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Simple Weather
Simple Weather is a WordPress plugin that shows current weather conditions on your site through a shortcode or a widget. It can display today's temperature, night temperature and a 7-day forecast, with colors, units and date formats you set to match your site.
- Version
- 4.5.2
- Released
- Apr 13, 2026
- Type
- WordPress plugin
- Licence
- GPL
- Included in
- Every plan, or $3.99 on its own
What’s new in Simple Weather 4.5.2
Version 4.5.2 · Apr 13, 2026
Latest
What it does
Adding weather to a WordPress site usually means embedding a third-party box that ignores your design. Simple Weather gives you a shortcode for placing weather inside posts and pages, plus a widget for sidebars and other widget areas. You decide what appears: the current temperature, the night temperature, a 7-day outlook, the location name or its GPS coordinates. That makes it a practical fit for blogs, travel sites, local business pages and any content where conditions matter to readers.
The plugin pulls data from OpenWeatherMap, and you can enter your own OpenWeatherMap API key. You also choose how often the weather refreshes. On the display side, you can pick any color for the weather block, switch between metric and imperial units, and set a custom date format. Dates and weather conditions are translated into 17 languages based on your WordPress localization settings, and the layout is responsive and retina ready, so it adapts to phones, tablets and high-resolution screens.
Best for
- Travel blogs and destination guides
- Local business sites that serve a specific area
- Multilingual WordPress sites needing translated weather
Features
Shortcode and widget options
Place weather inside posts and pages with a shortcode, or add it to sidebars and footers with a widget, without writing any code.
Day, night and 7-day forecast
Show today's temperature, the night temperature or a 7-day forecast, depending on how much weather detail your visitors need.
Unlimited color choices
Set any colors you like for the weather display so it matches your site's branding and existing color scheme.
Metric and imperial units
Present temperatures and forecasts in metric or imperial units to suit the readers your site serves.
Custom date format
Choose how dates appear alongside the weather so they follow the style your audience expects.
Adjustable update interval
Control how often the weather data refreshes, balancing how current the information is against how often requests are made.
Your own OpenWeatherMap API key
Connect a personal OpenWeatherMap API key so the plugin fetches weather data through your own account.
Translation into 17 languages
Dates and weather conditions are translated into 17 languages automatically, following your WordPress localization settings.
Simple Weather older versions
- 4.4.4May 2, 2023
Members and buyers of this product can download older versions.
Questions about Simple Weather
Can I show the weather in a sidebar and inside a post?
Yes. Simple Weather includes both a widget and a shortcode. Use the widget for sidebars and other widget areas, and the shortcode to place weather anywhere in post or page content.
Does it show a forecast or only current conditions?
It can do both. You can display the current temperature, the night temperature and a 7-day forecast, and choose which of these appear. You can also show the location name or its GPS coordinates.
Where does the weather data come from?
The plugin works with OpenWeatherMap, and you can enter your own OpenWeatherMap API key. You can also set the update interval to control how often the weather information refreshes on your site.
Will the weather text appear in my site's language?
Dates and weather conditions are translated into 17 languages automatically, based on your WordPress localization settings. You can also switch between metric and imperial units and set your own date format.
Is Simple Weather free?
The code of Simple Weather is licensed under the GPL, so anyone may use, change and share it. GPL Feast is a paid service: a plan or a single purchase gives you the download and automatic updates. The developer's own support, licence key and online services are not included.
Which version of Simple Weather is this?
Version 4.5.2, released Apr 13, 2026. New versions appear here when the developer publishes them, and members get them as automatic updates.
How do I update Simple Weather?
Install the free GPL Feast Updater on your site and connect it with your API key. It installs new versions of Simple Weather automatically and keeps a backup, so you can roll back.
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