diff --git a/src/blackcore/context/contextsimulator.h b/src/blackcore/context/contextsimulator.h
index 2d892ef12..cb2790d03 100644
--- a/src/blackcore/context/contextsimulator.h
+++ b/src/blackcore/context/contextsimulator.h
@@ -278,6 +278,9 @@ namespace BlackCore
             //! Reset model by matching it again
             virtual bool resetToModelMatchingAircraft(const BlackMisc::Aviation::CCallsign &callsign) = 0;
 
+            //! Is simulator weather activated or deactivated?
+            virtual bool isWeatherActivated() const = 0;
+
             //! Activates or deactivates simulator weather
             virtual void setWeatherActivated(bool activated) = 0;
 
diff --git a/src/blackcore/context/contextsimulatorempty.h b/src/blackcore/context/contextsimulatorempty.h
index 94e27c3fa..14553b4aa 100644
--- a/src/blackcore/context/contextsimulatorempty.h
+++ b/src/blackcore/context/contextsimulatorempty.h
@@ -318,6 +318,13 @@ namespace BlackCore
                 return false;
             }
 
+            //! \copydoc IContextSimulator::isWeatherActivated
+            virtual bool isWeatherActivated() const override
+            {
+                logEmptyContextWarning(Q_FUNC_INFO);
+                return false;
+            }
+
             //! \copydoc IContextSimulator::setWeatherActivated
             virtual void setWeatherActivated(bool activated) override
             {
diff --git a/src/blackcore/context/contextsimulatorimpl.cpp b/src/blackcore/context/contextsimulatorimpl.cpp
index bc2949641..14e8aa32b 100644
--- a/src/blackcore/context/contextsimulatorimpl.cpp
+++ b/src/blackcore/context/contextsimulatorimpl.cpp
@@ -979,10 +979,15 @@ namespace BlackCore
             return true;
         }
 
+        bool CContextSimulator::isWeatherActivated() const
+        {
+            if (m_debugEnabled) { CLogMessage(this, CLogCategory::contextSlot()).debug() << Q_FUNC_INFO; }
+            if (!m_simulatorPlugin.second || m_simulatorPlugin.first.isUnspecified()) { return m_isWeatherActivated; }
+            return m_simulatorPlugin.second->isWeatherActivated();
+        }
+
         void CContextSimulator::setWeatherActivated(bool activated)
         {
-            m_isWeatherActivated = activated;
-
             if (m_debugEnabled) { CLogMessage(this, CLogCategory::contextSlot()).debug() << Q_FUNC_INFO; }
             if (!m_simulatorPlugin.second || m_simulatorPlugin.first.isUnspecified()) { return; }
             m_simulatorPlugin.second->setWeatherActivated(activated);
diff --git a/src/blackcore/context/contextsimulatorimpl.h b/src/blackcore/context/contextsimulatorimpl.h
index 598cb8701..9f66e32b4 100644
--- a/src/blackcore/context/contextsimulatorimpl.h
+++ b/src/blackcore/context/contextsimulatorimpl.h
@@ -111,9 +111,10 @@ namespace BlackCore
             virtual bool followAircraft(const BlackMisc::Aviation::CCallsign &callsign) override;
             virtual void recalculateAllAircraft() override;
             virtual bool resetToModelMatchingAircraft(const BlackMisc::Aviation::CCallsign &callsign) override;
+            virtual bool isWeatherActivated() const override;
             virtual void setWeatherActivated(bool activated) override;
             virtual void requestWeatherGrid(const BlackMisc::Weather::CWeatherGrid &weatherGrid, const BlackMisc::CIdentifier &identifier) override;
-            virtual int doMatchingsAgain() override;
+            virtual int  doMatchingsAgain() override;
             virtual bool doMatchingAgain(const BlackMisc::Aviation::CCallsign &callsign) override;
             virtual BlackMisc::CStatusMessageList getMatchingMessages(const BlackMisc::Aviation::CCallsign &callsign) const override;
             virtual bool isMatchingMessagesEnabled() const override;
@@ -267,7 +268,7 @@ namespace BlackCore
             bool m_wasSimulating          = false;
             bool m_initallyAddAircraft    = false;
             bool m_enableMatchingMessages = true;
-            bool m_isWeatherActivated     = false;
+            bool m_isWeatherActivated     = false; // used to activate after plugin is loaded
 
             QString m_networkSessionId; //!< Network session of CServer::getServerSessionId, if not connected empty (for statistics, ..)
             BlackMisc::Simulation::CBackgroundValidation *m_validator = nullptr;
diff --git a/src/blackcore/context/contextsimulatorproxy.cpp b/src/blackcore/context/contextsimulatorproxy.cpp
index 6eda26bbe..5f5739527 100644
--- a/src/blackcore/context/contextsimulatorproxy.cpp
+++ b/src/blackcore/context/contextsimulatorproxy.cpp
@@ -287,6 +287,11 @@ namespace BlackCore
             return m_dBusInterface->callDBusRet<bool>(QLatin1String("resetToModelMatchingAircraft"), callsign);
         }
 
+        bool CContextSimulatorProxy::isWeatherActivated() const
+        {
+            return m_dBusInterface->callDBusRet<bool>(QLatin1String("isWeatherActivated"));
+        }
+
         void CContextSimulatorProxy::setWeatherActivated(bool activated)
         {
             m_dBusInterface->callDBus(QLatin1String("setWeatherActivated"), activated);
diff --git a/src/blackcore/context/contextsimulatorproxy.h b/src/blackcore/context/contextsimulatorproxy.h
index 4bae6dad0..2630791f9 100644
--- a/src/blackcore/context/contextsimulatorproxy.h
+++ b/src/blackcore/context/contextsimulatorproxy.h
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ namespace BlackCore
             virtual bool followAircraft(const BlackMisc::Aviation::CCallsign &callsign) override;
             virtual void recalculateAllAircraft() override;
             virtual bool resetToModelMatchingAircraft(const BlackMisc::Aviation::CCallsign &callsign) override;
+            virtual bool isWeatherActivated() const override;
             virtual void setWeatherActivated(bool activated) override;
             virtual void requestWeatherGrid(const BlackMisc::Weather::CWeatherGrid &weatherGrid, const BlackMisc::CIdentifier &identifier) override;
             virtual BlackMisc::CStatusMessageList getMatchingMessages(const BlackMisc::Aviation::CCallsign &callsign) const override;
diff --git a/src/blackcore/simulator.cpp b/src/blackcore/simulator.cpp
index 53f696c46..45d326fe2 100644
--- a/src/blackcore/simulator.cpp
+++ b/src/blackcore/simulator.cpp
@@ -116,6 +116,11 @@ namespace BlackCore
         this->setUpdateAllRemoteAircraft();
     }
 
+    bool ISimulator::isWeatherActivated() const
+    {
+        return m_isWeatherActivated;
+    }
+
     void ISimulator::setWeatherActivated(bool activated)
     {
         m_isWeatherActivated = activated;
diff --git a/src/blackcore/simulator.h b/src/blackcore/simulator.h
index 17258cca0..beedbd5a4 100644
--- a/src/blackcore/simulator.h
+++ b/src/blackcore/simulator.h
@@ -177,6 +177,9 @@ namespace BlackCore
         //! Recalculate all aircraft
         virtual void recalculateAllAircraft();
 
+        //! Weather activated
+        virtual bool isWeatherActivated() const ;
+
         //! Activates or deactivates simulator weather
         virtual void setWeatherActivated(bool activated);