diff --git a/scripts/screen_record.sh b/scripts/screen_record.sh
index af09575..e677e1b 100755
--- a/scripts/screen_record.sh
+++ b/scripts/screen_record.sh
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ startRecording() {
 
     # Ensure output directory exists
     if [ ! -d "$outputDir" ]; then
-        echo "Error: Output directory '$outputDir' does not exist."
-        exit 1
+        mkdir -p "$outputDir"
+        echo "Created output directory: $outputDir"
     fi
 
     # Generate output filename and path
diff --git a/src/components/menus/calendar/weather/temperature/index.tsx b/src/components/menus/calendar/weather/temperature/index.tsx
index 733ea98..82bc6f0 100644
--- a/src/components/menus/calendar/weather/temperature/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/menus/calendar/weather/temperature/index.tsx
@@ -1,14 +1,10 @@
 import { Gtk } from 'astal/gtk3';
 import { bind } from 'astal';
 import WeatherService from 'src/services/weather';
-import options from 'src/configuration';
 import { toTitleCase } from 'src/lib/string/formatters';
 
-const { unit } = options.menus.clock.weather;
 const weatherService = WeatherService.getInstance();
 
-unit.subscribe((unitType) => (weatherService.unit = unitType));
-
 const WeatherStatus = (): JSX.Element => {
     return (
         <box halign={Gtk.Align.CENTER}>
diff --git a/src/services/weather/index.ts b/src/services/weather/index.ts
index f232137..68f3dfd 100644
--- a/src/services/weather/index.ts
+++ b/src/services/weather/index.ts
@@ -2,14 +2,14 @@ import { AstalIO, bind, interval, Variable } from 'astal';
 import { getWeatherProvider } from 'src/services/weather/adapters/registry';
 import { WeatherApiKeyManager } from './keyManager';
 import options from 'src/configuration';
-import { Opt } from 'src/lib/options';
 import { httpClient } from 'src/lib/httpClient';
 import { GaugeIcon, Percentage, Weather, WeatherIcon } from './types';
 import { DEFAULT_WEATHER } from './default';
 import { WeatherProvider } from './adapters/types';
 import { TemperatureConverter } from 'src/lib/units/temperature';
 import { SpeedConverter } from 'src/lib/units/speed';
-import { UnitType } from 'src/lib/units/temperature/types';
+
+const { interval: weatherInterval, location, unit } = options.menus.clock.weather;
 
 /**
  * Service for fetching and managing weather data from various providers
@@ -19,11 +19,11 @@ export default class WeatherService {
 
     private _currentProvider = 'weatherapi';
 
-    private readonly _location: Opt<string>;
+    private readonly _location = location;
+    private readonly _intervalFrequency = weatherInterval;
+    private readonly _unitType = unit;
 
-    private readonly _intervalFrequency: Opt<number>;
     private _interval: null | AstalIO.Time = null;
-    private _unitType: Variable<UnitType> = Variable('imperial');
 
     private _weatherData: Variable<Weather> = Variable(DEFAULT_WEATHER);
     private _temperature: Variable<string> = Variable(this._getTemperature());
@@ -33,11 +33,6 @@ export default class WeatherService {
     private _gaugeIcon: Variable<GaugeIcon> = Variable(this._getGaugeIcon());
 
     private constructor() {
-        const { interval, location } = options.menus.clock.weather;
-
-        this._intervalFrequency = interval;
-        this._location = location;
-
         this._initializeConfigTracker();
         this._initializeWeatherTracker();
     }
@@ -128,24 +123,6 @@ export default class WeatherService {
         return this._gaugeIcon;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Gets the current temperature unit type
-     *
-     * @returns Current unit type ('imperial' or 'metric')
-     */
-    public get unit(): UnitType {
-        return this._unitType.get();
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Sets the temperature unit type
-     *
-     * @param unitType - New unit type ('imperial' or 'metric')
-     */
-    public set unit(unitType: UnitType) {
-        this._unitType.set(unitType);
-    }
-
     /**
      * Gets the temperature from the weather data in the specified unit.
      *