Title: Location Weather – WordPress Weather Forecast, Air Quality &amp; Weather Widget
Author: ShapedPlugin LLC
Published: <strong>2016-04-21</strong>
Last modified: 2026-06-03

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# Location Weather – WordPress Weather Forecast, Air Quality & Weather Widget

 By [ShapedPlugin LLC](https://profiles.wordpress.org/shapedplugin/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/location-weather.3.0.5.zip)

 * [Details](https://tt.wordpress.org/plugins/location-weather/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://tt.wordpress.org/plugins/location-weather/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://tt.wordpress.org/plugins/location-weather/#installation)
 * [Development](https://tt.wordpress.org/plugins/location-weather/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/location-weather/)

## Description

### All-in-One WordPress Weather Forecast Solution

[**Location Weather**](https://locationweather.io/) is a powerful, easy-to-use weather
plugin for WordPress that lets you display accurate, real-time weather for any location
worldwide. With [**200+ Ready Weather Patterns**](https://locationweather.io/patterns/)
and [**15+ Gutenberg Weather Blocks**](https://locationweather.io/blocks/) (Free&
Pro), you can add a beautiful WordPress weather widget to any page in minutes — 
no coding required.

Whether you need a simple current weather widget, a detailed weather forecast widget,
a live weather map for WordPress, an Air Quality Index (AQI) display, Sun & Moon
Times, or an AI Weather Assistant, Location Weather does it all from one **lightweight**
and feature-rich plugin. The plugin is fully supported with different page builders
like Elementor, Divi, and Classic Shortcodes.

Trusted by **20,000+ happy users** and **130+ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reviews & 4.9/5** Happiness
Rating on [**Trustpilot**](https://www.trustpilot.com/review/shapedplugin.com). 
Location Weather is the complete weather forecast plugin for travel sites, hotels,
news portals, agriculture, events, real estate, and any WordPress site where weather
matters.

🧩 [**Weather Blocks**](https://locationweather.io/blocks/) | 🎨 [**Ready Patterns**](https://locationweather.io/patterns/)
| 📖 [**Documentation**](https://locationweather.io/docs/) | 🛟 [**Support**](https://shapedplugin.com/create-new-ticket/)
| 🛣️ [**Roadmap**](https://community.shapedplugin.com/roadmap/location-weather/)
| 🏆 [**Upgrade to Pro!**](https://locationweather.io/pricing/?ref=1)

### Add a Weather Forecast in 3 Simple Steps

You don’t need any technical skills to display a professional local weather forecast
on your site. Just:

 1. **Add a weather API key** – Get a free or paid key from [OpenWeather](https://home.openweathermap.org/api_keys)
    or [WeatherAPI](https://www.weatherapi.com/signup.aspx).
 2. **Choose a ready pattern or template** – Pick from 200+ professionally designed**
    weather templates**.
 3. **Customize visually and publish** – Adjust colors, layout, and data, then embed
    via block, shortcode, or Elementor.

Elementor, Divi, Gutenberg, or the Classic Editor – whatever your setup, Location
Weather helps you add accurate, beautiful weather forecasts fast.

### Why Choose Location Weather?

Location Weather is more than a simple current weather widget – it’s a complete 
weather forecast solution for WordPress that helps you increase engagement, reduce
bounce rates, and support smarter buying and travel decisions:

 * **All-in-one weather solution** – Real-time weather, current temperature, forecasts,
   AQI, weather maps, historical data, sun & moon times, and an AI weather assistant,
   global weather search in a single plugin.
 * **No coding required** – A visual editor and ready-made patterns mean anyone 
   can build a stunning weather display.
 * **Beautiful weather widgets/templates** – 40+ built-in customizable weather templates
   and 200+ ready weather patterns that look great on every device.
 * **Works everywhere** – Native weather Gutenberg block, weather shortcode, and
   Elementor weather widget compatibility, plus Divi, WPBakery, Beaver Builder, 
   and more.
 * **Multiple weather APIs supported** – Connect OpenWeather and WeatherAPI for 
   maximum reliability and flexibility.
 * **Lightweight & fast** – Performance-optimized code that won’t slow your site
   down.
 * **Global coverage locations** – 200,000+ cities across 238+ countries and territories,
   with **weather by location**, ZIP, city, or coordinates.

### 200+ Ready Weather Patterns & Templates

Start fast with 200+ ready weather patterns and 40+ weather templates built for 
every style and mood. Every weather template is fully customizable – colors, typography,
units, layouts, and 12+ weather icon packs – so your responsive weather widget always
matches your brand.

The Weather Patterns Library covers every layout you need:

✅ [Weather Card Patterns](https://locationweather.io/patterns/#vertical)
 ✅ [Weather Horizontal Patterns](https://locationweather.io/patterns/#horizontal)
✅ [AQI – Minimal Card Patterns](https://locationweather.io/patterns/#aqi-minimal)
✅ [AQI – Detailed Air Quality Patterns](https://locationweather.io/patterns/#aqi-detailed)
✅ [Weather Grid Patterns](https://locationweather.io/patterns/#grid) ✅ [Weather Tabs Patterns](https://locationweather.io/patterns/#tabs)
✅ [Weather Accordion Patterns](https://locationweather.io/patterns/#accordion) 
✅ [Weather Table Patterns](https://locationweather.io/patterns/#table) ✅ [Historical Weather Data Patterns](https://locationweather.io/patterns/#historical-weather)
✅ [Historical Air Quality Data Patterns](https://locationweather.io/patterns/#historical-aqi)
✅ [Sun & Moon Times Patterns](https://locationweather.io/patterns/#sun-moon) ✅
[Detailed Forecast Patterns](https://locationweather.io/patterns/#combined) ✅ [Windy Radar Map Patterns](https://locationweather.io/patterns/#windy-map)
✅ [Weather Map Patterns](https://locationweather.io/patterns/#owm-map) ✅ [Section Heading Patterns](https://locationweather.io/patterns/#section-heading)

Each pattern in the Weather Patterns Library is fully customizable, so you can match
your brand in a few clicks.

