diff --git a/i3pystatus/weather.py b/i3pystatus/weather.py
index 1f44b40..62e4759 100644
--- a/i3pystatus/weather.py
+++ b/i3pystatus/weather.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ class Weather(IntervalModule):
 
     settings = (
         "location_code",
+        ("colorize", "Enable color with temperature and UTF-8 icons."),
         ("units", "Celsius (metric) or Fahrenheit (imperial)"),
         "format",
     )
@@ -26,6 +27,14 @@ class Weather(IntervalModule):
 
     units = "metric"
     format = "{current_temp}"
+    colorize = None
+    color_icons = {'Fair':  (u'\u2600', '#FFCC00'),
+                   'Cloudy': (u'\u2601', '#F8F8FF'),
+                   'Rainy': (u'\u2614', '#CBD2C0'),
+                   'Sunny': (u'\u263C', '#FFFF00'),
+                   'Snow': (u'\u2603', '#FFFFFF'),
+                   'default': ('', None),
+                  }
 
     @require(internet)
     def run(self):
@@ -34,7 +43,18 @@ class Weather(IntervalModule):
         temperature = conditions['temperature']
         humidity = conditions['humidity']
         units = result['units']
-        current_temp = '{t}°{d}'.format(t=temperature, d=units['temperature'])
+        color = None
+        current_temp = '{t}°{d} '.format(t=temperature, d=units['temperature'])
+
+        if self.colorize:
+          icon, color = self.color_icons.get(conditions['text'],
+                                             self.color_icons['default'])
+          current_temp = '{t}°{d} {i}'.format(t=temperature,
+                                              d=units['temperature'],
+                                              i=icon)
+          color = color
+
         self.output = {
-            "full_text": self.format.format(current_temp=current_temp, humidity=humidity)
+            "full_text": self.format.format(current_temp=current_temp, humidity=humidity),
+            "color": color
         }