diff --git a/src/blackcore/pluginmanagerweatherdata.cpp b/src/blackcore/pluginmanagerweatherdata.cpp
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+/* Copyright (C) 2016
+ * swift Project Community / Contributors
+ *
+ * This file is part of swift project. It is subject to the license terms in the LICENSE file found in the top-level
+ * directory of this distribution and at http://www.swift-project.org/license.html. No part of swift project,
+ * including this file, may be copied, modified, propagated, or distributed except according to the terms
+ * contained in the LICENSE file.
+ */
+
+#include "pluginmanagerweatherdata.h"
+#include "weatherdata.h"
+#include <QStringBuilder>
+#include <QCoreApplication>
+
+namespace BlackCore
+{
+
+    using namespace BlackMisc;
+
+    CPluginManagerWeatherData::CPluginManagerWeatherData(QObject *parent) : IPluginManager(parent)
+    {
+    }
+
+    IWeatherDataFactory *CPluginManagerWeatherData::getFactory(const QString &pluginId)
+    {
+        return getPluginById<IWeatherDataFactory>(pluginId);
+    }
+
+    Weather::CWeatherDataPluginInfoList CPluginManagerWeatherData::getAvailableWeatherDataPlugins() const
+    {
+        BlackMisc::Weather::CWeatherDataPluginInfoList list;
+        for (const auto &i : m_plugins.values())
+        {
+            list.push_back(i.info);
+        }
+        return list;
+    }
+
+    void CPluginManagerWeatherData::collectPlugins()
+    {
+        IPluginManager::collectPlugins();
+
+        const CSequence<QJsonObject> &plugins = getPlugins();
+        for (const QJsonObject &json : plugins)
+        {
+            QString iid = json["IID"].toString();
+            if (iid == QStringLiteral("org.swift-project.blackcore.weatherdata"))
+            {
+                // PluginExtended() instead of {} to silence wrong warning for gcc < 5.X
+                auto it = m_plugins.insert(pluginIdentifier(json), PluginExtended());
+                it->info.convertFromJson(json);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    BlackMisc::CSequence<QString> CPluginManagerWeatherData::acceptedIids() const
+    {
+        return
+        {
+            QStringLiteral("org.swift-project.blackcore.weatherdata")
+        };
+    }
+
+    QString CPluginManagerWeatherData::pluginDirectory() const
+    {
+        return qApp->applicationDirPath() % QStringLiteral("/plugins/weatherdata");
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/blackcore/pluginmanagerweatherdata.h b/src/blackcore/pluginmanagerweatherdata.h
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+/* Copyright (C) 2016
+ * swift Project Community / Contributors
+ *
+ * This file is part of swift project. It is subject to the license terms in the LICENSE file found in the top-level
+ * directory of this distribution and at http://www.swift-project.org/license.html. No part of swift project,
+ * including this file, may be copied, modified, propagated, or distributed except according to the terms
+ * contained in the LICENSE file.
+ */
+
+//! \file
+
+#ifndef BLACKCORE_PLUGINMANAGERWEATHERDATA_H
+#define BLACKCORE_PLUGINMANAGERWEATHERDATA_H
+
+#include "blackcoreexport.h"
+#include "pluginmanager.h"
+#include "blackmisc/weather/weatherdataplugininfolist.h"
+#include <QObject>
+
+namespace BlackCore
+{
+    class IWeatherDataFactory;
+    class IWeatherData;
+
+    /*!
+     * Manages plugins of type WeatherData.
