diff --git a/config.toml b/config.toml
index 0643918..81b4f14 100644
--- a/config.toml
+++ b/config.toml
@@ -20,3 +20,12 @@ command = ["bash", "-c", "/usr/bin/uptime -p | cut -d, -f-2"]
 font = "./res/curie.bdf"
 text_filters = [ "lowercase" ]
 text_offset = [21, 4]
+
+[[image]]
+output = "out/pdweather.gif"
+template = "./res/templates/forest.gif"
+command = [ "python", "./res/pdweather.py" ]
+
+font = "./res/curie.bdf"
+text_filters = [ "lowercase" ]
+text_offset = [45, 4]
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index e8d7ef9..924501e 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -18,6 +18,12 @@ a [dockerfile](./Dockerfile) and [compose file](./compose.yaml) have been provid
 keep in mind the commands will run in the docker container, too.
 you do not need to clone this repository to use the compose file provided.
 
+the docker image installs the python
+[`requests` library](https://docs.python-requests.org/en/latest/index.html),
+so you can use it for calling external APIs inside the container.
+
+the `pdweather` blinkie example does this.
+
 ### custom images
 
 to use utilities not installed in the standard docker image,
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 91422db..2c4d27a 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1 +1,6 @@
+certifi==2026.4.22
+charset-normalizer==3.4.7
+idna==3.15
 pillow==12.2.0
+requests==2.34.2
+urllib3==2.7.0
diff --git a/res/pdweather.py b/res/pdweather.py
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..638f1f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/res/pdweather.py
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+#
+# Akbar Rahman <hi@alv.cx>
+#
+
+import sys
+from datetime import datetime as dt
+
+import requests
+
+
+def get_args():
+    """ Get command line arguments """
+
+    import argparse
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
+    return parser.parse_args()
+
+
+def main(args):
+    """ Entry point for script """
+    resp = requests.get("https://api.open-meteo.com/v1/forecast?latitude=53.35&longitude=-1.8333&hourly=temperature_2m,rain,cloud_cover&timezone=GMT&forecast_days=1").json()
+
+    now = dt.now()
+    closest_past_date = None
+    for idx, datetime_string in enumerate(resp['hourly']['time']):
+        date = dt.fromisoformat(datetime_string)
+
+        if closest_past_date is None:
+            closest_past_date = (idx, date)
+            continue
+
+        if date > now: # date > now means date is in future, ignore
+            continue
+
+        if (now - date) < (now - closest_past_date[1]):
+            closest_past_date = (idx, date)
+            continue
+
+    cur_weather = {}
+    for key in resp['hourly'].keys():
+        cur_weather[key] = resp['hourly'][key][closest_past_date[0]]
+
+    output = "sunny in peaks"
+
+    if cur_weather['cloud_cover'] > 40:
+        output = "cloudy in peaks"
+
+    if cur_weather['rain'] > 0.5:
+        output = "raining in peaks"
+
+    print(output, end='')
+
+    return 0
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    try:
+        sys.exit(main(get_args()))
+    except KeyboardInterrupt:
+        sys.exit(0)
diff --git a/res/templates/forest.gif b/res/templates/forest.gif
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0b7954c
Binary files /dev/null and b/res/templates/forest.gif differ
diff --git a/src/main.py b/src/main.py
index df29152..107c4fa 100755
--- a/src/main.py
+++ b/src/main.py
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 # Akbar Rahman <hi@alv.cx>
 #
 
-import shlex
 import sys
 import subprocess
 import time
@@ -21,6 +20,7 @@ def get_args():
     parser.add_argument("-L", "--no-loop", action="store_true")
     return parser.parse_args()
 
+
 def generate(config):
     if config.get('template'):
         img = Image.open(config['template'])
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ def generate(config):
         elif filter == "uppercase":
             text = text.upper()
 
-    draw.text(config.get('text_offset', [0, 0]), text, font=font)
+    draw.text(config.get('text_offset', [0, 0]), text, font=font, fill=(255, 255, 255, 255))
 
     img.save(config['output'], save_all=True)