diff --git a/src/app/api/weather/route.ts b/src/app/api/weather/route.ts
index afaf8a6..0a201b2 100644
--- a/src/app/api/weather/route.ts
+++ b/src/app/api/weather/route.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+const CACHE_TTL_MS = 1000 * 60 * 20; // 20 minutes
+
+type CacheEntry = {
+  ts: number;
+  weather: any;
+};
+
+const weatherCache = new Map<string, CacheEntry>();
+
 export const POST = async (req: Request) => {
   try {
     const body: {
@@ -15,6 +24,16 @@ export const POST = async (req: Request) => {
       );
     }
 
+    const cacheKey = `${body.lat.toFixed(4)},${body.lng.toFixed(4)},${body.measureUnit}`;
+
+    // Return cached entry if fresh
+    const cached = weatherCache.get(cacheKey);
+    if (cached && Date.now() - cached.ts < CACHE_TTL_MS) {
+      console.log('Returning cached weather data for ', cacheKey);
+      return Response.json(cached.weather);
+    }
+    console.log('Fetching new weather data for ', cacheKey);
+
     const res = await fetch(
       `https://api.open-meteo.com/v1/forecast?latitude=${body.lat}&longitude=${body.lng}&current=weather_code,temperature_2m,is_day,relative_humidity_2m,wind_speed_10m&timezone=auto${
         body.measureUnit === 'Metric' ? '' : '&temperature_unit=fahrenheit'
@@ -159,6 +178,13 @@ export const POST = async (req: Request) => {
         break;
     }
 
+    // store in cache
+    try {
+      weatherCache.set(cacheKey, { ts: Date.now(), weather });
+    } catch (e) {
+      // ignore cache failures
+    }
+
     return Response.json(weather);
   } catch (err) {
     console.error('An error occurred while getting home widgets', err);
diff --git a/src/components/WeatherWidget.tsx b/src/components/WeatherWidget.tsx
index 1728c49..f9efd3f 100644
--- a/src/components/WeatherWidget.tsx
+++ b/src/components/WeatherWidget.tsx
@@ -16,15 +16,42 @@ const WeatherWidget = () => {
   const [loading, setLoading] = useState(true);
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    const getApproxLocation = async () => {
-      const res = await fetch('https://ipwhois.app/json/');
-      const data = await res.json();
+    const IPWHOIS_CACHE_KEY = 'ipwhois_cache_v1';
+    const IPWHOIS_TTL_MS = 1000 * 60 * 20; // 20 minutes
 
-      return {
-        latitude: data.latitude,
-        longitude: data.longitude,
-        city: data.city,
-      };
+    const getApproxLocation = async () => {
+      try {
+        const raw = sessionStorage.getItem(IPWHOIS_CACHE_KEY);
+        if (raw) {
+          const parsed = JSON.parse(raw);
+          if (parsed?.ts && Date.now() - parsed.ts < IPWHOIS_TTL_MS && parsed?.data) {
+            return parsed.data;
+          }
+        }
+
+        const res = await fetch('https://ipwhois.app/json/');
+        const data = await res.json();
+
+        const payload = {
+          ts: Date.now(),
+          data: {
+            latitude: data.latitude,
+            longitude: data.longitude,
+            city: data.city,
+          },
+        };
+
+        try {
+          sessionStorage.setItem(IPWHOIS_CACHE_KEY, JSON.stringify(payload));
+        } catch (e) {
+          // ignore storage errors (e.g., quota)
+        }
+
+        return payload.data;
+      } catch (err) {
+        // If anything goes wrong, fall back to a safe default
+        return { latitude: 0, longitude: 0, city: '' };
+      }
     };
 
     const getLocation = async (