Useful immediately
Auto-config chooses relevant settings based on your location and device. The default provider works without an account or API key.
GNOME Shell Extension · Version 50.1.1
Weather at a glance. Set up in seconds.
SimpleWeather puts current conditions plus hourly and weekly forecasts in your top bar. It starts with practical defaults, then lets you tune nearly every detail.
Recommended install · Open-Meteo needs no API key
70,000+downloads on GNOME Extensions
GNOME 50latest compatible desktop
English + 25active community translations
GPL-3.0free and open-source software
Why SimpleWeather
Reasons to use SimpleWeather
Quick when you only need the temperature. Detailed when you want the forecast behind it.
The forecast you want
See current conditions, hourly data, and the week ahead. Choose which details—rain, wind, humidity, UV, and more—deserve space.
Privacy-friendly
Open source with no telemetry. SimpleWeather contacts only the services needed for weather and location features.
Units personalized for you
Start with US, UK, Metric, or Nordic presets, or mix temperature, wind, pressure, rain, and distance units individually.
Fits your desktop
Choose panel placement, icons, details, and one of four themes: System, Light, Afterdark, or Immersive.
No GNOME Weather dependency
SimpleWeather handles its own locations and providers, avoiding GNOME Weather’s problems with certain cities and countries.
Compatibility
Supported systems
The following GNOME Shell versions are supported:
GNOME46GNOME48GNOME49GNOME50
GNOME Extensions automatically selects the best SimpleWeather version for your Shell version.
Language support
English plus 25 active community translations.
Translation coverage varies by language, and contributions are welcome.
See the active translations
- Arabic
- Bulgarian
- Czech
- Danish
- Dutch
- Finnish
- French
- German
- Greek
- Hungarian
- Indonesian
- Italian
- Japanese
- Korean
- Norwegian
- Polish
- Portuguese (Brazil)
- Portuguese (Portugal)
- Romanian
- Russian
- Spanish (Spain)
- Swedish (Sweden)
- Turkish
- Ukrainian
- Chinese (Simplified)
Providers & location
Customizable
Open-Meteo
Weather works without creating an account or supplying an API key.
OpenWeatherMap
Requires a personal key with access to One Call API 3.0.
Location controls
Search with Nominatim, enter coordinates, use a supported current-location service, or turn current location off.
What network services can the extension contact?
The first-run notice explains which services the extension may contact. Open-Meteo and Nominatim are used by default. These requests are necessary for weather and location features, but SimpleWeather never sends telemetry.
Do I need the GNOME Weather app?
No. SimpleWeather manages its own locations and weather providers. This alleviates issues caused by GNOME Weather not having certain locations or being unclear about what city it was referring to. This was particularly a problem with cities in the U.S.A. or other large countries with states/regions.
Can I install it manually?
Yes, although GNOME Extensions is the recommended route. Reading about the manual installation may be useful to testers or packagers.
Read the manual installation steps (opens in a new tab)Under the hood
Open source
I built SimpleWeather as a GPL open-source project that encourages community contributions for both code and translations.
TypeScript + GJSTyped source compiled for GNOME's JavaScript runtime.
St + ClutterNative Shell widgets for a smooth experience.
GTK4 + LibadwaitaA preferences window that belongs on the GNOME desktop.
GSettings + gettextPersistent settings and community localization.
Project news
Announcements
Read the latest news!
Ready to try it?
Put the forecast where you already look.
Install the compatible version from GNOME Extensions, or inspect every line first on GitHub.