### 15+ Powerful Gutenberg Weather Blocks

Location Weather provides with a full library of Gutenberg weather blocks for WordPress,
each with ready templates and deep customization:

 * [**Weather Card**](https://locationweather.io/blocks/#demoId16) – Real-time weather
   in a clean vertical current weather widget layout. Perfect for travel, tourism,
   news, sports, and local business sites.
 * [**Weather Horizontal**](https://locationweather.io/blocks/#demoId37) – A sleek
   wide layout ideal for headers, sidebars, and landing pages.
 * [**Weather Tabs**](https://locationweather.io/blocks/#demoId38) – Organize current,
   hourly, daily, and map data into tidy interactive tabs.
 * [**Weather Table**](https://locationweather.io/blocks/#demoId39) – Display temperature,
   humidity, wind, pressure, and precipitation in a clear, responsive table.
 * [**Weather Grid**](https://locationweather.io/blocks/#demoId41) – Compare multiple
   forecast cards side by side in a modern grid.
 * [**Weather Accordion**](https://locationweather.io/blocks/#demoId40) **(Pro)**–
   Collapsible panels that keep multi-location or extended forecasts tidy.
 * [**Weather Detailed Forecast**](https://locationweather.io/blocks/#demoId42) **(
   Pro)** – Rich metrics including temperature trends, humidity, precipitation, 
   wind, UV index, and sunrise/sunset.
 * [**AQI – Minimal Card**](https://locationweather.io/blocks/#demoId47) – Compact,
   elegant real-time Air Quality Index display.
 * [**AQI – Detailed Air Quality**](https://locationweather.io/blocks/#demoId46)**(
   Pro)** – Full air quality metrics, pollutant levels, status, and health advice.
 * [**Weather Map by OWM**](https://locationweather.io/blocks/#demoId43) **(Pro)**–
   Live interactive weather map WordPress layers powered by OpenWeatherMap.
 * [**Radar Map by Windy**](https://locationweather.io/blocks/#demoId44) – Animated
   windy weather map radar with 50+ live data layers for storms, rain, and wind.
 * [**Historical Weather Data**](https://locationweather.io/blocks/#demoId45) **(
   Pro)** – Decades of past weather records, temperature trends, and rainfall history.
 * [**Historical Air Quality Data**](https://locationweather.io/blocks/#demoId48)**(
   Pro)** – Long-term Air Quality Forecast trends and pollution history.
 * [**Sun & Moon Times**](https://locationweather.io/blocks/#demoId50) **(Pro)**–
   Sunrise, sunset, moonrise, moonset, daylight duration, and moon phases — full
   Astronomy Data.
 * [**Custom Weather Search**](https://locationweather.io/blocks/#demoId54) – Let
   visitors run a **Global Weather Search for any location** instantly.
 * [**Section Header**](https://locationweather.io/blocks/#demoId52) – Professional,
   styled headings to organize your weather sections.

### Add Weather in Elementor & Other Page Builders

Location Weather is a fully compatible weather plugin for Elementor, Gutenberg, 
and every major page builder. Use the dedicated Elementor weather addon to drop 
saved templates anywhere, or the weather module for Divi, weather shortcode into
WPBakery, Beaver Builder, and others. Drag, drop, and design advanced Elementor 
weather widget sections that match any layout – without writing a line of code.

### Supported Weather APIs & Integrations

Stop relying on a single data source. Location Weather supports robust weather API
integration with:

 * [**OpenWeather**](https://openweathermap.org/) – Global coverage with detailed
   weather data.
 * [**WeatherAPI**](https://www.weatherapi.com/) – A generous, cost-effective free
   plan and reliable WeatherAPI integration.

Switch between sources anytime, so you stay in control of what powers your **WordPress
weather forecast** at all times. More APIs integrations are coming soon!

See the full Weather API Key Integration [**Guidelines**](https://locationweather.io/api-integration-guidelines/)

### Unlock More with Location Weather Pro

> _Unlock Pro features and give your visitors a richer, more accurate weather experience.
> The free WordPress weather widget gives you everything you need to display real-
> time, location-based weather. Location Weather Pro unlocks the full forecast solution:
> [Click here to purchase Location Weather now!](https://locationweather.io/pricing/?ref=1)_

### 󠀁[Weather Forecasts Up to 30 Days & 120 Hours](https://locationweather.io/add-accurate-in-depth-weather-forecasts/)󠁿

Go further than the competition. Most WordPress weather plugins cap out at 5 days.
With Location Weather Pro, offer **1-hourly & 3-hourly up to 120 hours**, and **
daily forecasts up to 30 days** — for weather, AQI, and astronomy alike.

### 󠀁[AI Weather Assistant](https://locationweather.io/ai-weather-assistant/)󠁿 🔥

Add the **AI Weather Assistant** once and let visitors ask anything about the weather
in plain language. It understands natural questions and replies instantly with clear,
accurate answers – conversational weather intelligence no other WordPress weather
plugin offers.

