diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 8275f91df..7bad8d459 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -281,6 +281,7 @@ set(LIBFASTFETCH_SRC
     src/detection/terminalshell/terminalshell.c
     src/detection/version/version.c
     src/detection/vulkan/vulkan.c
+    src/detection/weather/weather.c
     src/logo/builtin.c
     src/logo/image/im6.c
     src/logo/image/im7.c
diff --git a/src/detection/weather/weather.c b/src/detection/weather/weather.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..94bd6b5b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/detection/weather/weather.c
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+#include "weather.h"
+
+static FFNetworkingState state;
+static int status = -1;
+
+void ffPrepareWeather(FFWeatherOptions* options)
+{
+    if (status != -1)
+    {
+        fputs("Error: this module can only be used once due to internal limitations\n", stderr);
+        exit(1);
+    }
+
+    FF_STRBUF_AUTO_DESTROY path = ffStrbufCreateS("/");
+    if (options->location.length)
+        ffStrbufAppend(&path, &options->location);
+    ffStrbufAppendS(&path, "?format=");
+    ffStrbufAppend(&path, &options->outputFormat);
+    status = ffNetworkingSendHttpRequest(&state, "wttr.in", path.chars, "User-Agent: curl/0.0.0\r\n");
+}
+
+const char* ffDetectWeather(FFWeatherOptions* options, FFstrbuf* result)
+{
+    if(status == -1)
+        ffPrepareWeather(options);
+
+    if(status == 0)
+        return "Failed to connect to 'wttr.in'";
+
+    ffStrbufEnsureFree(result, 4095);
+    bool success = ffNetworkingRecvHttpResponse(&state, result, options->timeout);
+    if (success) ffStrbufSubstrAfterFirstS(result, "\r\n\r\n");
+
+    if(!success || result->length == 0)
+        return "Failed to receive the server response";
+
+    return NULL;
+}
diff --git a/src/detection/weather/weather.h b/src/detection/weather/weather.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c15f1ea3a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/detection/weather/weather.h
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#ifndef FF_INCLUDED_detection_weather_weather
+#define FF_INCLUDED_detection_weather_weather
+
+#include "common/networking.h"
+
+void ffPrepareWeather(FFWeatherOptions* options);
+const char* ffDetectWeather(FFWeatherOptions* options, FFstrbuf* result);
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/modules/weather/weather.c b/src/modules/weather/weather.c
index 1338f3286..d71dbef74 100644
--- a/src/modules/weather/weather.c
+++ b/src/modules/weather/weather.c
@@ -1,50 +1,22 @@
 #include "common/printing.h"
 #include "common/jsonconfig.h"
-#include "common/networking.h"
+#include "detection/weather/weather.h"
 #include "modules/weather/weather.h"
 #include "util/stringUtils.h"
 
 #define FF_WEATHER_NUM_FORMAT_ARGS 1
 
-static FFNetworkingState state;
-static int status = -1;
-
-void ffPrepareWeather(FFWeatherOptions* options)
-{
-    if (status != -1)
-    {
-        fputs("Error: " FF_WEATHER_MODULE_NAME " can only be used once due to internal limitations\n", stderr);
-        exit(1);
-    }
-
-    FF_STRBUF_AUTO_DESTROY path = ffStrbufCreateS("/");
-    if (options->location.length)
-        ffStrbufAppend(&path, &options->location);
-    ffStrbufAppendS(&path, "?format=");
-    ffStrbufAppend(&path, &options->outputFormat);
-    status = ffNetworkingSendHttpRequest(&state, "wttr.in", path.chars, "User-Agent: curl/0.0.0\r\n");
-}
-
 void ffPrintWeather(FFWeatherOptions* options)
 {
-    if(status == -1)
-        ffPrepareWeather(options);
+    FF_STRBUF_AUTO_DESTROY result = ffStrbufCreate();
+    const char* error = ffDetectWeather(options, &result);
 
-    if(status == 0)
+    if(error)
     {
-        ffPrintError(FF_WEATHER_MODULE_NAME, 0, &options->moduleArgs, "Failed to connect to 'wttr.in'");
+        ffPrintError(FF_WEATHER_MODULE_NAME, 0, &options->moduleArgs, error);
         return;
     }
 
-    FF_STRBUF_AUTO_DESTROY result = ffStrbufCreateA(4096);
-    bool success = ffNetworkingRecvHttpResponse(&state, &result, options->timeout);
-    if (success) ffStrbufSubstrAfterFirstS(&result, "\r\n\r\n");
-
-    if(!success || result.length == 0)
-    {
-        ffPrintError(FF_WEATHER_MODULE_NAME, 0, &options->moduleArgs, "Failed to receive the server response");
-        return;
-    }
 
     if(options->moduleArgs.outputFormat.length == 0)
     {