diff --git a/backend/flask/app/aqi_parser.py b/backend/flask/app/aqi_parser.py
index 17a2b59..e023a64 100644
--- a/backend/flask/app/aqi_parser.py
+++ b/backend/flask/app/aqi_parser.py
@@ -2,28 +2,39 @@ import json
 from datetime import datetime
 import numpy as np
 
+
 def input_process(data):
-    # parse string
-    # print(data)
-    # print('type' + type(data))
+    """ 
+    parsing aqi post data and combine it with weather data
+    """
+    # get weather data
+    try:
+        with open('dyn/weather.json', 'r') as f:
+            weather_data = f.read()
+        weather_data_json = json.loads(weather_data)
+        del weather_data_json['timestamp']
+        del weather_data_json['epoch_time']
+    except FileNotFoundError:
+        # will get recreated on next run
+        weather_data_json = {}
+    # parse aqi data
     json_dict = data
-
     pm25 = json_dict['pm25']
-
     aqi, aqi_category = get_AQI(pm25)
     json_dict['aqi_value'] = float(aqi)
     json_dict['aqi_category'] = aqi_category
-
+    # set timestamp
     now = datetime.now()
     timestamp = now.strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
     epoch_time = int(now.strftime('%s'))
-
     json_dict['timestamp'] = timestamp
     json_dict['epoch_time'] = epoch_time
+    # combine the two
+    json_dict.update(weather_data_json)
 
-    new_string = json.dumps(json_dict)
+    aqi_string = json.dumps(json_dict)
 
-    return new_string
+    return aqi_string
 
 
 def get_AQI(pm25):
diff --git a/backend/flask/app/views.py b/backend/flask/app/views.py
index df1402c..78847e3 100644
--- a/backend/flask/app/views.py
+++ b/backend/flask/app/views.py
@@ -3,9 +3,12 @@ import configparser
 from flask_cors import CORS
 from flask import request
 from flask_httpauth import HTTPBasicAuth
+from apscheduler.schedulers.background import BackgroundScheduler
+
 
 from app import app
 from app import aqi_parser
+from app import weather
 
 cors = CORS(app, resources={r"/": {"origins": "*"}})
 auth = HTTPBasicAuth()
@@ -20,6 +23,9 @@ def get_config():
     config = {}
     config["authUsername"] = config_parser.get('aqi_monitor', "authUsername")
     config["authPassword"] = config_parser.get('aqi_monitor', "authPassword")
+    config["api_key"] = config_parser.get('openweathermap', "api_key")
+    config["lat"] = config_parser.get('openweathermap', "lat")
+    config["lon"] = config_parser.get('openweathermap', "lon")
     return config
 
 
@@ -31,6 +37,14 @@ USER_DATA = {}
 USER_DATA[config['authUsername']] = config['authPassword']
 
 
+# start scheduler
+scheduler = BackgroundScheduler()
+scheduler.start()
+scheduler.add_job(
+    weather.handle_weather, args=[config], trigger="interval", name='weather_api', seconds=300
+)
+
+
 @auth.verify_password
 def verify(username, password):
     if not (username and password):
@@ -45,7 +59,7 @@ def ingest():
     data = request.json
     if data:
         data = aqi_parser.input_process(data)
-        with open('dyn/values.json', 'w') as f:
+        with open('dyn/air.json', 'w') as f:
             f.write(data)
         print(data)
     return 'ingest'
@@ -55,7 +69,7 @@ def ingest():
 @app.route('/')
 def home():
     try:
-        with open('dyn/values.json', 'r') as f:
+        with open('dyn/air.json', 'r') as f:
             data = f.read()
     except FileNotFoundError:
         # will get regeneratod on next run
diff --git a/backend/flask/app/weather.py b/backend/flask/app/weather.py
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..d02cc05
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/flask/app/weather.py
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+""" get data from openweathermap.org """
+
+from datetime import datetime
+from time import sleep
+import json
+
+import requests
+
+
+def get_weather(config):
+    """ 
+    gets the missing weather data from openweathermap 
+    return: json string
+    """
+    api_key = config['api_key']
+    lat = config['lat']
+    lon = config['lon']
+    # get data
+    r = requests.get("https://api.openweathermap.org/data/2.5/weather?&units=metric&appid=" + api_key + "&lat=" + lat + "&lon=" + lon, timeout=20)
+    # format data
+    r_json = r.json()
+    weather_name = r_json['weather'][0]['main']
+    weather_icon = r_json['weather'][0]['icon']
+    wind_speed = r_json['wind']['speed']
+    wind_direction = r_json['wind']['deg']
+    # timestamp
+    now = datetime.now()
+    timestamp = now.strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
+    epoch_time = int(now.strftime('%s'))
+    # form dict
+    json_dict = {}
+    json_dict['weather_name'] = weather_name
+    json_dict['weather_icon'] = weather_icon
+    json_dict['wind_speed'] = wind_speed
+    json_dict['wind_direction'] = wind_direction
+    json_dict['timestamp'] = timestamp
+    json_dict['epoch_time'] = epoch_time
+    # return json string
+    weather_json = json.dumps(json_dict)
+    return weather_json, timestamp
+
+
+def handle_weather(config):
+    """ sets infinite loop to collect api data """
+    weather_json, timestamp = get_weather(config)
+    with open('dyn/weather.json', 'w') as f:
+        f.write(weather_json)
+    print(f'weather data updated: {timestamp}')
diff --git a/backend/flask/config.sample b/backend/flask/config.sample
index e664d09..658a6f3 100644
--- a/backend/flask/config.sample
+++ b/backend/flask/config.sample
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
 [aqi_monitor]
 authUsername = username
-authPassword = password
\ No newline at end of file
+authPassword = password
+
+[openweathermap]
+api_key = xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
+lat = 40.71
+lon = -73.99
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/backend/flask/dyn/weather.json b/backend/flask/dyn/weather.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0eb68a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/flask/dyn/weather.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{"weather_name": "Clouds", "weather_icon": "02d", "wind_speed": 2.06, "wind_direction": 180, "timestamp": "2021-02-16 14:32:52", "epoch_time": 1613460772}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/backend/flask/requirements.txt b/backend/flask/requirements.txt
index b30c269..99e3009 100644
--- a/backend/flask/requirements.txt
+++ b/backend/flask/requirements.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
+apscheduler
 Flask
 flask-cors
 Flask-HTTPAuth
-uWSGI
 numpy
+requests
+uWSGI
diff --git a/deploy.sh b/deploy.sh
index 244099c..a5c4326 100755
--- a/deploy.sh
+++ b/deploy.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@
 # upload project to vps2
 
 rsync --progress -a docker-compose.yml vps2:docker/
-rsync --progress -a --delete-after --exclude dyn --exclude config.sample backend vps2:docker/
+rsync --progress -a --delete-after \
+    --exclude dyn --exclude config.sample --exclude __pychache__ \
+    backend vps2:docker/
 rsync --progress -a --delete-after frontend vps2:docker/
 
 ##