### 󠀁[Air Quality Index (AQI) & Air Quality Forecast](https://locationweather.io/display-air-quality-details-for-safe-comfortable-planning/)󠁿

Expand beyond forecasts with a dedicated air quality section. Display real-time **
AQI**, hourly and daily **Air Quality Forecast** trends, historical air data, pollutant
breakdowns, and health recommendations – everything an environmental, health, or
travel site needs.

### 󠀁[Sun & Moon Times and Astronomy Data](https://locationweather.io/display-sunrise-sunset-and-moon-phase-data/)󠁿

Differentiate your site with **Sun & Moon Times** most weather plugins ignore. Show
sunrise, sunset, moonrise, moonset, moon phases, golden hour, daylight duration,
and solar events – a **Sun & Moon Times Forecast** that attracts photographers, 
travelers, and researchers.

### 󠀁[Historical Weather Data (Time Machine)](https://locationweather.io/display-reliable-weather-history-for-46-years/)󠁿

Unlock 46+ years of verified **Historical Weather Data** and 10 years of air quality
history with the built-in Time Machine. Pull decades of records for any location
and display them instantly – ideal for real estate, agriculture, research, and news
platforms.

### 󠀁[Advanced Live Weather Maps](https://locationweather.io/visualize-weather-conditions-with-interactive-maps/)󠁿

Embed an interactive **weather map for WordPress** in minutes. Choose from the OpenWeatherMap
map or the **windy weather map** with 50+ live data layers and Windy spot forecasts
up to 16 days, giving visitors a professional weather-tracking experience.

### 󠀁[Global Weather Search](https://locationweather.io/let-visitors-search-the-weather-for-any-location-worldwide/)󠁿

Add a single search block and give your audience a Global Weather Search for any
location worldwide — search by city, ZIP, or coordinates across **200,000+ cities
in 238+ countries.** One toggle opens up the entire world of weather search.

### Deliver Real-Time National Weather Alerts

Publish live, government-issued weather alerts automatically – no manual updates.
Just enable National Weather Alerts, and your site stays current and credible through
every severe weather event.

### Display Weather for Your Business Location

Show weather for one specific location – your hotel, theme park, venue, or event
site. In just a few clicks, override the default location label with your own business
name, turning your weather display into a branded experience that builds instant
local trust.

### Dynamic Weather Forecasts for Locations and Custom Post Types

Automatically display accurate weather forecasts based on location data stored in
your custom post types. Whether you’re managing properties, destinations, events,
stores, or listings, the plugin retrieves location information from custom fields
and displays weather forecasts automatically.

### More Pro Features You’ll Love

Location Weather Pro is packed with advanced controls and display options. Here’s
everything you unlock:

 * Advanced weather metrics – Precipitation, Real Feel, UV Index, Dew Point, Rain
   Chance, Snow, and Wind Gust
 * Real-time National Weather Alerts with show/hide control
 * Show/hide high and low temperatures
 * Show/hide real feel (feels-like) temperature
 * Weather attribution and last-updated time display
 * Display weather data from custom fields
 * Multiple city weather support
 * Real-time AQI with health recommendations
 * Weather and AQI interactive Graph Charts and Pollutant breakdowns
 * Interactive radar and detailed weather maps
 * 10 Weather additional data layouts
 * 5 weather additional data list layouts
 * 3 weather additional data grid layouts
 * Simple and flat-style carousel layouts
 * Clean, divided, and striped additional-data styles
 * Weather additional data carousel
 * Weather forecast data carousel
 * [**Auto-detect visitor location via IP for personalized weather**](https://locationweather.io/display-weather-for-visitors-location-by-auto-detection/)
 * Custom business location name override for branded displays
 * Location-based °C/°F units with one-click switching
 * Auto-detect temperature unit
 * Display temperature in both °C and °F
 * Degree symbol (°) only option
 * Precipitation units in mm/inch
 * [**Weather-based dynamic backgrounds**](https://locationweather.io/add-dynamic-weather-condition-based-backgrounds/)—
   image and video (HTML5 MP4, WebM, Ogg) and YouTube
 * [**Interactive weather pop-up and detailed view**](https://locationweather.io/display-weather-details-on-a-sleek-popup/)
 * 12+ weather icon packs — animated, static, light, fill, glass-morphism, and more
 * Global style controls — colors, typography, spacing, borders, shadows, and radius.

### Who Should Use Location Weather?

If your audience cares about the weather, Location Weather has the blocks, patterns,
and data to help:

 * **Travel & Tourism** – Show destination forecasts to boost booking confidence.
 * **Hotels & Resorts** – Place a live weather block near booking forms to reduce
   hesitation.
 * **Outdoor & Adventure** – Hourly and daily forecasts for hikes, camps, and tours.
 * **Sports Clubs & Venues** – Match-day weather for fans.
 * **Events & Venues** – Answer weather questions on event pages to lift registrations.
 * **News & Local Media** – A daily-utility forecast widget that brings readers 
   back.
 * **Agriculture & Farming** – Temperature, precipitation, and historical data for
   farm decisions.
 * **Restaurants & Food** – Local forecasts that make outdoor seating more appealing.
 * **Environmental & Sustainability** – AQI, air quality forecasts, and historical
   trends.
 * **Real Estate** – Local climate and air quality context for listings.
 * **Education & Schools** – A practical live weather block for campus life.
 * **Healthcare & Wellness** – AQI and temperature data for weather-aware health
   decisions.
 * **Logistics & Transportation** – Regional forecasts for weather-sensitive planning.
 * **Developers & Agencies** – Deploy weather blocks across client sites with shortcodes,
   patterns, and export/import.
 * **WooCommerce Stores** – Connect weather to seasonal products to lift conversions.