+     */
+    class BLACKCORE_EXPORT CPluginManagerWeatherData :
+            public BlackCore::IPluginManager
+    {
+        Q_OBJECT
+
+    public:
+        //! Ctor
+        CPluginManagerWeatherData(QObject *parent = nullptr);
+
+        //! Get weatherdata factory from the plugin
+        IWeatherDataFactory *getFactory(const QString &pluginId);
+
+        //! Get all weather data plugins
+        BlackMisc::Weather::CWeatherDataPluginInfoList getAvailableWeatherDataPlugins() const;
+
+        //! \copydoc BlackCore::IPluginManager::collectPlugins()
+        virtual void collectPlugins() override;
+
+    protected:
+        //! \copydoc BlackCore::IPluginManager::acceptedIids()
+        virtual BlackMisc::CSequence<QString> acceptedIids() const override;
+
+        //! \copydoc BlackCore::IPluginManager::pluginDirectory()
+        virtual QString pluginDirectory() const override;
+
+    private:
+        //! Extended data for plugin
+        struct PluginExtended
+        {
+            BlackMisc::Weather::CWeatherDataPluginInfo info;
+            QHash<QString, BlackMisc::CVariant> storage; //!< Permanent plugin storage - data stored here will be kept even when plugin is unloaded
+        };
+
+        QMap<QString, PluginExtended> m_plugins; //!< Id <-> extended data pairs
+    };
+
+} // namespace
+
+#endif // guard
diff --git a/src/blackcore/weatherdata.cpp b/src/blackcore/weatherdata.cpp
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+++ b/src/blackcore/weatherdata.cpp
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+/* Copyright (C) 2016
+ * swift Project Community / Contributors
+ *
+ * This file is part of swift project. It is subject to the license terms in the LICENSE file found in the top-level
+ * directory of this distribution and at http://www.swift-project.org/license.html. No part of swift project,
+ * including this file, may be copied, modified, propagated, or distributed except according to the terms
+ * contained in the LICENSE file.
+ */
+
+#include "weatherdata.h"
+
+namespace BlackCore
+{
+
+} // namespace
diff --git a/src/blackcore/weatherdata.h b/src/blackcore/weatherdata.h
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+++ b/src/blackcore/weatherdata.h
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+/* Copyright (C) 2016
+ * swift Project Community / Contributors
+ *
+ * This file is part of swift project. It is subject to the license terms in the LICENSE file found in the top-level
+ * directory of this distribution and at http://www.swift-project.org/license.html. No part of swift project,
+ * including this file, may be copied, modified, propagated, or distributed except according to the terms
+ * contained in the LICENSE file.
+ */
+
+//! \file
+
+#ifndef BLACKCORE_WEATHERDATA_H
+#define BLACKCORE_WEATHERDATA_H
+
+#include "blackcoreexport.h"
+#include "blackmisc/geo/latitude.h"
+#include "blackmisc/geo/longitude.h"
+#include "blackmisc/weather/gridpoint.h"
+#include "blackmisc/weather/weathergrid.h"
+#include <QObject>
+
+namespace BlackCore
+{
+
+    /*!
+     * Interface to weather data
+     */
+    class BLACKCORE_EXPORT IWeatherData : public QObject
+    {
+        Q_OBJECT
+
+    public:
+        //! Destructor
+        virtual ~IWeatherData() {}
+
+        //! Fetch new weather data
+        virtual void fetchWeatherData(const BlackMisc::Geo::CLatitude &latitude, const BlackMisc::Geo::CLongitude &longitude, double maxDistance = -1) = 0;
+
+        //! Get fetched weather data
+        virtual BlackMisc::Weather::CWeatherGrid getWeatherData() const = 0;
+
+    signals:
+        //! Finished fetching data
+        void fetchingFinished();
+
+    protected:
+        //! Default constructor
+        IWeatherData(QObject *parent = nullptr) : QObject(parent) {}
+    };
+
+    /*!
+     * Factory pattern class to create instances of IWeatherData
+     */
+    class BLACKCORE_EXPORT IWeatherDataFactory
+    {
+    public:
+        //! Virtual destructor
+        virtual ~IWeatherDataFactory() {}
+
+        //! Create a new instance
+        virtual IWeatherData *create(QObject *parent = nullptr) = 0;
+    };
+} // namespace
+
+Q_DECLARE_INTERFACE(BlackCore::IWeatherDataFactory, "org.swift-project.blackcore.weatherdata")
+
+#endif // guard
diff --git a/src/blackmisc/weather/weatherdataplugininfo.cpp b/src/blackmisc/weather/weatherdataplugininfo.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..903022776
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/blackmisc/weather/weatherdataplugininfo.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+/* Copyright (C) 2016
+ * swift project Community / Contributors
+ *
+ * This file is part of swift project. It is subject to the license terms in the LICENSE file found in the top-level
+ * directory of this distribution and at http://www.swift-project.org/license.html. No part of swift project,
+ * including this file, may be copied, modified, propagated, or distributed except according to the terms
+ * contained in the LICENSE file.
