diff --git a/src/segments/owm.go b/src/segments/owm.go
index d446cec029e6..694b8401ee9b 100644
--- a/src/segments/owm.go
+++ b/src/segments/owm.go
@@ -33,8 +33,10 @@ const (
 	CacheKeyResponse string = "owm_response"
 	// CacheKeyURL key used when caching the url responsible for the response
 	CacheKeyURL string = "owm_url"
-
-	PoshOWMAPIKey = "POSH_OWM_API_KEY"
+	// Environmental variable to dynamically set the Open Map API key
+	PoshOWMAPIKey string = "POSH_OWM_API_KEY"
+	// Environmental variable to dynamically set the location string
+	PoshOWMLocationKey string = "POSH_OWM_LOCATION"
 )
 
 type weather struct {
@@ -88,14 +90,21 @@ func (d *Owm) getResult() (*owmDataResponse, error) {
 		apikey = d.env.Getenv(PoshOWMAPIKey)
 	}
 
-	location := d.props.GetString(Location, "De Bilt,NL")
+	if len(apikey) == 0 {
+		return nil, errors.New("no api key found")
+	}
 
-	location = url.QueryEscape(location)
+	location := d.props.GetString(Location, "De Bilt,NL")
+	if len(location) == 0 {
+		location = d.env.Getenv(PoshOWMLocationKey)
+	}
 
-	if len(apikey) == 0 || len(location) == 0 {
-		return nil, errors.New("no api key or location found")
+	if len(location) == 0 {
+		return nil, errors.New("no location found")
 	}
 
+	location = url.QueryEscape(location)
+
 	units := d.props.GetString(Units, "standard")
 	httpTimeout := d.props.GetInt(properties.HTTPTimeout, properties.DefaultHTTPTimeout)
 
diff --git a/src/segments/owm_test.go b/src/segments/owm_test.go
index 8a269eb8b310..337880545007 100644
--- a/src/segments/owm_test.go
+++ b/src/segments/owm_test.go
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ func TestOWMSegmentSingle(t *testing.T) {
 		testURL := fmt.Sprintf(OWMWEATHERAPIURL, location)
 		env.On("HTTPRequest", testURL).Return([]byte(tc.WeatherJSONResponse), tc.Error)
 		env.On("Error", testify_.Anything)
+		env.On("Getenv", "POSH_OWM_LOCATION").Return("")
 
 		o := &Owm{
 			props: props,
diff --git a/website/docs/segments/web/owm.mdx b/website/docs/segments/web/owm.mdx
index be9ea8e99084..18a07807621f 100644
--- a/website/docs/segments/web/owm.mdx
+++ b/website/docs/segments/web/owm.mdx
@@ -37,13 +37,13 @@ import Config from "@site/src/components/Config.js";
 
 ## Properties
 
-| Name            |   Type   |   Default    | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
-| --------------- | :------: | :----------: | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
-| `api_key`       | `string` |     `.`      | Your API key from [Open Weather Map][owm]. Can also be set using the `POSH_OWM_API_KEY` environment variable.                                                                                                                                |
-| `location`      | `string` | `De Bilt,NL` | The requested location interpreted only if valid coordinates aren't given. Formatted as \<City,STATE,COUNTRY_CODE\>. City name, state code and country code divided by comma. Please, refer to ISO 3166 for the state codes or country codes |
-| `units`         | `string` |  `standard`  | Units of measurement. Available values are standard (kelvin), metric (celsius), and imperial (fahrenheit)                                                                                                                                    |
-| `http_timeout`  |  `int`   |     `20`     | in milliseconds, the timeout for http request                                                                                                                                                                                                |
-| `cache_timeout` |  `int`   |     `10`     | in minutes, the timeout for request caching. A value of 0 disables the cache.                                                                                                                                                                |
+| Name            |   Type   |   Default    | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
+| --------------- | :------: | :----------: | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| `api_key`       | `string` |     `.`      | Your API key from [Open Weather Map][owm]. Can also be set using the `POSH_OWM_API_KEY` environment variable if the property is set to an empty string (`""`)                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
+| `location`      | `string` | `De Bilt,NL` | The requested location interpreted only if valid coordinates aren't given. Formatted as \<City,STATE,COUNTRY_CODE\>. City name, state code and country code divided by comma. Please, refer to ISO 3166 for the state codes or country codes. Can also be set using the `POSH_OWM_LOCATION` environment variable if the property is set to an empty string (`""`) |
+| `units`         | `string` |  `standard`  | Units of measurement. Available values are standard (kelvin), metric (celsius), and imperial (fahrenheit)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
+| `http_timeout`  |  `int`   |     `20`     | in milliseconds, the timeout for http request                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
+| `cache_timeout` |  `int`   |     `10`     | in minutes, the timeout for request caching. A value of 0 disables the cache.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
 
 ## Template ([info][templates])