### We Speak Your Language

Location Weather is fully translation-ready and localized. Translate it into any
language in minutes with PoEdit, WPML, Polylang, Loco Translate, and more — so you
can deliver a local weather forecast in your visitors’ own language.

### WordPress Multisite Supported

Location Weather works perfectly on WordPress Multisite – whether network-activated
or enabled on individual sites. Automatic updates are fully supported across your
entire network, with no extra setup.

### Live Website Showcase

See how real businesses use Location Weather in the wild. Browse live examples across
travel, hospitality, news, and local-business sites for layout inspiration before
you build your own.

👉 Browse [**Live Showcases**](https://locationweather.io/showcase/)

Ready to unlock the full power of the best **weather display plugin** for WordPress?

🏆 [**Upgrade to Location Weather Pro Today!**](https://locationweather.io/pricing/?ref=1)

### 👨🏻‍💻Author

Location Weather is built and maintained by [**ShapedPlugin LLC**](https://shapedplugin.com/),
a team with over a decade of experience building quality, high-performance WordPress
plugins.

### 🛟 Documentation & Support

Although Location Weather is beginner-friendly with a minimal learning curve, it
is well-documented. It provides dedicated support whenever you need.

👉 Read well-organized Location Weather [Documentation](https://locationweather.io/docs/)

👉 Watch Location Weather [YouTube Playlist](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLdIHhP4v-I&list=PLoUb-7uG-5jP_5pNrdBCKxgPrCp_rS89G&index=1)

👉 Join the plugin’s [Forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/location-weather/)
or [Contact Us](https://shapedplugin.com/contact-us/) for support.

👉 Join the [ShapedPlugin Community](https://community.shapedplugin.com/portal/)
for tips from users and experts

👉 Learn more about the Location Weather at [https://locationweather.io/](https://locationweather.io/)

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carousels for posts, images, and content with smooth navigation to engage visitors
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[**Smart Post**](https://wordpress.org/plugins/post-carousel/) – Smart Post is a
next-generation Post Grid and Gutenberg Page Builder Blocks plugin designed to help
you build stunning blogs, magazines, news portals, and content-driven websites with
ease.

[**Smart Tabs**](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-expand-tabs-free/) – Organize 
content into clean, responsive tabs to improve user experience, reduce clutter, 
and present information in a structured, engaging way.

[**Easy Accordion**](https://wordpress.org/plugins/easy-accordion-free/) – Add responsive,
SEO-friendly accordion sections to organize content efficiently, improve readability,
and create a clean, interactive browsing experience.

[**Smart Team**](https://wordpress.org/plugins/team-free/) – Showcase your team 
members with stylish, customizable layouts to build trust, highlight expertise, 
and present your organization professionally.

[**Logo Carousel**](https://wordpress.org/plugins/logo-carousel-free/) – Display
client, partner, or brand logos in responsive carousels to build credibility, strengthen
brand identity, and showcase partnerships effectively.

[**WooGallery**](https://wordpress.org/plugins/gallery-slider-for-woocommerce/) –
Create beautiful, responsive product galleries for WooCommerce to showcase images
attractively, improve user experience, and increase product engagement.

[**Smart Swatches**](https://wordpress.org/plugins/smart-swatches/) – Replace default
WooCommerce variation dropdowns with color, image, and label swatches to improve
product selection and enhance the shopping experience.

[**Product Slider (Smart Store)**](https://wordpress.org/plugins/woo-product-slider/)–
Build modern, conversion-focused WooCommerce store layouts with advanced features
to improve product visibility, user experience, and sales performance.

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WooCommerce product categories in stylish grids or sliders to improve navigation,
highlight collections, and enhance store browsing experience.

## Screenshots

 * [[
 * Weather Card – Template 01
 * [[
 * Weather Card – Template 02
 * [[
 * Weather Horizontal Template
 * [[
 * Air Quality Minimal Card
 * [[
 * Weather Grid
 * [[
 * Weather Tabs
 * [[
 * Weather Table
 * [[
 * Windy Map/Radar Map
 * [[
 * Section Heading
 * [[
 * Weather Pattern Library
 * [[
 * Dashboard Panel
 * [[
 * Block Control Panel
 * [[
 * Saved Template
 * [[
 * Classic Weather Generator

## Blocks

This plugin provides 1 block.

 *   Weather Card A clean vertical card showing current weather and upcoming forecasts.

## Installation

#### MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

 * PHP 7.4 or later
 * MySQL 5.6 or later
 * WordPress 5.9.0 or later

**This section describes how to install the plugin and get it working**

#### AUTOMATIC INSTALLATION (EASIEST WAY)

To do an automatic install of Location Weather, log in to your WordPress dashboard,
navigate to the Plugins menu and click Add New.
 In the search field type “Location
Weather”. Once you have found it you can install it by simply clicking “Install 
Now” and then “Activate”.

