diff --git a/custom_components/met_next_6_hours_forecast/const.py b/custom_components/met_next_6_hours_forecast/const.py
index ddf6e2c..049e03b 100644
--- a/custom_components/met_next_6_hours_forecast/const.py
+++ b/custom_components/met_next_6_hours_forecast/const.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
     "Weather forecast from met.no, delivered by the Norwegian "
     "Meteorological Institute."
 )
+ATTR_FORECAST_JSON = "forecast_json"
 CONDITIONS_MAP = {
     ATTR_CONDITION_CLEAR_NIGHT: {"clearsky_night"},
     ATTR_CONDITION_CLOUDY: {"cloudy_night", "cloudy_day", "cloudy"},
diff --git a/custom_components/met_next_6_hours_forecast/weather.py b/custom_components/met_next_6_hours_forecast/weather.py
index e0a6d22..0ae44ea 100755
--- a/custom_components/met_next_6_hours_forecast/weather.py
+++ b/custom_components/met_next_6_hours_forecast/weather.py
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
 """Support for Met.no next 6 hours forecast service."""
-
 import logging
+import json
+from datetime import datetime, timedelta
+from random import randrange
 import pytz
 
+
+
 from homeassistant.const import (
     CONF_LATITUDE,
     CONF_LONGITUDE,
@@ -17,14 +21,12 @@
 from homeassistant.config_entries import ConfigEntry
 from homeassistant.helpers.device_registry import DeviceEntryType
 from homeassistant.util import dt as dt_util
-from random import randrange
-from datetime import datetime, timedelta
 from homeassistant.components.weather import (
     Forecast,
     WeatherEntity,
 )
 from .met_api import MetApi
-from .const import ATTRIBUTION, DOMAIN, NAME, CONDITIONS_MAP
+from .const import ATTR_FORECAST_JSON, ATTRIBUTION, DOMAIN, NAME, CONDITIONS_MAP
 
 _LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 SCAN_INTERVAL = timedelta(minutes=randrange(40, 50))
@@ -74,6 +76,7 @@ def __init__(
         self._raw_data = None
         self._forecast: list[Forecast] = None
         self._first_timeserie = None
+        self._forecast_json = {}
 
     @property
     def force_update(self) -> str:
@@ -132,6 +135,13 @@ def attribution(self) -> str:
         """Return the attribution."""
         return ATTRIBUTION
 
+    @property
+    def extra_state_attributes(self):
+        """Return the state attributes."""
+        return {
+            ATTR_FORECAST_JSON: self._forecast_json
+        }
+
     @property
     def forecast(self) -> list[Forecast]:
         """Return the forecast array."""
@@ -150,6 +160,12 @@ def device_info(self):
         )
         return device_info
 
+    def serialize_datetime(self, obj):
+        """serialize datetime to json"""
+        if isinstance(obj, datetime):
+            return obj.isoformat()
+        raise TypeError("Type not serializable")
+
     async def async_update(self):
         """Retrieve latest state."""
         self._raw_data = await self._hass.async_add_executor_job(
@@ -194,6 +210,8 @@ async def async_update(self):
                     )
                 )
                 last_added_time = time
-
+        self._forecast_json = json.dumps(
+            self._forecast, default=self.serialize_datetime
+        )
         self._first_timeserie = self._raw_data["properties"]["timeseries"][0]
         _LOGGER.info("%s updated", self.location_name)