diff --git a/app.py b/app.py
index a8e6350..efc8138 100644
--- a/app.py
+++ b/app.py
@@ -1,18 +1,23 @@
 from flask import Flask, render_template, jsonify, request
-from utils.weather import get_today_snowfall
-from utils.geocode import get_city_name
+from utils.weather import get_today_snowfall_async
+from utils.geocode import get_city_name_async
 from config import MAX_SNOW_INCHES
 from flask_caching import Cache
+import asyncio
 
 app = Flask(__name__)
 
 # Cache config: 10-minute default timeout
 cache = Cache(app, config={"CACHE_TYPE": "SimpleCache", "CACHE_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT": 600})
 
-@cache.memoize(600)  # cache each request for 10 minutes
+@cache.memoize()
 def get_snowfall_for_location(lat, lon):
-    inches, snowing, tz_name = get_today_snowfall(lat, lon)
-    city_name = get_city_name(lat, lon)
+    # Run async functions in an event loop
+    return asyncio.run(fetch_snow_and_city(lat, lon))
+
+async def fetch_snow_and_city(lat, lon):
+    inches, snowing, tz_name = await get_today_snowfall_async(lat, lon)
+    city_name = await get_city_name_async(lat, lon)
     return inches, snowing, tz_name, city_name
 
 @app.route("/")
@@ -43,6 +48,5 @@ def snowfall_api():
         "updated": datetime.now().isoformat()
     })
 
-
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     app.run(host="0.0.0.0", port=5000)
diff --git a/utils/geocode.py b/utils/geocode.py
index f9345d9..a720e2d 100644
--- a/utils/geocode.py
+++ b/utils/geocode.py
@@ -1,17 +1,13 @@
-import requests
+import httpx
 
-def get_city_name(lat, lon):
-    try:
-        r = requests.get(
+async def get_city_name_async(lat, lon):
+    async with httpx.AsyncClient(timeout=5) as client:
+        r = await client.get(
             "https://nominatim.openstreetmap.org/reverse",
             params={"lat": lat, "lon": lon, "format": "json", "zoom": 10, "addressdetails": 1},
             headers={"User-Agent": "AreWeBuriedApp/1.0"}
         )
         r.raise_for_status()
         data = r.json()
-        address = data.get("address", {})
-        city = address.get("city") or address.get("town") or address.get("village") or address.get("county") or f"{lat:.2f},{lon:.2f}"
-        return city
-    except Exception as e:
-        print("Reverse geocoding error:", e)
-        return f"{lat:.2f},{lon:.2f}"
+    address = data.get("address", {})
+    return address.get("city") or address.get("town") or address.get("village") or address.get("county") or f"{lat:.2f},{lon:.2f}"
diff --git a/utils/weather.py b/utils/weather.py
index 51ddd90..043a005 100644
--- a/utils/weather.py
+++ b/utils/weather.py
@@ -1,43 +1,33 @@
-import requests
-from datetime import datetime
+import httpx
 import pytz
+from datetime import datetime
 from timezonefinder import TimezoneFinder
 from config import OPEN_METEO_URL
 
 tf = TimezoneFinder()
 
-def get_today_snowfall(lat, lon):
-    try:
-        tz_name = tf.timezone_at(lat=lat, lng=lon) or "UTC"
+async def get_today_snowfall_async(lat, lon):
+    tz_name = tf.timezone_at(lat=lat, lng=lon) or "UTC"
 
-        params = {
-            "latitude": lat,
-            "longitude": lon,
-            "hourly": "snowfall",
-            "timezone": tz_name
-        }
-
-        r = requests.get(OPEN_METEO_URL, params=params, timeout=5)
+    async with httpx.AsyncClient(timeout=5) as client:
+        params = {"latitude": lat, "longitude": lon, "hourly": "snowfall", "timezone": tz_name}
+        r = await client.get(OPEN_METEO_URL, params=params)
         r.raise_for_status()
         data = r.json()
 
-        hourly = data.get("hourly", {})
-        times = hourly.get("time", [])
-        snow_values = hourly.get("snowfall", [])
+    hourly = data.get("hourly", {})
+    times = hourly.get("time", [])
+    snow_values = hourly.get("snowfall", [])
 
-        today_str = datetime.now(pytz.timezone(tz_name)).date().isoformat()
+    today_str = datetime.now(pytz.timezone(tz_name)).date().isoformat()
 
-        snowfall_cm = 0.0
-        snowing_now = False
-        for t, s in zip(times, snow_values):
-            if t.startswith(today_str):
-                snowfall_cm += s
-                if s > 0:
-                    snowing_now = True
+    snowfall_cm = 0.0
+    snowing_now = False
+    for t, s in zip(times, snow_values):
+        if t.startswith(today_str):
+            snowfall_cm += s
+            if s > 0:
+                snowing_now = True
 
-        inches = round(snowfall_cm / 2.54, 1)
-        return inches, snowing_now, tz_name
-
-    except Exception as e:
-        print("Error fetching snowfall:", e)
-        return 0.0, False, "UTC"
+    inches = round(snowfall_cm / 2.54, 1)
+    return inches, snowing_now, tz_name