+ */
+
+#include "weatherdataplugininfo.h"
+
+using namespace BlackMisc;
+
+namespace BlackMisc
+{
+    namespace Weather
+    {
+        CWeatherDataPluginInfo::CWeatherDataPluginInfo(const QString &identifier, const QString &name, const QString &description, bool valid) :
+            m_identifier(identifier), m_name(name), m_description(description), m_valid(valid)
+        { }
+
+        void CWeatherDataPluginInfo::convertFromJson(const QJsonObject &json)
+        {
+            if (json.contains("IID"))   // comes from the plugin
+            {
+                // json data is already validated by CPluginManagerWeatherData
+                CValueObject::convertFromJson(json["MetaData"].toObject());
+                m_valid = true;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                CValueObject::convertFromJson(json);
+            }
+        }
+
+        QString CWeatherDataPluginInfo::convertToQString(bool i18n) const
+        {
+            Q_UNUSED(i18n);
+            return QString("%1 (%2)").arg(m_name, m_identifier);
+        }
+
+    } // ns
+} // ns
diff --git a/src/blackmisc/weather/weatherdataplugininfo.h b/src/blackmisc/weather/weatherdataplugininfo.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..136bb919e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/blackmisc/weather/weatherdataplugininfo.h
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+/* Copyright (C) 2016
+ * swift Project Community / Contributors
+ *
+ * This file is part of swift project. It is subject to the license terms in the LICENSE file found in the top-level
+ * directory of this distribution and at http://www.swift-project.org/license.html. No part of swift project,
+ * including this file, may be copied, modified, propagated, or distributed except according to the terms
+ * contained in the LICENSE file.
+ */
+
+//! \file
+
+#ifndef BLACKMISC_WEATHER_WEATHERDATAPLUGININFO_H
+#define BLACKMISC_WEATHER_WEATHERDATAPLUGININFO_H
+
+#include "blackmisc/blackmiscexport.h"
+#include "blackmisc/valueobject.h"
+
+namespace BlackMisc
+{
+    namespace Weather
+    {
+        //! Describing a weather data plugin
+        class BLACKMISC_EXPORT CWeatherDataPluginInfo : public BlackMisc::CValueObject<CWeatherDataPluginInfo>
+        {
+        public:
+            //! Default constructor
+            CWeatherDataPluginInfo() = default;
+
+            //! Constructor (used with unit tests)
+            CWeatherDataPluginInfo(const QString &identifier, const QString &name,
+                                   const QString &description, bool valid);
+
+            //! \copydoc BlackMisc::CValueObject::convertFromJson
+            void convertFromJson(const QJsonObject &json);
+
+            //! Check if the provided plugin metadata is valid.
