diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 240d39d..7ea474c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -46,6 +46,70 @@ func main() {
 }
 ```
 
+The example below shows a basic example of how the meteo package can fetch weather statuses concurrently.
+
+```go
+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/qba73/meteo"
+)
+
+func main() {
+	start := time.Now()
+	ch := make(chan string)
+
+	locations := []string{
+		"Vilnius,LT", "Dublin,IE", "London,UK", "Berlin,DE",
+		"Belfast,UK", "Castlebar,IE", "Killarney,IE",
+		"Warsaw,PL", "Lodz,PL", "Vienna,AT"}
+
+	for _, loc := range locations {
+		go getWeather(loc, ch)
+	}
+
+	for range locations {
+		fmt.Println(<-ch)
+	}
+
+	fmt.Printf("%.2fs elapsed\n", time.Since(start).Seconds())
+}
+
+func getWeather(location string, ch chan<- string) {
+	start := time.Now()
+
+	weather, err := meteo.GetWeather(location)
+	if err != nil {
+		ch <- fmt.Sprint(err)
+		return
+	}
+	sec := time.Since(start).Seconds()
+	ch <- fmt.Sprintf("%.2fs Location: %s, Weather: %s", sec, location, weather)
+}
+```
+Build the binary:
+```bash
+➜  meteo git:(master) ✗ go build -o example ./examples/concurrent/main.go
+```
+Run the binary:
+```
+➜  meteo git:(master) ✗ ./example
+0.61s Location: Lodz,PL, Weather: Cloudy 2.3°C
+0.61s Location: Killarney,IE, Weather: Cloudy 12.0°C
+0.61s Location: Vilnius,LT, Weather: Cloudy 4.3°C
+0.61s Location: Berlin,DE, Weather: Partlycloudy_night 3.8°C
+0.62s Location: Castlebar,IE, Weather: Cloudy 12.7°C
+0.62s Location: Belfast,UK, Weather: Lightrain 10.5°C
+0.62s Location: Dublin,IE, Weather: Cloudy 12.2°C
+0.63s Location: Warsaw,PL, Weather: Partlycloudy_night 3.6°C
+0.63s Location: London,UK, Weather: Cloudy 11.5°C
+2.24s Location: Vienna,AT, Weather: Cloudy 4.6°C
+2.24s elapsed
+```
+
 # Installation
 ```
 $ go get github.com/qba73/meteo
diff --git a/examples/concurrent/main.go b/examples/concurrent/main.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3031345
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/concurrent/main.go
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+// Example of running the program below
+//
+// ➜  meteo git:(master) ✗ go build -o example ./examples/concurrent/main.go
+// ➜  meteo git:(master) ✗ ./example
+// 0.61s Location: Lodz,PL, Weather: Cloudy 2.3°C
+// 0.61s Location: Killarney,IE, Weather: Cloudy 12.0°C
+// 0.61s Location: Vilnius,LT, Weather: Cloudy 4.3°C
+// 0.61s Location: Berlin,DE, Weather: Partlycloudy_night 3.8°C
+// 0.62s Location: Castlebar,IE, Weather: Cloudy 12.7°C
+// 0.62s Location: Belfast,UK, Weather: Lightrain 10.5°C
+// 0.62s Location: Dublin,IE, Weather: Cloudy 12.2°C
+// 0.63s Location: Warsaw,PL, Weather: Partlycloudy_night 3.6°C
+// 0.63s Location: London,UK, Weather: Cloudy 11.5°C
+// 2.24s Location: Vienna,AT, Weather: Cloudy 4.6°C
+// 2.24s elapsed
+//
+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/qba73/meteo"
+)
+
+func main() {
+	start := time.Now()
+	ch := make(chan string)
+
+	locations := []string{
+		"Vilnius,LT", "Dublin,IE", "London,UK", "Berlin,DE",
+		"Belfast,UK", "Castlebar,IE", "Killarney,IE",
+		"Warsaw,PL", "Lodz,PL", "Vienna,AT"}
+
+	for _, loc := range locations {
+		go getWeather(loc, ch)
+	}
+
+	for range locations {
+		fmt.Println(<-ch)
+	}
+
+	fmt.Printf("%.2fs elapsed\n", time.Since(start).Seconds())
+}
+
+func getWeather(location string, ch chan<- string) {
+	start := time.Now()
+
+	weather, err := meteo.GetWeather(location)
+	if err != nil {
+		ch <- fmt.Sprint(err)
+		return
+	}
+	sec := time.Since(start).Seconds()
+	ch <- fmt.Sprintf("%.2fs Location: %s, Weather: %s", sec, location, weather)
+}
diff --git a/geonames/geonames.go b/geonames/geonames.go
index e7a1a77..f5403ab 100644
--- a/geonames/geonames.go
+++ b/geonames/geonames.go
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ func NewClient(userName string, opts ...Option) (*client, error) {
 		UserName:  userName,
 		BaseURL:   baseURL,
 		HTTPClient: &http.Client{
-			Timeout: time.Second * 5,
+			Timeout: time.Second * 10,
 		},
 	}
 	for _, opt := range opts {