diff --git a/FHEM/59_Weather.pm b/FHEM/59_Weather.pm
index af33d356a..173ba1f57 100755
--- a/FHEM/59_Weather.pm
+++ b/FHEM/59_Weather.pm
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ sub Weather_Initialize($) {
   $hash->{DefFn}   = "Weather_Define";
   $hash->{UndefFn} = "Weather_Undef";
   $hash->{GetFn}   = "Weather_Get";
+  $hash->{SetFn}   = "Weather_Set";
   $hash->{AttrList}= "loglevel:0,1,2,3,4,5 localicons event-on-update-reading event-on-change-reading";
 
 }
@@ -215,7 +216,7 @@ sub Weather_GetUpdate($)
   my $val= "T: $temperature  H: $humidity  W: $wind";
   Log GetLogLevel($hash->{NAME},4), "Weather ". $hash->{NAME} . ": $val";
   $hash->{STATE}= $val;
-  
+  addEvent($hash, $val);
   readingsEndUpdate($hash, defined($hash->{LOCAL} ? 0 : 1)); # DoTrigger, because sub is called by a timer instead of dispatch
       
   return 1;
@@ -247,6 +248,23 @@ sub Weather_Get($@) {
   return "$a[0] $reading => $value";
 }
 
+###################################
+
+sub Weather_Set($@) {
+  my ($hash, @a) = @_;
+
+  my $cmd= $a[1];
+
+  # usage check
+  if((@a == 2) && ($a[1] eq "update")) {
+    RemoveInternalTimer($hash);
+    Weather_GetUpdate($hash);
+    return undef;
+  } else {
+    return "Unknown argument $cmd, choose one of update";
+  }
+}
+
 
 #####################################
 sub Weather_Define($$) {
@@ -330,7 +348,6 @@ WeatherIconIMGTag($$$) {
 }
 
 #####################################
-# This has to be modularized in the future.
 sub
 WeatherAsHtml($)
 {
diff --git a/docs/commandref.html b/docs/commandref.html
index 24bd3d049..c7a22284e 100644
--- a/docs/commandref.html
+++ b/docs/commandref.html
@@ -5168,11 +5168,13 @@ To send the data, both send or write could be used.<br>
   <a name="Weatherset"></a>
   <b>Set </b>
   <ul>
-    N/A
+    <code>set &lt;name&gt; update</code><br><br>
+
+    Forces the retrieval of the weather data. The next automatic retrieval is scheduled to occur
+    <code>interval</code> seconds later.<br><br>
   </ul>
   <br>
 
-
   <a name="Weatherget"></a>
   <b>Get</b>
   <ul>