+            //! Weather data plugin has to meet the following requirements:
+            //!  * implements org.swift-project.blackcore.weatherdata;
+            //!  * provides plugin name;
+            bool isValid() const { return m_valid; }
+
+            //! Identifier
+            const QString &getIdentifier() const { return m_identifier; }
+
+            //! Name
+            const QString &getName() const { return m_name; }
+
+            //! Description
+            const QString &getDescription() const { return m_description; }
+
+            //! \copydoc CValueObject::convertToQString
+            QString convertToQString(bool i18n = false) const;
+
+        private:
+            BLACK_ENABLE_TUPLE_CONVERSION(CWeatherDataPluginInfo)
+            QString m_identifier;
+            QString m_name;
+            QString m_description;
+            bool m_valid { false };
+        };
+    } // ns
+} // ns
+
+BLACK_DECLARE_TUPLE_CONVERSION(BlackMisc::Weather::CWeatherDataPluginInfo, (
+                                   attr(o.m_identifier, flags <CaseInsensitiveComparison> ()),
+                                   attr(o.m_name, flags < DisabledForComparison | DisabledForHashing > ()),
+                                   attr(o.m_description, flags < DisabledForComparison | DisabledForHashing > ()),
+                                   attr(o.m_valid, flags < DisabledForComparison | DisabledForHashing > ())
+                               ))
+Q_DECLARE_METATYPE(BlackMisc::Weather::CWeatherDataPluginInfo)
+
+#endif // guard
diff --git a/src/blackmisc/weather/weatherdataplugininfolist.cpp b/src/blackmisc/weather/weatherdataplugininfolist.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bbe4cf7aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/blackmisc/weather/weatherdataplugininfolist.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+/* Copyright (C) 2016
+ * swift project Community / Contributors
+ *
+ * This file is part of swift project. It is subject to the license terms in the LICENSE file found in the top-level
+ * directory of this distribution and at http://www.swift-project.org/license.html. No part of swift project,
+ * including this file, may be copied, modified, propagated, or distributed except according to the terms
+ * contained in the LICENSE file.
+ */
+
+#include "weatherdataplugininfolist.h"
+
+namespace BlackMisc
+{
+    namespace Weather
+    {
+
+        CWeatherDataPluginInfoList::CWeatherDataPluginInfoList() { }
+
+        QStringList CWeatherDataPluginInfoList::toStringList(bool i18n) const
+        {
+            return this->transform([i18n](const CWeatherDataPluginInfo & info) { return info.toQString(i18n); });
+        }
+
+    } // namespace
+} // namespace
diff --git a/src/blackmisc/weather/weatherdataplugininfolist.h b/src/blackmisc/weather/weatherdataplugininfolist.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..874087ed6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/blackmisc/weather/weatherdataplugininfolist.h
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+/* Copyright (C) 2016
+ * swift Project Community / Contributors
+ *
+ * This file is part of swift project. It is subject to the license terms in the LICENSE file found in the top-level
+ * directory of this distribution and at http://www.swift-project.org/license.html. No part of swift project,
+ * including this file, may be copied, modified, propagated, or distributed except according to the terms
+ * contained in the LICENSE file.
+ */
+
+//! \file
+
+#ifndef BLACKMISC_WEATHER_WEATHERDATAPLUGININFOLIST_H
+#define BLACKMISC_WEATHER_WEATHERDATAPLUGININFOLIST_H
+
+#include "weatherdataplugininfo.h"
+#include "blackmisc/blackmiscexport.h"
+#include "blackmisc/sequence.h"
+#include "blackmisc/collection.h"
+#include <QStringList>
+
+namespace BlackMisc
+{
+    namespace Weather
+    {
+        //! Value object encapsulating a list of CWeatherDataPluginInfo objects.
+        class BLACKMISC_EXPORT CWeatherDataPluginInfoList :
+            public BlackMisc::CSequence<CWeatherDataPluginInfo>,
+            public BlackMisc::Mixin::MetaType<CWeatherDataPluginInfoList>
+        {
+        public:
+            BLACKMISC_DECLARE_USING_MIXIN_METATYPE(CWeatherDataPluginInfoList)
+
+            //! Default constructor
+            CWeatherDataPluginInfoList();
+
+            //! Construct from a base class object.
+            CWeatherDataPluginInfoList(const CSequence<CWeatherDataPluginInfo> &other);
+
+            //! String list with meaningful representations
+            QStringList toStringList(bool i18n = false) const;
+
+        };
+    } // ns
+} // ns
+
+Q_DECLARE_METATYPE(BlackMisc::Weather::CWeatherDataPluginInfoList)
+Q_DECLARE_METATYPE(BlackMisc::CCollection<BlackMisc::Weather::CWeatherDataPluginInfo>)
+Q_DECLARE_METATYPE(BlackMisc::CSequence<BlackMisc::Weather::CWeatherDataPluginInfo>)
+
+#endif // guard