diff --git a/platypush/message/event/weather.py b/platypush/message/event/weather.py
index b35e07d6..47dfd39f 100644
--- a/platypush/message/event/weather.py
+++ b/platypush/message/event/weather.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+from datetime import datetime
 from typing import Optional
 
 from platypush.message.event import Event
@@ -8,17 +9,90 @@ class NewWeatherConditionEvent(Event):
     Event triggered when the weather condition changes
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, *args, plugin_name: Optional[str] = None, **kwargs):
-        super().__init__(*args, plugin_name=plugin_name, **kwargs)
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        *args,
+        plugin_name: str,
+        summary: Optional[str] = None,
+        icon: Optional[str] = None,
+        precip_intensity: Optional[float] = None,
+        precip_type: Optional[str] = None,
+        temperature: Optional[float] = None,
+        apparent_temperature: Optional[float] = None,
+        humidity: Optional[float] = None,
+        pressure: Optional[float] = None,
+        wind_speed: Optional[float] = None,
+        wind_gust: Optional[float] = None,
+        wind_direction: Optional[float] = None,
+        cloud_cover: Optional[float] = None,
+        visibility: Optional[float] = None,
+        sunrise: Optional[datetime] = None,
+        sunset: Optional[datetime] = None,
+        **kwargs,
+    ):
+        """
+        :param plugin_name: Plugin that triggered the event.
+        :param summary: Summary of the weather condition.
+        :param icon: Icon representing the weather condition.
+        :param precip_intensity: Intensity of the precipitation.
+        :param precip_type: Type of precipitation.
+        :param temperature: Temperature, in the configured unit system.
+        :param apparent_temperature: Apparent temperature, in the configured
+            unit system.
+        :param humidity: Humidity percentage, between 0 and 100.
+        :param pressure: Pressure, in the configured unit system.
+        :param wind_speed: Wind speed, in the configured unit system.
+        :param wind_gust: Wind gust, in the configured unit system.
+        :param wind_direction: Wind direction, in degrees.
+        :param cloud_cover: Cloud cover percentage, between 0 and 100.
+        :param visibility: Visibility, in meters.
+        :param sunrise: Sunrise time.
+        :param sunset: Sunset time.
+        """
+        super().__init__(
+            *args,
+            plugin_name=plugin_name,
+            summary=summary,
+            icon=icon,
+            precip_intensity=precip_intensity,
+            precip_type=precip_type,
+            temperature=temperature,
+            apparent_temperature=apparent_temperature,
+            humidity=humidity,
+            pressure=pressure,
+            wind_speed=wind_speed,
+            wind_gust=wind_gust,
+            wind_direction=wind_direction,
+            cloud_cover=cloud_cover,
+            visibility=visibility,
+            sunrise=sunrise,
+            sunset=sunset,
+            **kwargs,
+        )
 
 
 class NewPrecipitationForecastEvent(Event):
     """
     Event triggered when the precipitation forecast changes
     """
-    def __init__(self, *args, plugin_name: Optional[str] = None, average: float, total: float,
-                 time_frame: int, **kwargs):
-        super().__init__(*args, plugin_name=plugin_name, average=average, total=total, time_frame=time_frame, **kwargs)
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        *args,
+        plugin_name: Optional[str] = None,
+        average: float,
+        total: float,
+        time_frame: int,
+        **kwargs,
+    ):
+        super().__init__(
+            *args,
+            plugin_name=plugin_name,
+            average=average,
+            total=total,
+            time_frame=time_frame,
+            **kwargs,
+        )
 
 
 # vim:sw=4:ts=4:et:
diff --git a/platypush/plugins/todoist/__init__.py b/platypush/plugins/todoist/__init__.py
index 0f19234c..ddd5c5c3 100644
--- a/platypush/plugins/todoist/__init__.py
+++ b/platypush/plugins/todoist/__init__.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class TodoistPlugin(Plugin):
     Todoist integration.
 
     You'll also need a Todoist token. You can get it `here
-        <https://todoist.com/prefs/integrations>`_.
+    <https://todoist.com/prefs/integrations>`_.
     """
 
     _sync_timeout = 60.0
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class TodoistPlugin(Plugin):
     def __init__(self, api_token: str, **kwargs):
         """
         :param api_token: Todoist API token. You can get it `here
-            <https://todoist.com/prefs/integrations>`_.
+        <https://todoist.com/prefs/integrations>`_.
         """
 
         super().__init__(**kwargs)
diff --git a/platypush/plugins/weather/__init__.py b/platypush/plugins/weather/__init__.py
index 95a0ce59..dca42918 100644
--- a/platypush/plugins/weather/__init__.py
+++ b/platypush/plugins/weather/__init__.py
@@ -1,14 +1,41 @@
 from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
+from typing import Optional
 
