diff --git a/openweathermap/__init__.py b/openweathermap/__init__.py
index a37863b20..93be4e6e4 100755
--- a/openweathermap/__init__.py
+++ b/openweathermap/__init__.py
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ def __init__(self, *args: object) -> None:
 
 
 class OpenWeatherMap(SmartPlugin):
-    PLUGIN_VERSION = "1.8.7"
+    PLUGIN_VERSION = "1.8.8"
 
     _base_url = 'https://api.openweathermap.org/'
     _base_img_url = 'https://tile.openweathermap.org/map/%s/%s/%s/%s.png?appid=%s'
@@ -396,6 +396,21 @@ def get_value_with_meta(self, owm_matchstring, correlation_hint=""):
                 else:
                     raise Exception(f"Cannot make sense of {s}")
                 s = updated_s
+            elif (s.startswith("current/") or s.startswith("daily/") or s.startswith("day/") or s.startswith("hour/")) and (s.endswith('/wind_gust/beaufort') or s.endswith('/wind_gust/description')):
+                wrk_typ = "onecall [bft-calculation]"
+                mps_string = s.replace('/wind_gust/beaufort', '/wind_gust')
+                mps_string = mps_string.replace(
+                    '/wind_gust/description', '/wind_gust')
+                wind_mps, updated_s = self.__get_val_from_dict(
+                    mps_string, wrk, correlation_hint, owm_matchstring)
+                bft_val = self.get_beaufort_number(wind_mps)
+                if s.endswith('/beaufort'):
+                    ret_val = bft_val
+                elif s.endswith('/description'):
+                    ret_val = self.get_beaufort_description(bft_val)
+                else:
+                    raise Exception(f"Cannot make sense of {s}")
+                s = updated_s
             else:
                 ret_val, s = self.__get_val_from_dict(s, wrk, correlation_hint, owm_matchstring)
         except Exception as e:
diff --git a/openweathermap/plugin.yaml b/openweathermap/plugin.yaml
index 6550508e6..0c0339e0b 100755
--- a/openweathermap/plugin.yaml
+++ b/openweathermap/plugin.yaml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ plugin:
     keywords: weather precipation irrigation
     documentation: ''
     support: 'https://knx-user-forum.de/forum/supportforen/smarthome-py/1246998-support-thread-zum-openweathermap-plugin'
-    version: 1.8.7                # Plugin version
+    version: 1.8.8                # Plugin version
     sh_minversion: '1.9.0'          # minimum shNG version to use this plugin
 #    sh_maxversion:               # maximum shNG version to use this plugin (leave empty if latest)
     multi_instance: True          # plugin supports multi instance
@@ -450,12 +450,12 @@ item_structs:
             beaufort_nr:
                 name: wind speed as beaufort number
                 type: num
-                owm_matchstring: current/wind_speed/beaufort
+                owm_matchstring@instance: current/wind_speed/beaufort
 
             beaufort_string:
                 name: wind speed as beaufort string
                 type: str
-                owm_matchstring: current/wind_speed/description
+                owm_matchstring@instance: current/wind_speed/description
 
         wind_gust:
             name: (where available) Wind gust. Units default metre/sec, metric metre/sec, imperial miles/hour.
@@ -465,14 +465,12 @@ item_structs:
             beaufort_nr:
                 name: wind gusts as beaufort number
                 type: num
-                eval: sh.plugins.get('openweathermap').get_beaufort_number(sh....wind_gust())
-                eval_trigger: ...wind_gust
+                owm_matchstring@instance: current/wind_gust/beaufort
 
             beaufort_string:
                 name: wind gusts as beaufort string
                 type: str
-                eval: sh.plugins.get('openweathermap').get_beaufort_description( sh...beaufort_nr() )
-                eval_trigger: ..beaufort_nr
+                owm_matchstring@instance: current/wind_gust/description
 
         wind_deg:
             name: Wind direction, degrees (meteorological)
@@ -630,13 +628,11 @@ item_structs:
             beaufort_nr:
                 name: wind speed as beaufort number
                 type: num
-                eval: sh.plugins.get('openweathermap').get_beaufort_number(sh...())
-                eval_trigger: ..
+                owm_matchstring@instance: current/wind_speed/beaufort
             beaufort_string:
                 name: wind speed as beaufort string
                 type: str
-                eval: sh.plugins.get('openweathermap').get_beaufort_description( sh...beaufort_nr() )
-                eval_trigger: ..beaufort_nr
+                owm_matchstring@instance: current/wind_speed/description
 
         wind_gust:
             name: (where available) Wind gust. Units default metre/sec, metric metre/sec, imperial miles/hour.
@@ -646,13 +642,11 @@ item_structs:
             beaufort_nr:
                 name: wind gusts as beaufort number
                 type: num
-                eval: sh.plugins.get('openweathermap').get_beaufort_number(sh...())
-                eval_trigger: ..
+                owm_matchstring@instance: current/wind_gust/beaufort
             beaufort_string:
                 name: wind gusts as beaufort string
                 type: str
-                eval: sh.plugins.get('openweathermap').get_beaufort_description( sh...beaufort_nr() )
-                eval_trigger: ..beaufort_nr
+                owm_matchstring@instance: current/wind_gust/description
 
         wind_deg:
             name: Wind direction, degrees (meteorological)