diff --git a/apps/mtnclock/app.js b/apps/mtnclock/app.js
index 82d06e03b..996fe2cee 100644
--- a/apps/mtnclock/app.js
+++ b/apps/mtnclock/app.js
@@ -324,19 +324,26 @@ function setWeather() {
 }
 
 function readWeather() {
-  var weatherData = require("Storage").readJSON('weather.json', true);
-  if (weatherData !== undefined) {
-    if (weatherData.weather.time > data.time) {
-      data = weatherData.weather;
-      require("Storage").write('mtnclock.json', data);
-    }
+  var weatherJson = require("Storage").readJSON('weather.json', 1);
+  // save updated weather data if available and it has been an hour since last updated
+  if (weatherJson !== undefined && (data.time === undefined || (data.time + 3600000) < weatherJson.weather.time)) {
+    data = {
+      time: weatherJson.weather.time,
+      temp: weatherJson.weather.temp,
+      code: weatherJson.weather.code
+    };
+    require("Storage").writeJSON('mtnclock.json', data);
   }
 }
 
 const _GB = global.GB;
 global.GB = (event) => {
   if (event.t==="weather") {
-    data = event;
+    data = {
+      temp: event.temp,
+      code: event.code,
+      time: Date.now()
+    };
     require("Storage").write('mtnclock.json', event);
     setWeather();
   }
@@ -357,5 +364,6 @@ function queueDraw() {
 }
 
 queueDraw();
+readWeather();
 setWeather();
 Bangle.setUI("clock");