-from platypush.plugins import Plugin, action
+from platypush.message.event.weather import NewWeatherConditionEvent
+from platypush.plugins import RunnablePlugin, action
+from platypush.utils import get_plugin_name_by_class
 
 
-class WeatherPlugin(Plugin, ABC):
+class WeatherPlugin(RunnablePlugin, ABC):
     """
     Base class for weather plugins.
     """
 
+    def __init__(self, poll_interval: Optional[float] = 120, **kwargs):
+        super().__init__(poll_interval=poll_interval, **kwargs)
+        self._latest_weather = None
+
     @action
     @abstractmethod
     def get_current_weather(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        raise NotImplementedError
+        raise NotImplementedError("get_current_weather not implemented")
+
+    def main(self):
+        while not self.should_stop():
+            try:
+                current_weather = dict(self.get_current_weather().output or {})  # type: ignore
+                current_weather.pop("time", None)
+
+                if current_weather != self._latest_weather:
+                    self._bus.post(
+                        NewWeatherConditionEvent(
+                            plugin_name=get_plugin_name_by_class(self.__class__),
+                            **current_weather
+                        )
+                    )
+
+                self._latest_weather = current_weather
+            except Exception as e:
+                self.logger.exception(e)
+            finally:
+                self.wait_stop(self.poll_interval)
diff --git a/platypush/plugins/weather/openweathermap/__init__.py b/platypush/plugins/weather/openweathermap/__init__.py
index 5046ad2c..86438ba7 100644
--- a/platypush/plugins/weather/openweathermap/__init__.py
+++ b/platypush/plugins/weather/openweathermap/__init__.py
@@ -1,44 +1,69 @@
 from typing import Optional
 
+import requests
+
 from platypush.plugins import action
-from platypush.plugins.http.request import HttpRequestPlugin
 from platypush.plugins.weather import WeatherPlugin
+from platypush.schemas.weather.openweathermap import WeatherSchema
 
 
-class WeatherOpenweathermapPlugin(HttpRequestPlugin, WeatherPlugin):
+class WeatherOpenweathermapPlugin(WeatherPlugin):
     """
-    OpenWeatherMap plugin. This is the advised plugin to use for weather forecasts since Darksky has officially
-    shut down their API.
+    OpenWeatherMap plugin.
 
-    You'll need an API token from `OpenWeatherMap <https://openweathermap.org/api>`_ in order to use this API.
+    You'll need an API token from `OpenWeatherMap
+    <https://openweathermap.org/api>`_ in order to use this API.
     """
+
     base_url = 'https://api.openweathermap.org/data/2.5/weather'
 
-    def __init__(self, token: str, location: Optional[str] = None, city_id: Optional[int] = None,
-                 lat: Optional[float] = None, long: Optional[float] = None,
-                 zip_code: Optional[str] = None, units: str = 'metric', **kwargs):
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        token: str,
+        location: Optional[str] = None,
+        city_id: Optional[int] = None,
+        lat: Optional[float] = None,
+        long: Optional[float] = None,
+        zip_code: Optional[str] = None,
+        units: str = 'metric',
+        **kwargs
+    ):
         """
         :param token: OpenWeatherMap API token.
-        :param location: If set, then this location will be used by default for weather lookup. If multiple locations
-            share the same name you can disambiguate by specifying the country code as well - e.g. ``London,GB``.
-        :param city_id: If set, then this city ID will be used by default for weather lookup. The full list of city IDs
-            is available `here <https://bulk.openweathermap.org/sample/>`_.
-        :param lat: If lat/long are set, then the weather by default will be retrieved for the specified geo location.
-        :param long: If lat/long are set, then the weather by default will be retrieved for the specified geo location.
-        :param zip_code: If set, then this ZIP code (should be in the form ``zip,country_code``) will be used by default
-            for weather lookup.
-        :param units: Supported: ``metric`` (default), ``standard`` and ``imperial``.
+        :param location: If set, then this location will be used by default for
+            weather lookup. If multiple locations share the same name you can
+            disambiguate by specifying the country code as well - e.g.
+            ``London,GB``.
+        :param city_id: If set, then this city ID will be used by default for
+            weather lookup. The full list of city IDs is available `here
+            <https://bulk.openweathermap.org/sample/>`_.
+        :param lat: If lat/long are set, then the weather by default will be
+            retrieved for the specified geo location.
+        :param long: If lat/long are set, then the weather by default will be
+            retrieved for the specified geo location.
+        :param zip_code: If set, then this ZIP code (should be in the form
+            ``zip,country_code``) will be used by default for weather lookup.
+        :param units: Supported: ``metric`` (default), ``standard`` and
+            ``imperial``.
+        :param poll_interval: How often the weather should be refreshed, in
+            seconds.
         """
-        super().__init__(method='get', output='json', **kwargs)
+        super().__init__(**kwargs)
         self._token = token
         self._location_query = None
-        self._location_query = self._get_location_query(location=location, city_id=city_id, lat=lat, long=long,
-                                                        zip_code=zip_code)
+        self._location_query = self._get_location_query(
+            location=location, city_id=city_id, lat=lat, long=long, zip_code=zip_code
+        )
         self.units = units
 