#### MANUAL INSTALLATION

**Uploading in WordPress Dashboard**

 * Download location-weather.zip
 * Navigate to the ‘Add New’ in the plugins dashboard
 * Navigate to the ‘Upload’ area
 * Select location-weather.zip from your computer
 * Click ‘Install Now’
 * Activate the plugin in the Plugin dashboard

**Using FTP**

 * Download location-weather.zip
 * Extract the location-weather directory to your computer
 * Upload the location-weather directory to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory
 * Activate the plugin in the Plugin dashboard

You will now see the Location Weather menu in your WordPress admin panel.

The WordPress codex contains [instructions](https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/manage-plugins/)
on how to install a WordPress plugin.

## FAQ

### 1. What is Location Weather and what does it do?

Location Weather is an easy-to-use WordPress weather forecast plugin that lets you
display real-time weather data—such as temperature, humidity, wind speed, and more—
for any location on your website.

### 2. What are the plugin requirements?

You need a **self-hosted WordPress site** running PHP 7.4 or higher.

### 3. Do I need coding skills to use the plugin?

No coding skills are required. The plugin provides an intuitive interface, and you
can configure everything from the WordPress admin area.

### 4. What weather data can I show in the widget?

The free version of Location Weather lets you display the current temperature, a
short description of the condition, pressure, humidity, wind speed with directional
indicators, cloud coverage, visibility, and sunrise and sunset times.

### 5. How many locations are supported?

The plugin supports over **200,000 cities** across **238 countries and territories**.
You can also use latitude and longitude to set a custom location.

### 6. Can I create and reuse unlimited weather displays?

Yes. You can create unlimited weather widgets/forecasts with different settings.
The plugin also allows **export/import** of your configurations.

### 7. Will the plugin slow down my website?

No. Location Weather is built with performance in mind and follows WordPress coding
standards to ensure it runs smoothly without slowing down your site.

### 8. Is it compatible with themes, multisite, and translations?

Yes. The plugin works with any theme that follows WordPress standards, is fully **
multisite-compatible**, and is **translation-ready** (works with WPML, Polylang,
Loco Translate, TranslatePress, etc.).

### 9. Can I customize how the weather widget looks?

Yes. You can style fonts, text alignment, letter case, font sizes, colors, spacing,
borders, box shadows, and more to match your site’s design.

### 10. Does Location Weather work in Gutenberg and page builders?

Yes. The plugin includes a **Gutenberg block** and supports shortcodes. It also 
works with major page builders such as Elementor, Divi, Beaver Builder, Brizy, WPBakery,
Oxygen, Themify, GeneratePress, and SiteOrigin.

### 11. Which weather data sources does the plugin use?

**Location Weather** retrieves weather data from [OpenWeather](https://openweathermap.org/)
and [WeatherAPI](https://www.weatherapi.com/), two trusted and widely used weather
data providers.

### 12. Do I need an API key to use OpenWeather or WeatherAPI?

Yes. Both services require a free API key. You can generate one by registering at
[OpenWeather](https://openweathermap.org/api) or [WeatherAPI](https://www.weatherapi.com/)
and then paste it into the plugin settings.

### 13. Which service should I choose—OpenWeatherMap or WeatherAPI?

Both work great. **OpenWeatherMap** provides global coverage and detailed data, 
while **WeatherAPI** offers a generous free plan and can be more cost-effective.
You can choose whichever best fits your needs.

## Reviews

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s=60&d=retro&r=g)

### 󠀁[good plugin, easy to use](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/good-plugin-easy-to-use-42/)󠁿

 [sami1992](https://profiles.wordpress.org/sami1992/) 2026-04-29

good plugin, easy to use

![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/3af15d65386f5c0d9163a24a76d0c4d1fa12b92ab91501b07ec8b9fb580141e3?
s=60&d=retro&r=g)

### 󠀁[Free version has enough functionality](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/free-version-has-enough-functionality/)󠁿

 [Bogdan Gerasymenko](https://profiles.wordpress.org/kleindberg/) 2026-04-17

Nice weathre plugin with free huge possibilities!

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s=60&d=retro&r=g)

### 󠀁[Perfect for my needs](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/perfect-for-my-needs-146/)󠁿

 [kpauld](https://profiles.wordpress.org/kpauld/) 2026-04-13

This weather app was exactly what I needed for a simple site out of the box. I would
definitely go to the Pro version if my site were permanent.

![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b879a09acb3bbf29f42d6cc8d97a93e2b142b9fb48d97ad37daa39db1265f496?
s=60&d=retro&r=g)

### 󠀁[False Advertising](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/false-advertising-29/)󠁿

 [wt5x](https://profiles.wordpress.org/wt5x/) 2026-03-10 1 reply

What they don’t tell you is, you got to PAY to get the WX service alerts!

![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/a82c6d864472febec10678be479b7e33c3f375e8b940e4473636407ead8dba53?
s=60&d=retro&r=g)

### 󠀁[Great Weather Plugin](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/great-weather-plugin-4/)󠁿

 [Tony](https://profiles.wordpress.org/storks/) 2026-02-04

Easy to configure and it has everything I want in the Weather Display. I am using
it on a geo site and displaying weather for multiple cities. Thank you for this 
plugin!

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s=60&d=retro&r=g)

### 󠀁[Trabalha perfeitamente](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/trabalha-perfeitamente-2/)󠁿

 [OMarcos](https://profiles.wordpress.org/olairmarcos/) 2026-01-30

O widget é de fácil configuração e trabalha perfeitamente. Obrigado.

