diff --git a/dataengines/weather/ions/bbcukmet/ion_bbcukmet.h b/dataengines/weather/ions/bbcukmet/ion_bbcukmet.h
--- a/dataengines/weather/ions/bbcukmet/ion_bbcukmet.h
+++ b/dataengines/weather/ions/bbcukmet/ion_bbcukmet.h
@@ -155,10 +155,10 @@
 
 private:
     struct XMLMapInfo {
+        QString stationId;
         QString place;
-        QString XMLurl;
         QString forecastHTMLUrl;
-        QString XMLforecastURL;
+        QString sourceExtraArg;
     };
 
     // Key dicts
diff --git a/dataengines/weather/ions/bbcukmet/ion_bbcukmet.cpp b/dataengines/weather/ions/bbcukmet/ion_bbcukmet.cpp
--- a/dataengines/weather/ions/bbcukmet/ion_bbcukmet.cpp
+++ b/dataengines/weather/ions/bbcukmet/ion_bbcukmet.cpp
@@ -266,7 +266,19 @@
                 setData(source, QStringLiteral("validate"), QStringLiteral("bbcukmet|malformed"));
                 return true;
             }
-            m_place[QStringLiteral("bbcukmet|") +sourceAction[2]].XMLurl = sourceAction[3];
+
+            XMLMapInfo& place = m_place[QStringLiteral("bbcukmet|") + sourceAction[2]];
+
+            // backward compatibility after rss feed url change in 2018/03
+            place.sourceExtraArg = sourceAction[3];
+            if (place.sourceExtraArg.startsWith(QLatin1String("http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/"))) {
+                // Old data source id stored the full (now outdated) observation feed url
+                // http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/weather/feeds/en/STATIOID/observations.rss
+                // as extra argument, so extract the id from that
+                place.stationId = place.sourceExtraArg.section(QLatin1Char('/'), -2, -2);
+            } else {
+                place.stationId = place.sourceExtraArg;
+            }
             getXMLData(sourceAction[0] + QLatin1Char('|') + sourceAction[2]);
             return true;
         }
@@ -288,7 +300,7 @@
         }
     }
 
-    const QUrl url(m_place[source].XMLurl);
+    const QUrl url(QStringLiteral("https://weather-broker-cdn.api.bbci.co.uk/en/observation/rss/") + m_place[source].stationId);
 
     KIO::TransferJob* getJob = KIO::get(url, KIO::Reload, KIO::HideProgressInfo);
     getJob->addMetaData(QStringLiteral("cookies"), QStringLiteral("none")); // Disable displaying cookies
@@ -328,13 +340,8 @@
 void UKMETIon::getFiveDayForecast(const QString& source)
 {
     XMLMapInfo& place = m_place[source];
-    QUrl xmlMap(place.forecastHTMLUrl);
-
-    const QString stationID = xmlMap.path().section(QLatin1Char('/'), -1);
-
-    place.XMLforecastURL = QStringLiteral("http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/weather/feeds/en/") + stationID + QStringLiteral("/3dayforecast.rss") + xmlMap.query();
 
-    const QUrl url(place.XMLforecastURL);
+    const QUrl url(QStringLiteral("https://weather-broker-cdn.api.bbci.co.uk/en/forecast/rss/3day/") + place.stationId);
 
     KIO::TransferJob* getJob = KIO::get(url, KIO::Reload, KIO::HideProgressInfo);
     getJob->addMetaData(QStringLiteral("cookies"), QStringLiteral("none")); // Disable displaying cookies
@@ -362,17 +369,15 @@
             const QString fullName = result.value(QStringLiteral("fullName")).toString();
 
             if (!id.isEmpty() && !fullName.isEmpty()) {
-                const QString url = QStringLiteral("http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/weather/feeds/en/") + id + QStringLiteral("/observations.rss");
-
                 QString tmp = QStringLiteral("bbcukmet|") + fullName;
 
                 // Duplicate places can exist
                 if (m_locations.contains(tmp)) {
                     tmp += QStringLiteral(" (#") + QString::number(counter) + QLatin1Char(')');
                     counter++;
                 }
                 XMLMapInfo& place = m_place[tmp];
-                place.XMLurl = url;
+                place.stationId = id;
                 place.place = fullName;
                 m_locations.append(tmp);
             }
@@ -561,6 +566,9 @@
         if (xml.isStartElement()) {
             if (elementName == QLatin1String("item")) {
                 parseFiveDayForecast(source, xml);
+            } else if (elementName == QLatin1String("link") &&
+                       xml.namespaceUri().isEmpty()) {
+                m_place[source].forecastHTMLUrl = xml.readElementText();
             } else {
                 parseUnknownElement(xml);
             }
@@ -644,9 +652,6 @@
                     }
                 }
 
-            } else if (elementName == QLatin1String("link")) {
-                m_place[source].forecastHTMLUrl = xml.readElementText();
-
             } else if (elementName == QLatin1String("description")) {
                 QString observeString = xml.readElementText();
                 const QStringList observeData = observeString.split(QLatin1Char(':'));
@@ -871,7 +876,7 @@
     QString placeList;
     for (const QString& place : qAsConst(m_locations)) {
         const QString p = place.section(QLatin1Char('|'), 1, 1);
-        placeList.append(QStringLiteral("|place|") + p + QStringLiteral("|extra|") + m_place[place].XMLurl);
+        placeList.append(QStringLiteral("|place|") + p + QStringLiteral("|extra|") + m_place[place].stationId);
     }
     if (m_locations.count() > 1) {
         setData(source, QStringLiteral("validate"),
@@ -897,12 +902,18 @@
     QString weatherSource = source;
     // TODO: why the replacement here instead of just a new string?
     weatherSource.replace(QStringLiteral("bbcukmet|"), QStringLiteral("bbcukmet|weather|"));
-    weatherSource.append(QLatin1Char('|') + place.XMLurl);
+    weatherSource.append(QLatin1Char('|') + place.sourceExtraArg);
 
     Plasma::DataEngine::Data data;
 
-    data.insert(QStringLiteral("Place"), weatherData.stationName);
-    data.insert(QStringLiteral("Station"), weatherData.stationName);
+    // work-around for buggy observation RSS feed missing the station name
+    QString stationName = weatherData.stationName;
+    if (stationName.isEmpty() || stationName == QLatin1String(",")) {
+        stationName = source.section(QLatin1Char('|'), 1, 1);
+    }
+
+    data.insert(QStringLiteral("Place"), stationName);
+    data.insert(QStringLiteral("Station"), stationName);
     if (weatherData.observationDateTime.isValid()) {
         data.insert(QStringLiteral("Observation Timestamp"), weatherData.observationDateTime);
     }