diff --git a/src/lib/Modal/WeatherForecastConfig.svelte b/src/lib/Modal/WeatherForecastConfig.svelte
index ea6c7ec8..4c7b3402 100644
--- a/src/lib/Modal/WeatherForecastConfig.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/Modal/WeatherForecastConfig.svelte
@@ -5,13 +5,11 @@
 	import Select from '$lib/Components/Select.svelte';
 	import ConfigButtons from '$lib/Modal/ConfigButtons.svelte';
 	import Modal from '$lib/Modal/Index.svelte';
-	import { updateObj } from '$lib/Utils';
-	import type { HassEntity } from 'home-assistant-js-websocket';
-	import type { WeatherForecastItem } from '$lib/Types';
+	import { getSupport, updateObj } from '$lib/Utils';
 	import Ripple from 'svelte-ripple';
 
 	export let isOpen: boolean;
-	export let sel: WeatherForecastItem;
+	export let sel: any;
 	export let demo: string | undefined = undefined;
 
 	if (demo) {
@@ -20,30 +18,28 @@
 		set('entity_id', demo);
 	}
 
+	$: entity = $states[sel?.entity_id];
+	$: attributes = entity?.attributes;
+	$: supported_features = attributes?.supported_features;
+
+	$: supports = getSupport(supported_features, {
+		FORECAST_DAILY: 1,
+		FORECAST_HOURLY: 2,
+		FORECAST_TWICE_DAILY: 4
+	});
+
 	let days_to_show = sel?.days_to_show ?? 7;
 
 	let numberElement: HTMLInputElement;
 
-	let entity: HassEntity;
-	$: if (sel?.entity_id) {
-		if ($states?.[sel?.entity_id]?.last_updated !== entity?.last_updated) {
-			entity = $states?.[sel?.entity_id];
-		}
-	}
-
 	const iconOptions = [
 		{ id: 'meteocons', label: 'meteocons' },
 		{ id: 'weathericons', label: 'weather icons' },
 		{ id: 'materialsymbolslight', label: 'materialsymbolslight' }
 	];
 
-	$: weatherStates = Object.keys(
-		Object.fromEntries(
-			Object.entries($states).filter(
-				([key, value]) => key.startsWith('weather.') && value?.attributes?.forecast
-			)
-		)
-	)
+	$: options = Object.keys($states)
+		.filter((key) => key.startsWith('weather.'))
 		.sort()
 		.map((key) => ({ id: key, label: key }));
 
@@ -82,14 +78,18 @@
 
 		<h2>{$lang('entity')}</h2>
 
-		{#if weatherStates}
+		{#if options}
 			<Select
 				computeIcons={true}
 				defaultIcon="mdi:weather-cloudy"
-				options={weatherStates}
+				{options}
 				placeholder={$lang('entity')}
 				value={sel?.entity_id}
-				on:change={(event) => set('entity_id', event)}
+				on:change={(event) => {
+					// remove 'forecast_type' when changing entity_id
+					set('forecast_type');
+					set('entity_id', event);
+				}}
 			/>
 		{/if}
 
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@
 
 		<h2>{$lang('days_to_show')}</h2>
 
-		{#if weatherStates}
+		{#if options}
 			<input
 				type="number"
 				class="input"
@@ -119,6 +119,42 @@
 			/>
 		{/if}
 
+		{#if Object.keys(supports).filter((key) => supports[key]).length > 1}
+			<h2>{$lang('forecast_type')}</h2>
+
+			<div class="button-container">
+				{#if supports?.FORECAST_DAILY}
+					<button
+						class:selected={sel?.forecast_type === 'daily' || !sel?.forecast_type}
+						on:click={() => set('forecast_type', 'daily')}
+						use:Ripple={$ripple}
+					>
+						{$lang('forecast_daily')}
+					</button>
+				{/if}
+
+				{#if supports?.FORECAST_HOURLY}
+					<button
+						class:selected={sel?.forecast_type === 'hourly'}
+						on:click={() => set('forecast_type', 'hourly')}
+						use:Ripple={$ripple}
+					>
+						{$lang('forecast_hourly')}
+					</button>
+				{/if}
+
+				{#if supports?.FORECAST_TWICE_DAILY}
+					<button
+						class:selected={sel?.forecast_type === 'twice_daily'}
+						on:click={() => set('forecast_type', 'twice_daily')}
+						use:Ripple={$ripple}
+					>
+						{$lang('forecast_twice_daily')}
+					</button>
+				{/if}
+			</div>
+		{/if}
+
 		<h2>{$lang('mobile')}</h2>
 
