal/[location]/+page.svelte b/src/routes/weather/seasonal/[location]/+page.svelte
index f5f0e83..b354eff 100644
--- a/src/routes/weather/seasonal/[location]/+page.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/weather/seasonal/[location]/+page.svelte
@@ -197,35 +197,41 @@
 	     and archive pages: the controls then cannot move the heading when they
 	     change size. -->
 	<div class="flex w-full flex-wrap items-center gap-3 sm:w-auto lg:absolute lg:top-0 lg:right-0">
-		<!-- Range buttons reslice the already-fetched horizon (no refetch). Kept
-		     mounted and merely hidden while the forecast is on its way: mounting
-		     them on arrival re-flowed the row and nudged the heading. -->
-		<div
-			class="flex w-full gap-1 rounded-lg border border-border bg-card p-1 sm:w-auto"
-			class:invisible={!result}
-			role="group"
-			aria-label={m.seasonal_range_aria()}
-			aria-hidden={!result}
-		>
-			{#each RANGES as range, i (range.label)}
-				{@const disabled = !result || (range.days !== Infinity && range.days > horizonDays)}
-				<button
-					type="button"
-					class="flex-1 cursor-pointer rounded-md px-3 py-1.5 text-xs font-semibold whitespace-nowrap transition-colors sm:flex-none {rangeIndex ===
-					i
-						? 'bg-primary text-primary-foreground'
-						: 'text-muted-foreground hover:bg-muted hover:text-foreground'} {disabled
-						? 'cursor-not-allowed opacity-40'
-						: ''}"
-					aria-pressed={rangeIndex === i}
-					{disabled}
-					tabindex={result ? undefined : -1}
-					onclick={() => (rangeIndex = i)}
-				>
-					{range.label}
-				</button>
-			{/each}
-		</div>
+		<!-- Range buttons reslice the already-fetched horizon (no refetch). While a
+		     forecast is on its way they stay mounted but invisible, because
+		     mounting them on arrival re-flowed the row and nudged the heading.
+		     Two exceptions, both of which would reserve a gap for something that
+		     is never coming: below sm the group is a full-width row of its own,
+		     and behind the paywall there is no forecast on its way at all. -->
+		{#if $isSupporter}
+			<div
+				class="flex w-full gap-1 rounded-lg border border-border bg-card p-1 sm:w-auto {result
+					? ''
+					: 'hidden sm:flex sm:invisible'}"
+				role="group"
+				aria-label={m.seasonal_range_aria()}
+				aria-hidden={!result}
+			>
+				{#each RANGES as range, i (range.label)}
+					{@const disabled = !result || (range.days !== Infinity && range.days > horizonDays)}
+					<button
+						type="button"
+						class="flex-1 cursor-pointer rounded-md px-3 py-1.5 text-xs font-semibold whitespace-nowrap transition-colors sm:flex-none {rangeIndex ===
+						i
+							? 'bg-primary text-primary-foreground'
+							: 'text-muted-foreground hover:bg-muted hover:text-foreground'} {disabled
+							? 'cursor-not-allowed opacity-40'
+							: ''}"
+						aria-pressed={rangeIndex === i}
+						{disabled}
+						tabindex={result ? undefined : -1}
+						onclick={() => (rangeIndex = i)}
+					>
+						{range.label}
+					</button>
+				{/each}
+			</div>
+		{/if}
 		<ModelSelector
 			selectedModel={seasonalModel}
 			groups={seasonalModelGroups}