diff --git a/tww/data/.cache.csv b/tww/data/.cache.csv
index fcb7ce2..4486de0 100644
--- a/tww/data/.cache.csv
+++ b/tww/data/.cache.csv
@@ -45,3 +45,4 @@ mountain view,14.1194444,15.3133335
 in,6.9833333,171.6999969
 ind,20.0,77.0
 indi,20.0,77.0
+local,37.6666667,-1.7
diff --git a/tww/tww.py b/tww/tww.py
index eb75505..4bee5c5 100644
--- a/tww/tww.py
+++ b/tww/tww.py
@@ -259,6 +259,15 @@ def resolve_timezone(query):
     # if the human_tz_loc contains /, assume it's a timezone which could be
     # incorrectly written with small letters - need Continent/City
     normal_query = query.lower().strip()
+    if normal_query in ['local']:
+        local_iana = get_local_tzname_iana()
+        local_offset = get_local_tz_offset()
+        return {
+            "query": query,
+            "normal_query": normal_query,
+            "tz_offset": local_offset,
+            "tz_name": local_iana,
+        }
     found_from_iana_tz = NORMALIZED_TZ_DICT.get(normal_query, "")
     found_from_abbr_tzs = list(NORMALIZED_TZ_ABBR.get(normal_query, set()))
     found_from_offset_tz, offset_tzs = find_from_offset(normal_query)
@@ -319,7 +328,7 @@ def resolve_timezone(query):
     }
 
 
-def solve_query(human_dt, human_tz_loc):
+def solve_query(human_dt, human_tz_loc=None):
     try:
         # first try parsing the timezone from user input
         result = dateparser.parse(human_dt, settings={'RETURN_AS_TIMEZONE_AWARE': True})
@@ -604,8 +613,10 @@ def get_local_tzname_iana():
 
 
 def get_local_tz_offset():
-    return format_offset_from_timedelta(
-        datetime.now(tzlocal()).tzinfo._std_offset)
+    now = datetime.now(tzlocal())
+    if now.tzinfo._isdst(now):
+        return format_offset_from_timedelta(now.tzinfo._dst_offset)
+    return format_offset_from_timedelta(now.tzinfo._std_offset)
 
 
 def tzname_to_tz_offset(tzname_iana: str):