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## Contributors & Developers

“Location Weather – WordPress Weather Forecast, Air Quality & Weather Widget” is
open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ ShapedPlugin LLC ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/shapedplugin/)
 *   [ Md Khalil Uddin ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/khalilu/)
 *   [ Rubel Miah ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/rubel_miah/)
 *   [ Shamim Mia ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/shamimmiashuhagh/)

“Location Weather – WordPress Weather Forecast, Air Quality & Weather Widget” has
been translated into 6 locales. Thank you to [the translators](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/location-weather/contributors)
for their contributions.

[Translate “Location Weather – WordPress Weather Forecast, Air Quality & Weather Widget” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/location-weather)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/location-weather/),
check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/location-weather/),
or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/location-weather/)
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## Changelog

#### Version 3.0.5 – June 03, 2026

 * Improved: WordPress minimum version requirement updated from 5.0 to 5.9.0 for
   better Gutenberg block compatibility.
 * Fix: WPCS (WordPress Coding Standards) warnings across multiple template files.
 * Fix: Extra blank lines removed from PHP template opening tags.
 * Updated: Improved documentation links and cross-references.

#### Version 3.0.4 – May 24, 2026

 * New: Elementor Addon introduced to support Location Weather Saved Templates.
 * New: Divi Addon introduced to support Location Weather Saved Templates.
 * New: Default Editor option added in plugin settings to set the preferred editor
   for creating weather views.
 * New: Shortcode field added to the Saved Template right sidebar for quick one-
   click copying.
 * Improved: Plugin Dashboard Panel UI has been enhanced for a better experience.
 * Improved: Minor style conflict with the Astra theme has been resolved.

#### Version 3.0.3 – May 07, 2026

 * Improved: The plugin security has been enhanced.

#### Version 3.0.2 – Apr 07, 2026

 * Fix: Some CSS style issues found with WP 7.0
 * Fix: The common CSS selector issue for the Advanced tab of blocks.
 * Tested: WordPress 7.0 compatibility.

#### Version 3.0.1 – Mar 13, 2026

 * Fix: The asset conflict issue with the Divi theme builder.
 * Tested: WordPress 6.9.4 compatibility.

#### Version 3.0.0 – Feb 20, 2026

 * New: Weather Card block with 10 different layouts.
 * New: Weather Horizontal block with a lot of customization options.
 * New: AQI (Air Quality Index) – Minimal Card block.
 * New: Radar Map by Windy block.
 * New: Weather Grid block.
 * New: Weather Tab block.
 * New: Weather Table block.
 * New: Getting Started page in the admin.
 * New: Saved Templates with a shortcode duplication feature to use blocks on any
   page builder.
 * New: Setup Wizard to guide users through initial plugin configuration.
 * New: The Blocks Dashboard panel has been added.
 * New: The changelog panel has been added to the block settings page, accessible
   via the pop-up.
 * Updated: The language (.pot) file.
 * Tested: WordPress 6.9.1 compatibility.

#### 2.1.6 – Dec 29, 2025

 * Improved: Standardized singleton instance property naming.
 * Improved: Code readability and maintainability improved.

#### 2.1.5 – Nov 18, 2025

 * Fix: The warning found for weather by City ID with WeatherAPI
 * Tested: WordPress 6.9 compatibility.

#### 2.1.4 – Sep 06, 2025

 * Improved: Enhanced plugin security and data validation.
 * Improved: The Additional CSS and JS option.
 * Removed: The optional license tab.

#### 2.1.3 – Jul 23, 2025

 * Fix: The weather forecast did not display correctly when the shortcode was used
   on the blog home page.
 * Fix: The location weather block select field style issue.
 * Fix: The mismatched text domain issue.
 * Updated: The language (.pot) file.

#### 2.1.2 – Jul 02, 2025

 * Fix: Notice style issue.

#### 2.1.1 – Jul 02, 2025

 * New: Weather Forecast( Hourly, 3-Hourly) feature.
 * Updated: The language (.pot) file.

#### 2.1.0 – May 30, 2025

 * New: New weather source type WeatherAPI support added.
 * New: The API Source Type (OpenWeather/WeatherAPI) option.
 * New: The Custom JS option
 * Improved: The Layout column added to the weather manage view table.
 * Tested: WordPress 6.8.1 compatibility.

#### 2.0.18 – May 01, 2025

 * Improved: The plugin backend option has been enhanced.
 * Improved: The Basic Preferences tab is renamed to Regional Preferences.
 * Updated: The language (.pot) file.
 * Fix: The warning is found when using a single value in the lat-long fields.

#### 2.0.17 – Apr 14, 2025

 * Fix: The translation-related warning was found with WP 6.8.
 * Fix: The help page recommended plugins logo URL not found issue.
 * Updated: The language (.pot) file.
 * Tested: WordPress 6.8 compatibility.
 * Tested: WooCommerce 9.8.1 compatibility.

#### 2.0.16 – Jan 31, 2025

 * Fix: Some WPCS-related warnings.
 * Updated: The language (.pot) file.
 * Removed: The unnecessary Google font.

#### 2.0.15 – Jan 03, 2025

 * Improved: The plugin admin panel has been reorganized.
 * Improved: The Weather Layout and Templates options are moved to the top of the
   page.
 * Improved: The Shortcode section is moved to the sidebar section.

#### 2.0.14 – Dec 02, 2024

 * Fix: The text domain-related deprecated warning was found with WP 6.7.1.
 * Tested: WordPress 6.7.1 compatibility.

