diff --git a/starters/weather/app.js b/starters/weather/app.js
index 98a015da79..a88b85c823 100644
--- a/starters/weather/app.js
+++ b/starters/weather/app.js
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ angular.module('ionic.weather', ['ionic.weather.services', 'ionic.weather.direct
       if($scope.bgImages) {
         $scope.activeBgImage = $scope.bgImages[$scope.activeBgImageIndex++ % $scope.bgImages.length];
       }
-      $timeout(cycle, 5000);
+      $timeout(cycle, 10000);
     });
   };
 
diff --git a/starters/weather/directives.js b/starters/weather/directives.js
index 99886b8103..19ad53a6ee 100644
--- a/starters/weather/directives.js
+++ b/starters/weather/directives.js
@@ -7,12 +7,11 @@ angular.module('ionic.weather.directives', [])
     template: '<span class="current-time">{{currentTime}}</span>',
     scope: {
       localtz: '=',
-      localTime: '='
     },
     link: function($scope, $element, $attr) {
       $timeout(function checkTime() {
-        if($scope.localTime && $scope.localtz) {
-          $scope.currentTime = $filter('date')(parseInt($scope.localTime), 'h:mm') + $scope.localtz;
+        if($scope.localtz) {
+          $scope.currentTime = $filter('date')(+(new Date), 'h:mm') + $scope.localtz;
         }
         $timeout(checkTime, 500);
       });
diff --git a/starters/weather/index.html b/starters/weather/index.html
index 309e9783d9..08694ae512 100644
--- a/starters/weather/index.html
+++ b/starters/weather/index.html
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     <header id="header" class="bar bar-header bar-clear">
       <h1 class="title">
         <span class="city">{{current.display_location.city}}</span><br>
-        <current-time local-time="current.local_epoch" localtz="current.local_tz_short"></current-time>
+        <current-time localtz="current.local_tz_short"></current-time>
       </h1>
     </header>
     <div id="scroller" class="scroll padding" style="margin-top:44px">