diff --git a/gui/dialogs/weather-metar-description.xml b/gui/dialogs/weather-metar-description.xml
index f223dfbc1..89a0fbc8c 100644
--- a/gui/dialogs/weather-metar-description.xml
+++ b/gui/dialogs/weather-metar-description.xml
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@
         <halign>fill</halign>
         <valign>fill</valign>
         <stretch>true</stretch>
-        <pref-height>200</pref-height>
+        <pref-width>450</pref-width>
+        <pref-height>250</pref-height>
         <slider>15</slider>
         <editable>false</editable>
         <wrap>true</wrap>