-    def _get_location_query(self, location: Optional[str] = None, city_id: Optional[int] = None,
-                            lat: Optional[float] = None, long: Optional[float] = None,
-                            zip_code: Optional[str] = None) -> dict:
+    def _get_location_query(
+        self,
+        location: Optional[str] = None,
+        city_id: Optional[int] = None,
+        lat: Optional[float] = None,
+        long: Optional[float] = None,
+        zip_code: Optional[str] = None,
+    ) -> dict:
         if city_id:
             return {'id': city_id}
         if lat and long:
@@ -52,59 +77,17 @@ class WeatherOpenweathermapPlugin(HttpRequestPlugin, WeatherPlugin):
         return self._location_query
 
     @action
-    def get(self, url, **kwargs):
-        kwargs['params'] = {
-            'appid': self._token,
-            **kwargs.get('params', {}),
-        }
-
-        return super().get(url, **kwargs)
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def _convert_percentage(perc: Optional[float]) -> Optional[float]:
-        if perc is None:
-            return
-        return perc / 100.
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def _m_to_km(m: Optional[float]) -> Optional[float]:
-        if m is None:
-            return
-        return m / 1000.
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def _get_precip_type(response: dict) -> Optional[str]:
-        if response.get('snow', {}).get('1h', 0) > 0:
-            return 'snow'
-        if response.get('rain', {}).get('1h', 0) > 0:
-            return 'rain'
-        return
-
-    @classmethod
-    def _convert_weather_response(cls, response: dict) -> dict:
-        return {
-            'time': response.get('dt'),
-            'summary': response.get('weather', [{'main': 'Unknown'}])[0].get('main', 'Unknown'),
-            'icon': response.get('weather', [{'icon': 'unknown'}])[0].get('icon', 'unknown'),
-            'precipIntensity': response.get('rain', response.get('snow', {})).get('1h', 0),
-            'precipType': cls._get_precip_type(response),
-            'temperature': response.get('main', {}).get('temp'),
-            'apparentTemperature': response.get('main', {}).get('feels_like'),
-            'humidity': cls._convert_percentage(response.get('main', {}).get('humidity')),
-            'pressure': response.get('main', {}).get('pressure'),
-            'windSpeed': response.get('wind', {}).get('speed'),
-            'windDirection': response.get('wind', {}).get('deg'),
-            'windGust': response.get('wind', {}).get('gust'),
-            'cloudCover': cls._convert_percentage(response.get('clouds', {}).get('all')),
-            'visibility': cls._m_to_km(response.get('visibility')),
-            'sunrise': response.get('sys', {}).get('sunrise'),
-            'sunset': response.get('sys', {}).get('sunset'),
-        }
-
-    @action
-    def get_current_weather(self, *, location: Optional[str] = None, city_id: Optional[int] = None,
-                            lat: Optional[float] = None, long: Optional[float] = None, zip_code: Optional[str] = None,
-                            units: Optional[str] = None, **kwargs) -> dict:
+    def get_current_weather(
+        self,
+        *_,
+        location: Optional[str] = None,
+        city_id: Optional[int] = None,
+        lat: Optional[float] = None,
+        long: Optional[float] = None,
+        zip_code: Optional[str] = None,
+        units: Optional[str] = None,
+        **__
+    ) -> dict:
         """
         Returns the current weather.
 
@@ -114,11 +97,20 @@ class WeatherOpenweathermapPlugin(HttpRequestPlugin, WeatherPlugin):
         :param long: Override the ``long`` configuration value.
         :param zip_code: Override the ``zip_code`` configuration value.
         :param units: Override the ``units`` configuration value.
+        :return: .. schema:: weather.openweathermap.WeatherSchema
         """
         params = {
+            'appid': self._token,
             'units': units or self.units,
-            **self._get_location_query(location=location, city_id=city_id, lat=lat, long=long)
+            **self._get_location_query(
+                location=location,
+                city_id=city_id,
+                lat=lat,
+                long=long,
+                zip_code=zip_code,
+            ),
         }
 
