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1 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/wttrin.el b/wttrin.el
index 1d60d65..982e0a0 100644
--- a/wttrin.el
+++ b/wttrin.el
@@ -97,7 +97,8 @@ units (default)."
"Interval in seconds between proactive weather data refreshes.
Controls how often the background timer refreshes cached weather data
for `wttrin-favorite-location'. Data older than 2x this interval
-is considered stale."
+is considered stale. The wttr.in service updates roughly every 10
+minutes, so values below 600 just waste their bandwidth."
:group 'wttrin
:type 'integer)
@@ -126,7 +127,9 @@ The weather icon and tooltip will update automatically in the background."
(defcustom wttrin-mode-line-refresh-interval 3600
"Interval in seconds to refresh mode-line weather data.
-Default is 3600 seconds (1 hour)."
+Default is 3600 seconds (1 hour). The wttr.in service updates its
+data roughly every 10 minutes; polling more often than that just
+wastes their bandwidth. Be kind to the free service."
:group 'wttrin
:type 'integer)