diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/tommasoberlose/anotherwidget/global/Preferences.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/tommasoberlose/anotherwidget/global/Preferences.kt
index ef8d78d..ae1ae89 100755
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/tommasoberlose/anotherwidget/global/Preferences.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/tommasoberlose/anotherwidget/global/Preferences.kt
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@ package com.tommasoberlose.anotherwidget.global
 
 import android.os.Build
 import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatDelegate.*
+import androidx.core.os.ConfigurationCompat
 import com.chibatching.kotpref.KotprefModel
+import com.tommasoberlose.anotherwidget.utils.isMetric
+import java.util.*
 
 object Preferences : KotprefModel() {
     override val commitAllPropertiesByDefault: Boolean = true
@@ -14,8 +17,8 @@ object Preferences : KotprefModel() {
     var showWeather by booleanPref(key = "PREF_SHOW_WEATHER", default = false)
     var weatherIcon by stringPref(key = "PREF_WEATHER_ICON", default = "")
     var weatherTemp by floatPref(key = "PREF_WEATHER_TEMP", default = 0f)
-    var weatherTempUnit by stringPref(key = "PREF_WEATHER_TEMP_UNIT", default = "F")
-    var weatherRealTempUnit by stringPref(key = "PREF_WEATHER_REAL_TEMP_UNIT", default = "F")
+    var weatherTempUnit by stringPref(key = "PREF_WEATHER_TEMP_UNIT", default = if (ConfigurationCompat.getLocales(context.resources.configuration)[0].isMetric()) "C" else "F")
+    var weatherRealTempUnit by stringPref(key = "PREF_WEATHER_REAL_TEMP_UNIT", default = if (ConfigurationCompat.getLocales(context.resources.configuration)[0].isMetric()) "C" else "F")
     var calendarAllDay by booleanPref(key = "PREF_CALENDAR_ALL_DAY", default = true)
     var calendarFilter by stringPref(key = "PREF_CALENDAR_FILTER", default = "")
 
@@ -43,7 +46,7 @@ object Preferences : KotprefModel() {
     var weatherProviderApiWeatherApi by stringPref(default = "")
     var weatherProviderApiWeatherBit by stringPref(default = "")
     var weatherProviderApiAccuweather by stringPref(default = "")
-    var weatherProvider by intPref(default = Constants.WeatherProvider.OPEN_WEATHER.value)
+    var weatherProvider by intPref(default = if (ConfigurationCompat.getLocales(context.resources.configuration)[0].isMetric()) Constants.WeatherProvider.YR.value else Constants.WeatherProvider.WEATHER_GOV.value)
     var weatherProviderError by stringPref(default = "")
     var weatherProviderLocationError by stringPref(default = "")
     var eventAppName by stringPref(key = "PREF_EVENT_APP_NAME", default = "")
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/tommasoberlose/anotherwidget/utils/Extensions.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/tommasoberlose/anotherwidget/utils/Extensions.kt
index 750655b..fa78156 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/tommasoberlose/anotherwidget/utils/Extensions.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/tommasoberlose/anotherwidget/utils/Extensions.kt
@@ -257,4 +257,11 @@ fun Intent.isDefaultSet(context: Context): Boolean {
     } catch (ex: java.lang.Exception) {
         false
     }
+}
+
+fun Locale.isMetric(): Boolean {
+    return when (country.toUpperCase(this)) {
+        "US", "LR", "MM", "GB" -> false
+        else -> true
+    }
 }
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diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index dde1815..c81498e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@
     <string name="location_access_notification_channel_id" translatable="false">location-access</string>
     <string name="location_access_notification_channel_name">Background service</string>
     <string name="location_access_notification_channel_description">Service used to update the weather based on the current location of the user.</string>
-    <string name="location_access_notification_title">Weather update</string>
+    <string name="location_access_notification_title">Updating the weather…</string>
     <string name="location_access_notification_subtitle">We\'re updating the weather based on your current location.</string>
 
     <!-- Clock -->