diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.openweathermap/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/openweathermap/internal/handler/OpenWeatherMapOneCallHandler.java b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.openweathermap/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/openweathermap/internal/handler/OpenWeatherMapOneCallHandler.java
index 80bf8c5dd8c..6c21c4e3720 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.openweathermap/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/openweathermap/internal/handler/OpenWeatherMapOneCallHandler.java
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.openweathermap/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/openweathermap/internal/handler/OpenWeatherMapOneCallHandler.java
@@ -85,9 +85,9 @@ public class OpenWeatherMapOneCallHandler extends AbstractOpenWeatherMapHandler
     private @Nullable OpenWeatherMapOneCallAPIData weatherData;
 
     // forecastMinutes, -Hours and -Days determine the number of channel groups to create for each type
-    private int forecastMinutes = 0;
-    private int forecastHours = 12;
-    private int forecastDays = 6;
+    private int forecastMinutes = 60;
+    private int forecastHours = 48;
+    private int forecastDays = 8;
     private int numberOfAlerts = 0;
 
     public OpenWeatherMapOneCallHandler(Thing thing, final TimeZoneProvider timeZoneProvider) {
diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.openweathermap/src/main/resources/OH-INF/config/config.xml b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.openweathermap/src/main/resources/OH-INF/config/config.xml
index 58c40dc36e1..871d66ef76b 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.openweathermap/src/main/resources/OH-INF/config/config.xml
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.openweathermap/src/main/resources/OH-INF/config/config.xml
@@ -97,19 +97,6 @@
 		</parameter>
 	</config-description>
 
-	<config-description uri="thing-type:openweathermap:uvindex">
-		<parameter name="location" type="text" required="true">
-			<context>location</context>
-			<label>Location of Weather</label>
-			<description>Location of weather in geographical coordinates (latitude/longitude/altitude).</description>
-		</parameter>
-		<parameter name="forecastDays" type="integer" min="1" max="8" step="1">
-			<label>Number of Days</label>
-			<description>Number of days for UV Index forecast.</description>
-			<default>6</default>
-		</parameter>
-	</config-description>
-
 	<config-description uri="thing-type:openweathermap:air-pollution">
 		<parameter name="location" type="text" required="true">
 			<context>location</context>