 		<div class="button-container">
diff --git a/src/lib/Sidebar/WeatherForecast.svelte b/src/lib/Sidebar/WeatherForecast.svelte
index dd549ea9..b0742f86 100644
--- a/src/lib/Sidebar/WeatherForecast.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/Sidebar/WeatherForecast.svelte
@@ -1,23 +1,53 @@
 <script lang="ts">
-	import { states, selectedLanguage, lang } from '$lib/Stores';
+	import { states, selectedLanguage, lang, connection, forecasts } from '$lib/Stores';
 	import { iconMapMaterialSymbolsLight, iconMapMeteocons, iconMapWeatherIcons } from '$lib/Weather';
 	import type { WeatherIconSet, WeatherIconConditions, WeatherIconMapping } from '$lib/Weather';
-	import type { HassEntity } from 'home-assistant-js-websocket';
 	import Icon from '@iconify/svelte';
+	import { getSupport } from '$lib/Utils';
 
 	export let sel: any;
 
-	let entity: HassEntity;
-	$: {
-		if (sel?.entity_id) {
-			if ($states?.[sel?.entity_id]?.last_updated !== entity?.last_updated) {
-				entity = $states?.[sel?.entity_id];
+	$: entity = $states?.[sel?.entity_id];
+	$: attributes = entity?.attributes;
+	$: supported_features = attributes?.supported_features;
+
+	$: supports = getSupport(supported_features, {
+		FORECAST_DAILY: 1,
+		FORECAST_HOURLY: 2,
+		FORECAST_TWICE_DAILY: 4
+	});
+
+	// get forecast data when sel changes
+	// TODO: also update periodically
+	$: if (sel) getForecast();
+
+	function getForecast() {
+		// fallback if forecast_type is not defined select first true
+		const _default = Object.keys(supports)
+			?.find((key) => supports[key])
+			?.replace('FORECAST_', '')
+			?.toLowerCase();
+
+		// dont get forecast if it's already stored
+		const entityMatches = sel?.entity_id === $forecasts[sel?.id]?.entity_id;
+		const typeMatches = (sel?.forecast_type || _default) === $forecasts[sel?.id]?.type;
+		const dragging = sel?.id === 'id:dnd-shadow-placeholder-0000';
+		if ((entityMatches && typeMatches) || dragging || !$states) return;
+
+		// console.debug('fire!', sel?.id);
+
+		$connection?.subscribeMessage(
+			(data: any) => {
+				$forecasts[sel?.id] = { ...data, entity_id: sel?.entity_id, subscribed: Date.now() };
+			},
+			{
+				type: 'weather/subscribe_forecast',
+				entity_id: sel?.entity_id,
+				forecast_type: sel?.forecast_type || _default
 			}
-		}
+		);
 	}
 
-	$: attributes = entity?.attributes;
-
 	let iconSet: WeatherIconSet;
 	$: {
 		if (sel?.icon_pack === 'materialsymbolslight') {
@@ -41,7 +71,7 @@
 		temperature: number;
 	}
 	let forecast: Forecast[];
-	$: forecast = entity?.attributes?.forecast?.slice(0, calculated).map(function (item: any) {
+	$: forecast = $forecasts?.[sel?.id]?.forecast?.slice(0, calculated).map(function (item: any) {
 		let icon: WeatherIconMapping =
 			iconSet.conditions[item?.condition as keyof WeatherIconConditions];
 		let x: Forecast = {
@@ -93,7 +123,7 @@
 		{/each}
 	</div>
 {:else}
-	<div class="container-empty">
+	<div class="empty">
 		{$lang('weather_forecast')}
 	</div>
 {/if}
@@ -123,6 +153,15 @@
 		padding-left: 0;
 		padding-right: 0.25rem;
 		margin-left: -0.1rem;
+		height: 7.5rem;
+	}
+
+	.empty {
+		word-wrap: break-word;
+		padding: 0.5em;
+		overflow: hidden;
+		text-shadow: 0px 0px 5px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
+		height: 7.5rem;
 	}
 
 	.day {
diff --git a/src/lib/Stores.ts b/src/lib/Stores.ts
index 34a4fa7a..d73c42cd 100644
--- a/src/lib/Stores.ts
+++ b/src/lib/Stores.ts
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ export const highlightView = writable<boolean>(false);
 // sidebar
 export const timers = writable<{ [key: string]: { pausedState: string } }>({});
 export const barErrors = writable<{ [key: string]: string }>({});
+export const forecasts = writable<{ [key: string]: any }>({});
 export const templates = writable<Template>({});
 export const demo = writable<{ [key: string]: string | undefined }>({
 	graph: undefined,