diff --git a/config.template b/config.template
index 48749f6..0e71c2f 100644
--- a/config.template
+++ b/config.template
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ NOAAforecastDuration = 4
 NOAAalertCount = 2
 # use Open-Meteo API for weather data not NOAA usefull for non US locations
 UseMeteoWxAPI = False
+# Default to metric units rather than imperial
+useMetric = False
 
 # solar module
 [solar]
diff --git a/mesh_bot.py b/mesh_bot.py
index e61e569..3d13174 100755
--- a/mesh_bot.py
+++ b/mesh_bot.py
@@ -89,18 +89,19 @@ def auto_response(message, snr, rssi, hop, message_from_id, channel_number, devi
             location = get_node_location(message_from_id, deviceID)
             weatherAlert = getActiveWeatherAlertsDetail(str(location[0]),str(location[1]))
             bot_response = weatherAlert
-    elif "wxc" in message.lower():
+    elif "wxc" in message.lower() or "wx" in message.lower():
         location = get_node_location(message_from_id, deviceID)
-        if use_meteo_wxApi:
-            weather = get_wx_meteo(str(location[0]),str(location[1]),1)
-        else:
-            weather = get_weather(str(location[0]),str(location[1]),1)
-        bot_response = weather
-    elif "wx" in message.lower():
-        location = get_node_location(message_from_id, deviceID)
-        if use_meteo_wxApi:
+        if use_meteo_wxApi and not "wxc" in message.lower() and not use_metric:
+            logger.debug(f"System: Returning Open-Meteo API for weather imperial")
             weather = get_wx_meteo(str(location[0]),str(location[1]))
+        elif use_meteo_wxApi:
+            logger.debug(f"System: Returning Open-Meteo API for weather metric")
+            weather = get_wx_meteo(str(location[0]),str(location[1]),1)
+        elif not use_meteo_wxApi and "wxc" in message.lower() or use_metric:
+            logger.debug(f"System: Returning NOAA API for weather metric")
+            weather = get_weather(str(location[0]),str(location[1]),1)
         else:
+            logger.debug(f"System: Returning NOAA API for weather imperial")
             weather = get_weather(str(location[0]),str(location[1]))
         bot_response = weather
     elif "joke" in message.lower():
diff --git a/modules/settings.py b/modules/settings.py
index 14cbe2b..30e93c7 100644
--- a/modules/settings.py
+++ b/modules/settings.py
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ try:
     latitudeValue = config['location'].getfloat('lat', 48.50)
     longitudeValue = config['location'].getfloat('lon', -123.0)
     use_meteo_wxApi = config['location'].getboolean('UseMeteoWxAPI', False) # default False use NOAA
+    use_metric = config['location'].getboolean('useMetric', False) # default Imperial units
     zuluTime = config['general'].getboolean('zuluTime', False)
     welcome_message = config['general'].get(f'welcome_message', WELCOME_MSG)
     welcome_message = (f"{welcome_message}").replace('\\n', '\n') # allow for newlines in the welcome message