-        response = self.get(self.base_url, params=params).output
-        return self._convert_weather_response(response)
+        rs = requests.get(self.base_url, params=params, timeout=10)
+        rs.raise_for_status()
+        return dict(WeatherSchema().dump(rs.json()))
diff --git a/platypush/plugins/weather/openweathermap/manifest.yaml b/platypush/plugins/weather/openweathermap/manifest.yaml
index 9de6ca3f..3da560b9 100644
--- a/platypush/plugins/weather/openweathermap/manifest.yaml
+++ b/platypush/plugins/weather/openweathermap/manifest.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 manifest:
-  events: {}
+  events:
+    - platypush.message.event.weather.NewWeatherConditionEvent
   install:
     pip: []
   package: platypush.plugins.weather.openweathermap
diff --git a/platypush/schemas/weather/__init__.py b/platypush/schemas/weather/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/platypush/schemas/weather/openweathermap.py b/platypush/schemas/weather/openweathermap.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fab56e8a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/platypush/schemas/weather/openweathermap.py
@@ -0,0 +1,149 @@
+from typing import Optional
+from marshmallow import fields, pre_dump
+from marshmallow.schema import Schema
+
+from platypush.schemas import DateTime
+
+
+def _get_precip_type(response: dict) -> Optional[str]:
+    if response.get('snow', {}).get('1h', 0) > 0:
+        return 'snow'
+    if response.get('rain', {}).get('1h', 0) > 0:
+        return 'rain'
+    return None
+
+
+class WeatherSchema(Schema):
+    """
+    Schema for weather data.
+    """
+
+    summary = fields.Function(
+        lambda obj: obj.get('weather', [{'main': 'Unknown'}])[0].get('main', 'Unknown'),
+        metadata={
+            'description': 'Summary of the weather condition',
+            'example': 'Cloudy',
+        },
+    )
+
+    icon = fields.Function(
+        lambda obj: obj.get('weather', [{'icon': 'unknown'}])[0].get('icon', 'unknown'),
+        metadata={
+            'description': 'Icon representing the weather condition',
+            'example': 'cloudy',
+        },
+    )
+
+    precip_intensity = fields.Function(
+        lambda obj: obj.get('rain', obj.get('snow', {})).get('1h', 0),
+        metadata={
+            'description': 'Intensity of the precipitation',
+            'example': 0.0,
+        },
+    )
+
+    precip_type = fields.Function(
+        _get_precip_type,
+        metadata={
+            'description': 'Type of precipitation',
+            'example': 'rain',
+        },
+    )
+
+    temperature = fields.Function(
+        lambda obj: obj.get('main', {}).get('temp'),
+        metadata={
+            'description': 'Temperature in the configured unit of measure',
+            'example': 10.0,
+        },
+    )
+
+    apparent_temperature = fields.Function(
+        lambda obj: obj.get('main', {}).get('feels_like'),
+        metadata={
+            'description': 'Apparent temperature in the configured unit of measure',
+            'example': 9.0,
+        },
+    )
+
+    humidity = fields.Function(
+        lambda obj: obj.get('main', {}).get('humidity'),
+        metadata={
+            'description': 'Humidity percentage, between 0 and 100',
+            'example': 30,
+        },
+    )
+
+    pressure = fields.Function(
+        lambda obj: obj.get('main', {}).get('pressure'),
+        metadata={
+            'description': 'Pressure in hPa',
+            'example': 1000.0,
+        },
+    )
+
+    wind_speed = fields.Function(
+        lambda obj: obj.get('wind', {}).get('speed'),
+        metadata={
+            'description': 'Wind speed in the configured unit of measure',
+            'example': 10.0,
+        },
+    )
+
+    wind_direction = fields.Function(
+        lambda obj: obj.get('wind', {}).get('deg'),
+        metadata={
+            'description': 'Wind direction in degrees',
+            'example': 180.0,
+        },
+    )
+
+    wind_gust = fields.Function(
+        lambda obj: obj.get('wind', {}).get('gust'),
+        metadata={
+            'description': 'Wind gust in the configured unit of measure',
+            'example': 15.0,
+        },
+    )
+
+    cloud_cover = fields.Function(
+        lambda obj: obj.get('clouds', {}).get('all'),
+        metadata={
+            'description': 'Cloud cover percentage between 0 and 100',
+            'example': 0.5,
+        },
+    )
+
+    visibility = fields.Float(
+        metadata={
+            'description': 'Visibility in meters',
+            'example': 2000.0,
+        },
+    )
+
+    sunrise = DateTime(
+        metadata={
+            'description': 'Sunrise time',
+            'example': '2020-01-01T06:00:00+00:00',
+        },
+    )
+
+    sunset = DateTime(
+        metadata={
+            'description': 'Sunset time',
+            'example': '2020-01-01T18:00:00+00:00',
+        },
+    )
+
+    @pre_dump
+    def _pre_dump(self, data: dict, **_) -> dict:
+        sun_data = data.pop('sys', {})
+        sunrise = sun_data.get('sunrise')
+        sunset = sun_data.get('sunset')
+
+        if sunrise is not None:
+            data['sunrise'] = sunrise
+        if sunset is not None:
+            data['sunset'] = sunset
+
+        return data