diff --git a/panel-plugin/weather.c b/panel-plugin/weather.c
index 8780c0efe5b799e7418eb50606925786694d9a12..d4dd8de51ff62a9464678c479cc54d4ea3a7f6be 100644
--- a/panel-plugin/weather.c
+++ b/panel-plugin/weather.c
@@ -656,7 +656,7 @@ update_handler(plugin_data *data)
         /* build url */
         url = g_strdup_printf("https://api.met.no"
                               "/weatherapi/locationforecast/%s/"
-                              "?lat=%s&lon=%s&msl=%d",
+                              "classic?lat=%s&lon=%s&altitude=%d",
                               api_version,
                               data->lat, data->lon, data->msl);
 
diff --git a/panel-plugin/weather.h b/panel-plugin/weather.h
index 2723fc4c8544bb8f4575980191dcfba31c1128c9..921434f1f3a99203882026d00d83f9c407300884 100644
--- a/panel-plugin/weather.h
+++ b/panel-plugin/weather.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 #define MAX_FORECAST_DAYS 10
 #define DEFAULT_FORECAST_DAYS 5
 #define MAX_SCROLLBOX_LINES 10
-#define FORECAST_API "1.9"
+#define FORECAST_API "2.0"
 
 G_BEGIN_DECLS