#### 2.0.13 – Nov 20, 2024

 * Fix: The plugin style issue for RTL sites.

#### 2.0.12 – Nov 10, 2024

 * Tested: WordPress 6.7 compatibility.

#### 2.0.11 – Oct 09, 2024

 * Fix: Some strings translation issue
 * Fix: The PHP 7.2 compatibility issue.
 * Updated: The language (.pot) file.
 * Tested: WordPress 6.6.2 compatibility.

#### 2.0.10 – Aug 26, 2024

 * Fix: The weather icon and the SG Optimizer plugin lazyload conflict issue.
 * Fix: The visibility issue.
 * Fix: The warning was found rarely.
 * Updated: The language (.pot) file.

#### 2.0.9 – Aug 09, 2024

 * Fix: The sitemap conflict issue.
 * Fix: The section title line height issue.
 * Fix: The undefined offset warning was found rarely.
 * Tested: WordPress 6.6.1 compatibility.

#### 2.0.8 – May 30, 2024

 * Updated: The language (.pot) file.
 * Fix: Some Translation string issue.
 * Tested: WordPress 6.5.3 compatibility.

#### 2.0.7 – Apr 04, 2024

 * Improved: The Color and Margin options are separated from the typography field.
 * Improved: The help text and the options design are improved.
 * Improved: Plugin menu icons are improved.
 * Fix: The CLS issue for a few images due to missing width height attributes of
   the image tag.

#### 2.0.6 – Apr 03, 2024

 * Tested: WordPress 6.5 compatibility.

#### 2.0.5 Mar – 18, 2024

 * New: A function ‘sp_location_weather( x )’ was added to show weather reports 
   using any template files.
 * Improved: The style of the plugin options and help texts are improved.
 * Fix: The Subscriber could see the plugin API notice and settings and tools page
   links.
 * Tested: WordPress 6.4.3 compatibility.

#### 2.0.4 – Jan 25, 2024

 * Fix: The warning was found with PHP v5.6
 * Fix: The style issue of the Lite vs Pro page with WordPress v5.9.8

#### 2.0.3 – Jan 12, 2024

 * Improved: The Help Page buttons.
 * Fix: The review notice ajax issue.

#### 2.0.2 – Jan 08, 2024

 * Improved: The Help Page has been redesigned to make it more user-friendly.
 * Fix: The undefined warning after updating to the latest version.

#### 2.0.1 – Dec 07, 2023

 * New: The Cache Time and Purge Cache options.
 * Fix: The translation flag sign does not show in the location weather shortcode
   table after activation of the Polylang plugin.
 * Fix: Some strings are not translatable on the help page.

#### 2.0.0 – Nov 17, 2023

 * New: The Weather Layout option.
 * New: 2 Pre-made Templates (Vertical Template One, Horizontal Template One).
 * New: 3 Types of Additional Data Layouts were added for the Vertical Template.
 * New: The option to show weather info by City ID, Zip code, and Coordinates (lat,
   log).
 * New: The Enable Icons Animation option to show animated icons or static icons.
 * New: The Humidity option.
 * New: The Clouds option.
 * New: Wind Gust option.
 * New: The Options to show icon along with weather additional data.
 * New: The Icon Type and Icon Color options.
 * New: Detailed Weather link option.
 * New: The Data Update Time option.
 * New: The Visibility Unit option to set visibility unit.
 * New: The Content Padding option.
 * New: Link To OpenWeatherMap option to make clickable Weather Attribution text.
 * New: The margin-top/bottom option for each element to add or reduce the gap.
 * New: The Box Shadow option.
 * New: Comport Weather Data (Pressure, Humidity, Wind) Position.
 * Improved: Plugin UI and UX improved.
 * Improved: The tooltip/help text of plugin options to make it more user-friendly.
 * Improved: The color of text option moved to the Typography tab.
 * Updated: The language(.pot) file.
 * Fix: Some warnings were found with PHP v8.2.
 * Tested: WordPress 6.4 compatibility.

#### 1.3.11 – Oct 05, 2023

 * Fix: The accessibility issue of missing image alt.

#### 1.3.10 – Sep 24, 2023

 * New: The loading animation during importing shortcodes.
 * Fix: Some warnings found with PHP v8.1 or greater.
 * Tested: WordPress 6.3.1 compatibility.

#### 1.3.9 – Jul 26, 2023

 * Improved: The plugin translation functionality.
 * Updated: The language (.pot) file.
 * Tested: WordPress 6.3 compatibility.

#### 1.3.8 – Jul 06, 2023

 * Updated: Minimum required version of WordPress for the plugin.
 * Tested: WordPress 6.2.2 compatibility.

#### 1.3.7 – May 25, 2023

 * Fix: The background color does not show after downgrading from the pro to free
   version.
 * Fix: The warning found after downgrading from the pro to free version.

#### 1.3.6 – Apr 13, 2023

 * New: Used transient for reducing open weather API call.
 * Fix: The warning of the undefined index which was found on the deletion of the
   plugin.
 * Tested: WordPress 6.2 compatibility.

#### 1.3.5 – Mar 02, 2023

 * Fix: The CSS of Fontello icons conflict with the Fontello icons of other plugin/
   theme.
 * Fix: The warning in Legacy Widget when no shortcode yet is created.

#### 1.3.4 – Jan 13, 2023

 * Improved: Plugin security improved.
 * Fix: Location time does not change in time.
 * Fix: Legacy Shortcode style issue in preview of Gutenberg widget area.

