diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 726620a..4617bd3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -461,14 +461,6 @@ pip install schedule
 pip install wikipedia
 ```
 
-For open-meteo use:
-
-```sh
-pip install openmeteo_requests
-pip install retry_requests
-pip install numpy
-```
-
 For the Ollama LLM:
 
 ```sh
diff --git a/modules/wx_meteo.py b/modules/wx_meteo.py
index 8d6c3b6..3496791 100644
--- a/modules/wx_meteo.py
+++ b/modules/wx_meteo.py
@@ -1,8 +1,15 @@
-import openmeteo_requests # pip install openmeteo-requests
-from retry_requests import retry # pip install retry_requests
-#import requests_cache
+#import openmeteo_requests # pip install openmeteo-requests
+#from retry_requests import retry # pip install retry_requests
+
+import requests
+import json
 from modules.log import *
 
+def get_weather_data(api_url, params):
+    response = requests.get(api_url, params=params)
+    response.raise_for_status()  # Raise an error for bad status codes
+    return response.json()
+
 def get_wx_meteo(lat=0, lon=0, unit=0):
 	# set forcast days 1 or 3
 	forecastDays = 3
@@ -10,8 +17,8 @@ def get_wx_meteo(lat=0, lon=0, unit=0):
 	# Setup the Open-Meteo API client with cache and retry on error
 	#cache_session = requests_cache.CachedSession('.cache', expire_after = 3600)
 	#retry_session = retry(cache_session, retries = 5, backoff_factor = 0.2)
-	retry_session = retry(retries = 3, backoff_factor = 0.2)
-	openmeteo = openmeteo_requests.Client(session = retry_session)
+	#retry_session = retry(retries = 3, backoff_factor = 0.2)
+	#openmeteo = openmeteo_requests.Client(session = retry_session)
 
 	# Make sure all required weather variables are listed here
 	# The order of variables in hourly or daily is important to assign them correctly below
@@ -34,27 +41,29 @@ def get_wx_meteo(lat=0, lon=0, unit=0):
 
 	try:
 		# Fetch the weather data
-		responses = openmeteo.weather_api(url, params=params)
+		weather_data = get_weather_data(url, params)
 	except Exception as e:
 		logger.error(f"Error fetching meteo weather data: {e}")
 		return ERROR_FETCHING_DATA
 
 	# Check if we got a response
 	try:
-		# Process location 
-		response = responses[0]
-		logger.debug(f"Got wx data from Open-Meteo in {response.Timezone()} {response.TimezoneAbbreviation()}")
-
+		# Process location
+		logger.debug(f"Got wx data from Open-Meteo in {weather_data['timezone']} {weather_data['timezone_abbreviation']}")
+		
+		# Ensure response is defined
+		response = weather_data
+		
 		# Process daily data. The order of variables needs to be the same as requested.
-		daily = response.Daily()
-		daily_weather_code = daily.Variables(0).ValuesAsNumpy()
-		daily_temperature_2m_max = daily.Variables(1).ValuesAsNumpy()
-		daily_temperature_2m_min = daily.Variables(2).ValuesAsNumpy()
-		daily_precipitation_hours = daily.Variables(3).ValuesAsNumpy()
-		daily_precipitation_probability_max = daily.Variables(4).ValuesAsNumpy()
-		daily_wind_speed_10m_max = daily.Variables(5).ValuesAsNumpy()
-		daily_wind_gusts_10m_max = daily.Variables(6).ValuesAsNumpy()
-		daily_wind_direction_10m_dominant = daily.Variables(7).ValuesAsNumpy()
+		daily = response['daily']
+		daily_weather_code = daily['weather_code']
+		daily_temperature_2m_max = daily['temperature_2m_max']
+		daily_temperature_2m_min = daily['temperature_2m_min']
+		daily_precipitation_hours = daily['precipitation_hours']
+		daily_precipitation_probability_max = daily['precipitation_probability_max']
+		daily_wind_speed_10m_max = daily['wind_speed_10m_max']
+		daily_wind_gusts_10m_max = daily['wind_gusts_10m_max']
+		daily_wind_direction_10m_dominant = daily['wind_direction_10m_dominant']
 	except Exception as e:
 		logger.error(f"Error processing meteo weather data: {e}")
 		return ERROR_FETCHING_DATA
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 028fa03..ac87b18 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@ requests
 maidenhead
 beautifulsoup4
 dadjokes
-openmeteo_requests
-retry_requests
 numpy
 geopy
 schedule