diff --git a/news.md b/news.md
--- a/news.md
+++ b/news.md
@@ -1,12 +1,20 @@
 % xmobar - Release notes
 
+## Version 0.24.2 (Aug 8, 2016)
+
+_Bug fixes_
+
+   - New Weather plugin URL (see [issue #270]).
+
+[issue #270]: https://github.com/jaor/xmobar/issues/270
+
 ## Version 0.24.1 (Jul 28, 2016)
 
 _Bug fixes_
 
    - Restoring compatibility with GHC 7.6, (see [issue #269]).
 
-[issue #268]: https://github.com/jaor/xmobar/issues/269
+[issue #269]: https://github.com/jaor/xmobar/issues/269
 
 ## Version 0.24 (Jul 26, 2016)
 
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 features, like dynamic color management, icons, output templates, and
 extensibility through plugins.
 
-This page documents xmobar 0.24.1 (see [release notes]).
+This page documents xmobar 0.24.2 (see [release notes]).
 
 [This screenshot] shows xmobar running under [sawfish], with
 antialiased fonts. And [this one] is my desktop with [xmonad] and two
diff --git a/src/Plugins/Monitors/Weather.hs b/src/Plugins/Monitors/Weather.hs
--- a/src/Plugins/Monitors/Weather.hs
+++ b/src/Plugins/Monitors/Weather.hs
@@ -183,7 +183,8 @@
        return [WI st ss y m d h w v sk tC tF dC dF rh p]
 
 defUrl :: String
-defUrl = "http://weather.noaa.gov/pub/data/observations/metar/decoded/"
+-- "http://weather.noaa.gov/pub/data/observations/metar/decoded/"
+defUrl = "http://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/data/observations/metar/decoded/"
 
 stationUrl :: String -> String
 stationUrl station = defUrl ++ station ++ ".TXT"
@@ -191,7 +192,7 @@
 getData :: String -> IO String
 #ifdef HTTP_CONDUIT
 getData station = CE.catch (do
-    manager <- newManager tlsManagerSettings 
+    manager <- newManager tlsManagerSettings
     request <- parseUrl $ stationUrl station
     res <- httpLbs request manager
     return $  B.unpack $ responseBody res
diff --git a/xmobar.cabal b/xmobar.cabal
--- a/xmobar.cabal
+++ b/xmobar.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name:               xmobar
-version:            0.24.1
+version:            0.24.2
 homepage:           http://xmobar.org
 synopsis:           A Minimalistic Text Based Status Bar
 description: 	    Xmobar is a minimalistic text based status bar.