diff --git a/shared/mycroft/configuration/mycroft.conf b/shared/mycroft/configuration/mycroft.conf
index 0d6ea695..09852064 100644
--- a/shared/mycroft/configuration/mycroft.conf
+++ b/shared/mycroft/configuration/mycroft.conf
@@ -96,6 +96,12 @@
     "sync_skill_settings": true
   },
 
+  // Open Weather Map direct access info
+  "openweathermap": {
+    "url": "https://api.openweathermap.org/data/2.5"
+    // "key": "INSERT-YOUR-OWN-OWM-API-KEY-HERE"
+  },
+
   // The mycroft-core messagebus websocket
   "websocket": {
     "host": "127.0.0.1",
diff --git a/skills/weather.mark2/__init__.py b/skills/weather.mark2/__init__.py
index 0840981e..15b55d3f 100644
--- a/skills/weather.mark2/__init__.py
+++ b/skills/weather.mark2/__init__.py
@@ -87,8 +87,13 @@ def handle_get_local_forecast(self, _):
         to get it.
         """
         temperature_unit = self.weather_config.temperature_unit
-
+        self.log.debug("Entering handle_get_local_forecast.")
         try:
+            self.log.debug("Calling get_weather_for_coordinates.")
+            self.log.debug(f"temperature_unit {temperature_unit}")
+            self.log.debug(f"self.weather_config.latitude {self.weather_config.latitude}")
+            self.log.debug(f"self.weather_config.longitude {self.weather_config.longitude}")
+            self.log.debug(f"self.lang {self.lang}")
             weather = self.weather_api.get_weather_for_coordinates(
                 temperature_unit,
                 self.weather_config.latitude,
diff --git a/skills/weather.mark2/skill/api.py b/skills/weather.mark2/skill/api.py
index 692ca6de..8705a5b5 100644
--- a/skills/weather.mark2/skill/api.py
+++ b/skills/weather.mark2/skill/api.py
@@ -22,8 +22,13 @@
 provided, precluding us from having to do the conversions.
 
 """
+import base64
+import json
+import requests
+
 from mycroft.api import Api
 from mycroft.util.log import LOG
+from mycroft.configuration import Configuration
 
 from .weather import WeatherReport
 
@@ -127,7 +132,6 @@ def get_weather_for_coordinates(
             measurement_system = "imperial"
         else:
             measurement_system = "metric"
-
         query_parameters = dict(
             exclude="minutely",
             lang=owm_language(lang),
@@ -135,9 +139,25 @@ def get_weather_for_coordinates(
             lon=longitude,
             units=measurement_system,
         )
-        LOG.debug(f"Parameters: {query_parameters}")
+        path = "/onecall"
         api_request = dict(path="/onecall", query=query_parameters)
-        response = self.request(api_request)
-        local_weather = WeatherReport(response)
+        try:
+            response = self.request(api_request)
+            local_weather = WeatherReport(response)
+        except Exception:
+            # For whatever reason, we didn't get back a usable response.
+            # This is a direct attempt to hit the api as fallback.
+            weather_config = Configuration.get().get("openweathermap")
+
+            # Yeah we know...
+            default_yek = base64.b64decode(b'OWU0NzdkMDk0YmYxOWFiMDE4NzFjOTIwZDI3ZGJiODg=')
+            owm_key = weather_config.get("key", default_yek.decode("utf-8"))
+            owm_url = weather_config["url"]
+
+            query_parameters["APPID"] = owm_key
+            # Call will look like this: "https://api.openweathermap.org/data/2.5/onecall?exclude=minutely&lang=en&lat=37.9577&lon=-121.29078&units=imperial&APPID={query_parameters['APPID']}"
+            response = requests.get(owm_url + "/" + path, params=query_parameters)
+            decoded = json.loads(response.content.decode("utf-8"))
+            local_weather = WeatherReport(decoded)
 
         return local_weather
diff --git a/skills/weather.mark2/skill/weather.py b/skills/weather.mark2/skill/weather.py
index c5fce912..150c6170 100644
--- a/skills/weather.mark2/skill/weather.py
+++ b/skills/weather.mark2/skill/weather.py
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import List
 
+from mycroft.util.log import LOG
+
 from .config import MILES_PER_HOUR
 from .util import convert_to_local_datetime
 
@@ -124,14 +126,27 @@ class Weather:
     """Abstract data representation of commonalities in forecast types."""
 
     def __init__(self, weather: dict, timezone: str):
+        LOG.debug(f"Weather: {weather}") 
         self.date_time = convert_to_local_datetime(weather["dt"], timezone)
-        self.feels_like = weather["feelsLike"]
+        try:
+            self.feels_like = weather["feelsLike"]
+        except:
+            self.feels_like = weather["feels_like"]
         self.pressure = weather["pressure"]
         self.humidity = weather["humidity"]
-        self.dew_point = weather["dewPoint"]
+        try:
+            self.dew_point = weather["dewPoint"]
+        except:
+            self.dew_point = weather["dew_point"]
         self.clouds = weather["clouds"]
-        self.wind_speed = int(weather["windSpeed"])
-        self.wind_direction = self._determine_wind_direction(weather["windDeg"])
+        try:
+            self.wind_speed = int(weather["windSpeed"])
+        except:
+            self.wind_speed = int(weather["wind_speed"])
+        try:
+            self.wind_direction = self._determine_wind_direction(weather["windDeg"])
+        except:
+            self.wind_direction = self._determine_wind_direction(weather["wind_deg"])
         self.condition = WeatherCondition(weather["weather"][0])
 
     @staticmethod
@@ -216,7 +231,10 @@ def __init__(self, weather: dict, timezone: str):
         self.sunrise = convert_to_local_datetime(weather["sunrise"], timezone)
         self.sunset = convert_to_local_datetime(weather["sunset"], timezone)
         self.temperature = DailyTemperature(weather["temp"])
-        self.feels_like = DailyFeelsLike(weather["feelsLike"])
+        try:
+            self.feels_like = DailyFeelsLike(weather["feelsLike"])
+        except:
+            self.feels_like = DailyFeelsLike(weather["feels_like"])
         self.chance_of_precipitation = int(weather["pop"] * 100)
 
 
@@ -244,6 +262,10 @@ class WeatherReport:
     """Full representation of the data returned by the Open Weather Maps One Call API"""
 
     def __init__(self, report):
+        LOG.debug(f"Report: {report}")
+        LOG.debug(f"Type: {type(report)}")
+        LOG.debug(f'Timezone: {report["timezone"]}')
+
         timezone = report["timezone"]
         self.current = CurrentWeather(report["current"], timezone)
         self.hourly = [HourlyWeather(hour, timezone) for hour in report["hourly"]]