diff --git a/hosts/common/programs/default.nix b/hosts/common/programs/default.nix
index a6542525..b9b31012 100644
--- a/hosts/common/programs/default.nix
+++ b/hosts/common/programs/default.nix
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
     ./git.nix
     ./gnome-feeds.nix
     ./gnome-keyring.nix
+    ./gnome-weather.nix
     ./gpodder.nix
     ./gthumb.nix
     ./helix.nix
diff --git a/hosts/common/programs/gnome-weather.nix b/hosts/common/programs/gnome-weather.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f3c8b212
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hosts/common/programs/gnome-weather.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+# preferences are saved via dconf; see `dconf dump /`
+# cache dir is just for weather data (or maybe a http cache)
+{ ... }:
+{
+  sane.programs.gnome-weather = {
+    persist.plaintext = [
+      ".cache/libgweather"
+    ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/hosts/modules/gui/default.nix b/hosts/modules/gui/default.nix
index 5494dd5e..c4b17fb4 100644
--- a/hosts/modules/gui/default.nix
+++ b/hosts/modules/gui/default.nix
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
       # "gnome-podcasts"
       # "gnome.gnome-system-monitor"
       # "gnome.gnome-terminal"  # works on phosh
-      # "gnome.gnome-weather"
+      "gnome.gnome-weather"
       "gpodder"
       "gthumb"
       "komikku"
diff --git a/overlays/cross.nix b/overlays/cross.nix
index ebcba793..7bcffaf6 100644
--- a/overlays/cross.nix
+++ b/overlays/cross.nix
@@ -940,6 +940,25 @@ in {
   #   # fixes "Run-time dependency vapigen found: NO (tried pkgconfig)"
   #   buildInputs = upstream.buildInputs ++ [ final.vala ];
   # });
+  libgweather = (prev.libgweather.override {
+    # we need introspection for bindings, used by e.g.
+    # - gnome.gnome-weather (javascript)
+    # - sane-weather (python)
+    #
+    # enabling introspection on cross is tricky because `gen_locations_variant.py`
+    # outputs binary files (Locations.bin) which use the endianness of the build machine
+    # OTOH, aarch64 and x86_64 have same endianness: why not just ignore the issue, then?
+    # upstream issue (loosely related): <https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libgweather/-/issues/154>
+    withIntrospection = true;
+  }).overrideAttrs (upstream: {
+    # TODO: the `is_cross_build` change to meson.build is in nixpkgs, but specifies the wrong filepath
+    #   (libgweather/meson.build instead of meson.build)
+    postPatch = (upstream.postPatch or "") + ''
+      sed -i '2i import os; os.environ["GI_TYPELIB_PATH"] = ""' build-aux/meson/gen_locations_variant.py
+      substituteInPlace meson.build \
+        --replace "g_ir_scanner.found() and not meson.is_cross_build()" "g_ir_scanner.found()"
+    '';
+  });
 
   # libsForQt5 = prev.libsForQt5.overrideScope' (self: super: {
   #   qgpgme = super.qgpgme.overrideAttrs (orig: {
@@ -1670,33 +1689,6 @@ in {
   #   '';
   # });
 
-  sane-weather = prev.sane-weather.override {
-    # we need introspection to be able to call libgweather from python,
-    # but introspection's only built for non-cross.
-    # enabling introspection on cross is tricky because `gen_locations_variant.py`
-    # outputs binary files (Locations.bin) which use the endianness of the build machine
-    # OTOH, aarch64 and x86_64 have same endianness: why not just ignore the issue, then?
-    # upstream issue (loosely related): <https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libgweather/-/issues/154>
-    # libgweather = buildInQemu (final.libgweather.override {
-    #   gobject-introspection = final.gobject-introspection.override {
-    #     buildPackages = final;
-    #   };
-    #   python3.pythonForBuild = final.python3;
-    #   # withIntrospection = false;
-    # });
-    libgweather = (final.libgweather.override {
-      withIntrospection = true;
-    }).overrideAttrs (upstream: {
-      # TODO: the `is_cross_build` change to meson.build is in nixpkgs, but specifies the wrong filepath
-      #   (libgweather/meson.build instead of meson.build)
-      postPatch = (upstream.postPatch or "") + ''
-        sed -i '2i import os; os.environ["GI_TYPELIB_PATH"] = ""' build-aux/meson/gen_locations_variant.py
-        substituteInPlace meson.build \
-          --replace "g_ir_scanner.found() and not meson.is_cross_build()" "g_ir_scanner.found()"
-      '';
-    });
-  };
-
   # sequoia = prev.sequoia.override {
   #   # fails to fix original error
   #   inherit (emulated) stdenv;