diff --git a/weatherservices/weather/display.go b/weatherservices/weather/display.go
index 9eef59b2..0648b45c 100644
--- a/weatherservices/weather/display.go
+++ b/weatherservices/weather/display.go
@@ -72,5 +72,5 @@ func (widget *Widget) temperatures(cityData *owm.CurrentWeatherData) string {
 }
 
 func (widget *Widget) title(cityData *owm.CurrentWeatherData) string {
-	return fmt.Sprintf(" %s  %s ", widget.icon(cityData), cityData.Name)
+	return fmt.Sprintf(" %s  %s ", widget.emojiFor(cityData), cityData.Name)
 }
diff --git a/weatherservices/weather/emoji.go b/weatherservices/weather/emoji.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..15dafe82
--- /dev/null
+++ b/weatherservices/weather/emoji.go
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+package weather
+
+import (
+	owm "github.com/briandowns/openweathermap"
+)
+
+var weatherEmoji = map[string]string{
+	"default":                     "💥",
+	"broken clouds":               "~",
+	"clear":                       " ",
+	"clear sky":                   " ",
+	"cloudy":                      "⛅️",
+	"few clouds":                  "🌤",
+	"fog":                         "🌫",
+	"haze":                        "🌫",
+	"heavy intensity rain":        "💦",
+	"heavy rain":                  "💦",
+	"heavy snow":                  "⛄️",
+	"light intensity shower rain": "☔️",
+	"light rain":                  "🌦",
+	"light shower snow":           "🌦⛄️",
+	"light snow":                  "🌨",
+	"mist":                        "🌬",
+	"moderate rain":               "🌧",
+	"moderate snow":               "🌨",
+	"overcast":                    "🌥",
+	"overcast clouds":             "🌥",
+	"partly cloudy":               "🌤",
+	"scattered clouds":            "🌤",
+	"shower rain":                 "☔️",
+	"snow":                        "❄️",
+	"sunny":                       "☀️",
+	"thunderstorm":                "⛈",
+}
+
+func (widget *Widget) emojiFor(data *owm.CurrentWeatherData) string {
+	if len(data.Weather) == 0 {
+		return ""
+	}
+
+	emoji := weatherEmoji[data.Weather[0].Description]
+	if emoji == "" {
+		emoji = weatherEmoji["default"]
+	}
+
+	return emoji
+}
diff --git a/weatherservices/weather/widget.go b/weatherservices/weather/widget.go
index 6416f0a2..f58d7bed 100644
--- a/weatherservices/weather/widget.go
+++ b/weatherservices/weather/widget.go
@@ -163,76 +163,6 @@ func (widget *Widget) defaultCityCodes() []interface{} {
 	return defaults
 }
 
-// icon returns an emoji for the current weather
-// src: https://github.com/chubin/wttr.in/blob/master/share/translations/en.txt
-// Note: these only work for English weather status. Sorry about that
-//
-// FIXME: Move these into a configuration file so they can be changed without a compile
-func (widget *Widget) icon(data *owm.CurrentWeatherData) string {
-	var icon string
-
-	if len(data.Weather) == 0 {
-		return ""
-	}
-
-	switch data.Weather[0].Description {
-	case "broken clouds":
-		icon = "☁️"
-	case "clear":
-		icon = "☀️"
-	case "clear sky":
-		icon = "☀️"
-	case "cloudy":
-		icon = "⛅️"
-	case "few clouds":
-		icon = "🌤"
-	case "fog":
-		icon = "🌫"
-	case "haze":
-		icon = "🌫"
-	case "heavy intensity rain":
-		icon = "💦"
-	case "heavy rain":
-		icon = "💦"
-	case "heavy snow":
-		icon = "⛄️"
-	case "light intensity shower rain":
-		icon = "☔️"
-	case "light rain":
-		icon = "🌦"
-	case "light shower snow":
-		icon = "🌦⛄️"
-	case "light snow":
-		icon = "🌨"
-	case "mist":
-		icon = "🌬"
-	case "moderate rain":
-		icon = "🌧"
-	case "moderate snow":
-		icon = "🌨"
-	case "overcast":
-		icon = "🌥"
-	case "overcast clouds":
-		icon = "🌥"
-	case "partly cloudy":
-		icon = "🌤"
-	case "scattered clouds":
-		icon = "☁️"
-	case "shower rain":
-		icon = "☔️"
-	case "snow":
-		icon = "❄️"
-	case "sunny":
-		icon = "☀️"
-	case "thunderstorm":
-		icon = "⛈"
-	default:
-		icon = "💥"
-	}
-
-	return icon
-}
-
 func (widget *Widget) keyboardIntercept(event *tcell.EventKey) *tcell.EventKey {
 	switch string(event.Rune()) {
 	case "/":