diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e76bfa90..ab0eb781 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ planned for 2026-01-01
 
 ### Added
 
+- [weather] feat: add configurable forecast date format option (#3918)
+
 ### Changed
 
 - [core] refactor: replace `module-alias` dependency with internal alias resolver (#3893)
diff --git a/modules/default/weather/forecast.njk b/modules/default/weather/forecast.njk
index 91fef6ab..50c6bb53 100644
--- a/modules/default/weather/forecast.njk
+++ b/modules/default/weather/forecast.njk
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
         {% elif (currentStep == 1) and config.ignoreToday == false and config.absoluteDates == false %}
           <td class="day">{{ "TOMORROW" | translate }}</td>
         {% else %}
-          <td class="day">{{ f.date.format("ddd") }}</td>
+          <td class="day">{{ f.date.format(config.forecastDateFormat) }}</td>
         {% endif %}
         <td class="bright weather-icon">
           <span class="wi weathericon wi-{{ f.weatherType }}"></span>
diff --git a/modules/default/weather/weather.js b/modules/default/weather/weather.js
index 8a81b276..6aed3f43 100644
--- a/modules/default/weather/weather.js
+++ b/modules/default/weather/weather.js
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ Module.register("weather", {
 		onlyTemp: false,
 		colored: false,
 		absoluteDates: false,
+		forecastDateFormat: "ddd", // format for forecast date display, e.g., "ddd" = Mon, "dddd" = Monday, "D MMM" = 18 Oct
 		hourlyForecastIncrements: 1
 	},