diff --git a/.tmux.conf.local b/.tmux.conf.local
index fb77d04..76065ec 100644
--- a/.tmux.conf.local
+++ b/.tmux.conf.local
@@ -415,9 +415,9 @@ tmux_conf_uninstall_plugins_on_reload=true
 #
 # # /!\ do not "uncomment" the functions: the leading "# " characters are needed
 #
-# weather() {
-#   curl -m 1 wttr.in?format=3 2>/dev/null
-#   sleep 900 # sleep for 15 minutes, throttle network requests whatever the value of status-interval
+# weather() {                                         # see https://github.com/chubin/wttr.in#one-line-output
+#   curl -f -s -m 2 'wttr.in?format=3' || printf '\n' # /!\ make sure curl is installed
+#   sleep 900                                         # sleep for 15 minutes, throttle network requests whatever the value of status-interval
 # }
 #
 # online() {