diff --git a/plugins/weather/temperature_ b/plugins/weather/temperature_
index 6aaf0b54..f7187f7c 100755
--- a/plugins/weather/temperature_
+++ b/plugins/weather/temperature_
@@ -79,10 +79,11 @@ if (defined $ARGV[0] and $ARGV[0] eq "config") {
 }
 
 if ($response->content =~ /Temperature:\s*(.*)\s+F\s*\(\s*(.*)\s+C/) {
+    my ($f, $c) = ($1, $2);
     if ($unit =~ /F/) {
-	print "temperature.value $1\n";
+	print "temperature.value $f\n";
     } else {
-	print "temperature.value $2\n";
+	print "temperature.value $c\n";
     }
 } else {
     print "temperature.value U\n";