diff --git a/weather_display.py b/weather_display.py
index 1e51dd9..8c405e2 100644
--- a/weather_display.py
+++ b/weather_display.py
@@ -7,17 +7,20 @@ class WeatherDisplay:
         self.topRow = topRow
         self.twoDigitStartColumn = 9
         self.oneDigitStartColumn = 13
-        self.currentTemperature = [9, 9]
+        self.currentTemperature = ''
         self.color = colors.GREEN
         self.weatherFile = 'weather.txt'
 
     def showWeather(self):
         temperature = self.getTemperature()
 
-        if self.isTemperatureMissing(temperature):
+        if temperature != self.currentTemperature:
             self.characterDisplay.clearRow(self.topRow)
-        else:
-            self.showTemperature(list(temperature))
+
+            if self.isTemperatureValid(temperature):
+                self.showTemperature(list(temperature))
+
+        self.currentTemperature = temperature
 
     def getTemperature(self):
         try:
@@ -27,27 +30,30 @@ class WeatherDisplay:
             print(e, flush=True)
             return 'error'
 
-    def isTemperatureMissing(self, temperature):
-        return temperature == 'error' or temperature == 'init' or temperature == 'halted'
+    def isTemperatureValid(self, temperature):
+        return not (temperature == 'error' or temperature == 'init' or temperature == 'halted')
 
     def showTemperature(self, temperature):
-        if temperature != self.currentTemperature:
-            self.characterDisplay.clearRow(self.topRow)
+        start = self.getStartColumn(temperature)
 
-            start = self.oneDigitStartColumn if (
-                self.isOneDigit(temperature)
-            ) else self.twoDigitStartColumn
+        for c in temperature:
+            if c == '-':
+                self.characterDisplay.displayNegative(
+                    x=start-3,
+                    y=self.topRow,
+                    color=self.color
+                )
+            else:
+                self.characterDisplay.displayDigit(
+                    x=start,
+                    y=self.topRow,
+                    digit=c,
+                    color=self.color
+                )
+                start = start + 4
 
-            for c in temperature:
-                if c == '-':
-                    self.characterDisplay.displayNegative(
-                        start-3, self.topRow, self.color)
-                else:
-                    self.characterDisplay.displayDigit(
-                        start, self.topRow, c, self.color)
-                    start = start + 4
-
-            self.currentTemperature = temperature
+    def getStartColumn(self, temperature):
+        return self.oneDigitStartColumn if (self.isOneDigit(temperature)) else self.twoDigitStartColumn
 
     def isOneDigit(self, temperature):
         return (len(temperature) == 2 and temperature[0] == '-') or len(temperature) == 1