diff --git a/packages/definitions/src/widget-integration-map.ts b/packages/definitions/src/widget-integration-map.ts
index 75abfffe3..b83fa3706 100644
--- a/packages/definitions/src/widget-integration-map.ts
+++ b/packages/definitions/src/widget-integration-map.ts
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ export interface DefaultWidgetConfig {
 
 export const defaultWidgetConfigs: DefaultWidgetConfig[] = [
   { kind: "clock", width: 2, height: 1 },
-  { kind: "weather", width: 2, height: 1, options: { showCity: true, hasForecast: true, forecastDayCount: 3 } },
+  { kind: "weather", width: 2, height: 1, options: { showHumidity: false, showCity: false, hasForecast: false } },
   { kind: "bookmarks", width: 2, height: 2, options: { title: "Useful Links", layout: "grid", openNewTab: true } },
 ];
 
diff --git a/packages/translation/src/lang/en.json b/packages/translation/src/lang/en.json
index b67a8a6ab..ad0be64bf 100644
--- a/packages/translation/src/lang/en.json
+++ b/packages/translation/src/lang/en.json
@@ -3012,12 +3012,10 @@
           "label": "Animate weather icons"
         },
         "showHumidity": {
-          "label": "Show humidity",
-          "description": "Display humidity in current conditions, hourly details and daily forecasts"
+          "label": "Show humidity"
         },
         "showCurrentWindSpeed": {
-          "label": "Show current wind speed",
-          "description": "Only on current weather"
+          "label": "Show current wind speed"
         },
         "useImperialSpeed": {
           "label": "Use mph for windspeed"
diff --git a/packages/widgets/src/weather/component.spec.ts b/packages/widgets/src/weather/component.spec.ts
index b60dbe4fb..c23765279 100644
--- a/packages/widgets/src/weather/component.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/widgets/src/weather/component.spec.ts
@@ -69,13 +69,13 @@ describe("weather layout", () => {
 });
 
 describe("weather defaults", () => {
-  it("starts rich and static while preserving saved false values", () => {
+  it("starts minimal and static while preserving saved false values", () => {
     const options = definition.createOptions();
-    expect(options.showCity.defaultValue).toBe(true);
-    expect(options.hasForecast.defaultValue).toBe(true);
+    expect(options.showCity.defaultValue).toBe(false);
+    expect(options.hasForecast.defaultValue).toBe(false);
     expect(options.forecastDayCount.defaultValue).toBe(3);
     expect(options.animateIcons.defaultValue).toBe(false);
-    expect(options.showHumidity.defaultValue).toBe(true);
+    expect(options.showHumidity.defaultValue).toBe(false);
 
     const reduced = reduceWidgetOptionsWithDefinition(definition, {} as never, {
       showCity: false,
diff --git a/packages/widgets/src/weather/index.ts b/packages/widgets/src/weather/index.ts
index 73a7cf40a..3252ff59f 100644
--- a/packages/widgets/src/weather/index.ts
+++ b/packages/widgets/src/weather/index.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ export const { definition, componentLoader } = createWidgetDefinition("weather",
         isFormatFahrenheit: factory.switch(),
         disableTemperatureDecimals: factory.switch(),
         animateIcons: factory.switch(),
-        showHumidity: factory.switch({ defaultValue: true, withDescription: true }),
+        showHumidity: factory.switch({ defaultValue: false, withDescription: true }),
         showCurrentWindSpeed: factory.switch({ withDescription: true }),
         useImperialSpeed: factory.switch(),
         location: factory.location({
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@ export const { definition, componentLoader } = createWidgetDefinition("weather",
           defaultValue: "dddd, MMMM D",
           withDescription: true,
         }),
-        showCity: factory.switch({ defaultValue: true }),
-        hasForecast: factory.switch({ defaultValue: true }),
+        showCity: factory.switch({ defaultValue: false }),
+        hasForecast: factory.switch({ defaultValue: false }),
         forecastDayCount: factory.slider({
           defaultValue: 3,
           validate: z.number().min(1).max(7),