#### 1.3.3 – Nov 16, 2022

 * New: UTC+13 option added to the Timezone select field.
 * Improved: Load dynamic style according to the shortcode on the page.
 * Fix: The JS warning on click export of shortcodes on the export page.
 * Tested: WordPress 6.1.1 compatibility.

#### 1.3.2 – Sept 27, 2022

 * Fix: Few deprecated JS warnings on the plugin admin page.

#### 1.3.1 – Jul 19, 2022

 * New: Live Preview feature.
 * Updated: WP CLI check for plugin activation redirect.
 * Removed: Console log found in plugin JS file.

#### 1.3.0 – May 23, 2022

 * New: Elementor Addon.
 * New: The export-import feature.
 * New: The skipping cache option.
 * New: The custom timezone option.
 * Updated: The language (.pot) file.
 * Fix: Gutenberg block Free to Pro compatibility.
 * Fix: Deprecated warning of Gutenberg block.
 * Fix: The date translation does not work if the date format is 24.
 * Tested: WordPress 6.0 compatibility.

#### 1.2.10 – Apr 30, 2022

 * New: Gutenberg Block to insert Location Weather shortcode.
 * Updated: Add shortcode page has been redesigned.
 * Fix: Country code cannot be overridden.
 * Fix: Some assets of the backend are not loaded properly when that hosting directory
   is different.
 * Removed: Unused codes from the plugin folder.

#### 1.2.9 – Jan 26, 2022

 * Tested: WordPress 5.9 compatibility.

#### 1.2.8 – Jan 15, 2022

 * Fix: Translation issues in a few languages (Spanish/Albanian).

#### 1.2.7 – Dec 18, 2021

 * Improved: Settings page layout.

#### 1.2.6 – Nov 05, 2021

 * Improved: Plugin security.
 * Improved: Wrong API key error massage.

#### 1.2.5 – Jul 31, 2021

 * Fix: Unable to fetch city or countries name with two words issue.

#### 1.2.4 – Jun 14, 2021

 * New: Date & Time format option.
 * Fix: Invalid city, country code, and spacing error issue.

#### 1.2.3 – Apr 05, 2021

 * New: Shortcode onClick copy option.
 * New: Language .Pot file included.
 * Improved: Help page.

#### 1.2.2 – Feb 04, 2021

 * Fix: Date and Time issue.

#### 1.2.1 – Jan 08, 2021

 * Fix: PHP backward compatibility issue.

#### 1.2.0 – Jan 06, 2021

 * New: Weather for a specific location (city & country name).
 * New: Custom location name (override location name).
 * New: Temperature unit (imperial-°F).
 * New: Pressure unit (Mb).
 * New: Wind speed unit (mph, km/p).
 * New: Weather widget title and it’s the margin.
 * New: Time format.
 * New: Show/hide option for weather description(conditions).
 * New: Show/hide option for pressure and wind.
 * New: Visibility, sunrise, sunset, etc.
 * New: Weather attribution.
 * New: Widget text color, border, border-radius, etc.
 * New: Advanced settings.
 * New: Custom CSS option to override styles.
 * New: Widget ready with shortcode selection.
 * New: 45 Languages supported.
 * Improved: Huge improvement of admin settings panel.

#### 1.1.2 – Nov 26, 2019

 * Fix: WordPress 5.3 compatibility issue.

#### 1.1.1

 * Fix: Weather API issue.
 * New: API key add option.
 * New: Custom CSS option.

#### 1.1

 * PHP error fixed

#### 1.0

 * First Release

## Commercial plugin

This plugin is free but offers additional paid commercial upgrades or support. [View support](https://shapedplugin.com/create-new-ticket/)

## Meta

 *  Version **3.0.5**
 *  Last updated **2 көн ago**
 *  Active installations **10 000+**
 *  WordPress version ** 5.9.0 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **7.0**
 *  PHP version ** 7.4 or higher **
 *  Languages
 * [Chinese (China)](https://cn.wordpress.org/plugins/location-weather/), [Danish](https://da.wordpress.org/plugins/location-weather/),
   [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/location-weather/), [Russian](https://ru.wordpress.org/plugins/location-weather/),
   [Spanish (Spain)](https://es.wordpress.org/plugins/location-weather/), [Swedish](https://sv.wordpress.org/plugins/location-weather/),
   һәм [Ukrainian](https://uk.wordpress.org/plugins/location-weather/).
 *  [Translate into your language](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/location-weather)
 * Tags
 * [air quality](https://tt.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/air-quality/)[weather](https://tt.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/weather/)
   [weather forecast](https://tt.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/weather-forecast/)[weather widget](https://tt.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/weather-widget/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://tt.wordpress.org/plugins/location-weather/advanced/)

## Ratings

 4.5 out of 5 stars.

 *  [  81 5-star reviews     ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/location-weather/reviews/?filter=5)
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 *  [  1 3-star review     ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/location-weather/reviews/?filter=3)
 *  [  2 2-star reviews     ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/location-weather/reviews/?filter=2)
 *  [  8 1-star reviews     ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/location-weather/reviews/?filter=1)

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## Contributors

 *   [ ShapedPlugin LLC ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/shapedplugin/)
 *   [ Md Khalil Uddin ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/khalilu/)
 *   [ Rubel Miah ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/rubel_miah/)
 *   [ Shamim Mia ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/shamimmiashuhagh/)

## Support

Issues resolved in last two months:

     1 out of 1

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